(1) Nigeria is actually a very rocky country. In the northeast and north central geo-political zones in particular, we have large swathes of rocky plateaus. Have we ever thought about how to cash in on this?
CORRUPT Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officers have taken extortion to new levels with the introduction of Point of Sale (Pos) machines at checkpoints that enable them to deduct money straight from motorists' bank accounts.
BOKO Haram has stepped up its attacks in Borno State over the last few days carrying out a deadly attack along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road that resulted in the sect kidnapping four soldiers and two police officers.
FORMER Lagos State police commissioner Fatai Owoseni has shed further light on the creation of the Southwest Stakeholders Security Group known as Operation Amotekun yesterday saying that its members will be allowed to carry dame guns.
SUPER Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze could become the subject of a bidding war between Chelsea and Liverpool over the next few weeks as both English Premier league sides look prepared to trigger the £52m transfer clause in his contract this month.
BLACK women who use permanent hair dye face an increased risk of getting breast cancer by as much as 45% according to the findings of a study recently published in the International Journal of Cancer.
(1) We have a 60% literacy rate today. At independence, I doubt if up to 5% of the population was literate. I am sure that for many middle aged Nigerians today, their parents were the first people to get an education in their families
(2) Nigeria currently has 150 universities. At independence we only had one because the British had no intention of elevating our living standards. They came in search of raw materials to furnish their industries
AMERICA has accused Iran of shooting down the Ukrainian airline which crashed near Tehran yesterday saying that the Iranian military hot it with a Russian-made surface to air missile which brought it down shortly after take-off.
LOCAL people in the South African Northern Cape Province have Nigerians and other foreigners 12 hours to vacate the area after a Nigerian man stabbed a local policeman to death following an altercation.
MEMBERS of the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) have condemned the recent creation of the security arrangement in the southwest known as Operation Amotekun describing it as a threat to national security.
CORRUPT Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officers have taken extortion to new levels with the introduction of Point of Sale (Pos) machines at checkpoints that enable them to deduct money straight from motorists' bank accounts.
BOKO Haram has stepped up its attacks in Borno State over the last few days carrying out a deadly attack along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road that resulted in the sect kidnapping four soldiers and two police officers.
FORMER Lagos State police commissioner Fatai Owoseni has shed further light on the creation of the Southwest Stakeholders Security Group known as Operation Amotekun yesterday saying that its members will be allowed to carry dame guns.
SUPER Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze could become the subject of a bidding war between Chelsea and Liverpool over the next few weeks as both English Premier league sides look prepared to trigger the £52m transfer clause in his contract this month.
BLACK women who use permanent hair dye face an increased risk of getting breast cancer by as much as 45% according to the findings of a study recently published in the International Journal of Cancer.
AMERICA has accused Iran of shooting down the Ukrainian airline which crashed near Tehran yesterday saying that the Iranian military hot it with a Russian-made surface to air missile which brought it down shortly after take-off.
LOCAL people in the South African Northern Cape Province have Nigerians and other foreigners 12 hours to vacate the area after a Nigerian man stabbed a local policeman to death following an altercation.
MEMBERS of the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) have condemned the recent creation of the security arrangement in the southwest known as Operation Amotekun describing it as a threat to national security.
