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How The Nobel Prize Was Created

How The Nobel Prize Was Created

August 12, 2020 12:04 pm

Alfred Nobel was born on the 21st October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, into a family of engineers. He was a chemist, engineer, and inventor.  In the year 1894, Alfred Nobel purchased the Bofors iron and steel mill, which he made into a major armaments manufacturer. Nobel also invented ballistite. This invention was a precursor to many smokeless military explosives, especially the British smokeless powder cordite.

One incident that changed his life was when a nitroglycerin factory he built exploded, killing one of his brothers. Yet the chemist had a feeling he was on the cusp of an invention that would …

The Political Careers Obasanjo Stomped On And Buried

The Political Careers Obasanjo Stomped On And Buried

August 10, 2020 11:25 am

Olusegun Obasanjo is a defining personality in Nigeria’s politics. For decades he has hovered like a wraith over the political cumulus. He is one of the many Nigerian leaders who have profited prodigiously from the country’s undertaking, and he has lived a lifetime on the Nigerian privilege.

Fate handed Obasanjo the brick and mortar to set Nigeria on a fine-grained foundation in 1999 – after years of military vandalism. But did he saddle up to the importunities of destiny? Well, I believe we may not be on the current trajectory as a country if Obasanjo had applied his luck judiciously. …

What Was Uzodinma's Profession Before Going Into Politics

What Was Uzodinma’s Profession Before Going Into Politics?

August 10, 2020 6:44 am

There is power in association. Common sense teaches the ready pupil of life that having one thing close to another (or in another) is just a different route to creating something other than the original two somethings. Take for instance, water and salt: depending on the volume of each, what comes out is salty water or watery salt. Add in good ingredients and lots and lots of pepper, and the resultant mesh is simply bad soup.  How is Governor Hope Uzodinma’s past like such a bad soup? Alleged association.

The late Maurice Ibekwe and Imo State’s executive governor, Hope Uzodinma’s …

Analysis - Battle For The Soul Of Edo State

Analysis: Battle For The Soul Of Edo State

August 8, 2020 3:10 pm
Edo State, South-South Nigeria is in turmoil. Many gladiators and political forces are scrambling for her soul. The current governor, Godwin Obaseki is at the heart of the scrambling to regain power by all means come September 19, 2020, when the governorship election holds in the state. But political heavyweights are battling to wrest power out of his hand.

In the last few weeks, Edo has been the theatre of political quagmire, wrangling and explosion ahead of the poll.

The battle is between Obaseki, who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who also recently …

The Need For Ndi Igbo To Hold Their Leaders Accountable

The Need For Ndi Igbo To Hold Their Leaders Accountable

August 1, 2020 10:14 am

The traditional and classical culture of the Ndigbo reveal a fascinating approach to the issue of political leadership unlike many of their neighbors in Southern Nigeria.

Citing the popular mantra “Igbo enweghi Eze” (Igbos know no king), most of the time Igbos make a fundamental mistake in choosing their leaders. They look for a he or she that had been a governor, minister, senator, legislator, etc, and empower him or her further. But they do not check if that former central bank governor, or adviser to the president of Nigeria, ever felt at home and at ease with fellow Igbos, …

What Is Gov Uzodinma Waiting For Before He Starts Working?

What Is Gov Uzodinma Waiting For Before He Starts Working?

July 30, 2020 2:50 pm

Right now, it will be very beneficial if the Hope Uzodinma led administration shuns irrelevant political battles and commits totally to the welfare of Imolites because the way it’s going, it seems the government seems not to have the welfare of the people at heart.

