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.
GOVERNMENT prosecutors have dismissed the prospect of withdrawing charges against the Shiite leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim El Zakzaky saying it is up to the court to determine his fate.
SUPER Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is to undergo a minor operation on his knee that will keep him out of action for a few weeks in a setback from his clubside Leicester City who are currently chasing a Champions League spot in the English Premier League.
(1) I dream that by 2050 we will have created superpower called the People’s Republic of Songhai made up of the current nations of Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin Republic and Niger Republic. With Nigeria set to become the world’s third most populous nation by 2050, we do not really have many other options
(2) Populated by 1bn people, Songhai will have a gross domestic product (GDP) of $70trn and an annual budget of $10trn
NIGERIA'S foreign reserves have fallen to a two-year low of $39.84bn according to a recent economic report published by the Financial Derivatives Company as crude oil sales remained below government projections over the last quarter.
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Chief Bankole Oluwajana has advised other geo-political zones to emulate the recent security arrangement in the southwest whereby state governors got together to launch a regional security scheme called Operation Amotekun.
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.
GOVERNMENT prosecutors have dismissed the prospect of withdrawing charges against the Shiite leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim El Zakzaky saying it is up to the court to determine his fate.
SUPER Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is to undergo a minor operation on his knee that will keep him out of action for a few weeks in a setback from his clubside Leicester City who are currently chasing a Champions League spot in the English Premier League.
NIGERIA'S foreign reserves have fallen to a two-year low of $39.84bn according to a recent economic report published by the Financial Derivatives Company as crude oil sales remained below government projections over the last quarter.
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Chief Bankole Oluwajana has advised other geo-political zones to emulate the recent security arrangement in the southwest whereby state governors got together to launch a regional security scheme called Operation Amotekun.