There is no justification for the near-total collapse of major roads in the state for a government that came into power at the peak of the dry season and had all the time to arrest the deplorable roads. The greatest disservice the Uzodimma administration has done is to subject Imo people to same harrowing experience …

How Nigerian Govt Officials Hijacked And Sold 48m Barrels Of Crude

How Nigerian Govt Officials Hijacked And Sold 48m Barrels Of Crude

July 29, 2020 4:59 pm

In a series of fresh reports of allegations against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and some top Nigerian government officials, it has been revealed that 48 million barrels of crude oil were diverted and sold by some undersigned officials of the NNPC in collaboration with some senior officials of the Buhari administration.

In the uncovered Nigerian oil heist, Africa Daily News, New York gathered that a Mexican oil company, Samano Sa Da CV opened up about the fraudulent oil sale when they encountered various ‘black market dealers’ overseeing millions of Oil barrels stored in different oil port locations in …

Why AMA Needs To Call On Dr Immanuel To Prove Her Claims

Why AMA Needs To Call On Dr Immanuel To Prove Her Claims

July 29, 2020 11:26 am

Cameronian born medical practitioner, Dr. Stella Immanuel, a General Practitioner (GP) in the United States recently stated that she has treated over 350 patients of COVID-19 with a combination of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Zinc, and Zithromax.

She said at a news conference held by a group of American doctors under the aegis of “America’s Frontline Doctors” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington DC that the antimalarial drug Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc and Antibacterial Drug  Zithromax, were effective cures for the coronavirus disease.

The doctors held a two-day “White Coat Summit” at the Capitol Hill to address what they call “massive …

IG Promotes 16 Officers Killed In EndSARS Riots, 82,763 Others

Insecurity In Nigeria: IG Adamu Needs To Step Up

July 29, 2020 8:09 am

President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) appointed AIG Muhammed Abubakar Adamu, as the country’s 20th Inspector General of Police (IGP); the country’s highest-ranked Police Officer on acting capacity on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

He took over from his predecessor IGP Ibrahim Kpotun Idris Kutigi who had attained the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. Prior to his appointment, Adamu was an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police posted to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State as a Directing Staff.

Read Also: Afe Babalola petitions IG, Adamu Over Death Of Businessman

Under his watch, insecurity …

Ngige's Probe: Faleke Doing A Job For His Paymaster

Ngige’s Probe: Faleke Doing A Job For His Paymaster

July 27, 2020 9:35 am

 “So, you are near my age, but I am at least 7 years older than you. I am the same age as your mentor in Lagos, Asiwaju. And I was governor with him at the same time, he was a senator, I was a senator. I am a two-time minister, he isn’t a two-time minister…” – Ngige fires back at Faleke.

The House of Representatives was again in the news for the wrong reasons just two days after the fainting episode at its NDDC hearing. This time around, it was the embarrassing face-off between Honourable Abiodun James Faleke and the …

Fuel, Power Tariff Hike: Nigerian Govs To Meet Buhari

SA, SSA: Nigerian Governors Wasting Money In Office

July 25, 2020 10:09 am

A Special Adviser is a political appointee who assists a government minister. They add a political dimension to the advice and assistance available to Ministers while reinforcing the political impartiality of the permanent Civil Service by distinguishing their source of political advice and support. 

While a senior Special Assistant is appointed to provide special assistance to the administration staff in their everyday activities, perform and execute special assistance duties as assigned in various projects, provide special assistance to the top management of an organization in implementing policy decisions, handle and manage various special assignments as directed by the top management.…

How Nigerian Men Are Killing Their Nurse Wives In The US

How Nigerian Men Are Killing Their Nurse Wives In The US

July 23, 2020 8:49 am

“Yes I have killed the woman that messed up my life; the woman that has destroyed me. I am at Shalom West. My name is David and I am all yours.” Those were David Ochola’s words during his 911 (U.S. Emergency Number) call to authorities after shooting dead his 28 years old wife, Priscilla Ochola, in Hennepin, Minnesota. The 50-years old husband was tired of being “disrespected” by his wife, a Registered Nurse (RN) whom he had brought from Nigeria and sponsored through nursing school only to have her make much more than him in salary – a situation which …

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