Subsidy removal: Bicycle dealers make brisk businesses in Bauchi
Some bicycle dealers in Bauchi are making brisk businesses due to increased patronage occasioned by the hikes in pump price and transport fares. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi metropolis showed that most of the workers, students and businessmen have resorted to cycling since the Federal Government ended fuel […]
ECOWAS Democracy: A Government of the Politicians, By the Politicians, For the Politicians
By Toyin Falola The mid-20th century brought with it the height of independence-related agitations and clamouring in many African countries. Rising nationalists who had gotten their education and the attendant exposure that came with it ultimately believed that African states were ready to govern themselves in the newly introduced democratic system. From that period […]
Escaped lion strolling streets of Karachi triggers panic
A lion ran loose in a major Pakistani city for the second time this year, officials said on Wednesday, shedding light on the craze for exotic pets. For hours on Tuesday, the 20-month-old male lion strolled the streets in a congested neighbourhood of Karachi, police official Sheraz Nazir said. Children screamed and adults fled […]
NPA suspends virtual parks operations
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has ordered the immediate suspension of processing of trucks through virtual parks on the Eto platform. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by Mr Irabor Akonoman. Head of Operations of the Truck Transit Park Ltd., (TTP) in Lagos on Wednesday. According to Akonoman, the suspension is part […]
Wike, 2face, others make list of 100 peace icons in Africa
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, renowned veteran singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face, have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’. They were named among other Africans in the list released by the organiser on its website on Wednesday. Wike Other Nigerians who made the list included former SGF Boss Mustapha, […]
Petroleum ministers engage staff, seek collaboration
Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), and his counterpart, Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, have urged the ministry’s staff to garner their support in realising President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The duo, at a town hall meeting in Abuja, emphasised the need to reshape the narrative within the oil and gas sector. Lokpobiri, […]
Kano procures furniture for mass wedding of 1,800 couples
The Kano State Hisbah Board says it has procured furniture and other materials for the wedding of 1,800 intending couples under its mass wedding scheme. Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, the Commander-General of the board, said this when he inspected some of the items for the wedding on Wednesday in Kano. He said the government had […]
The science behind “Magun”
By Mofolorunso Enigbokan A woman is engaged in an erotic sexual activity with a man who is not her husband. She experiences an orgasm while the man is still engorged. Suddenly the pleasurable moment ceases as the man discovers that he cannot extract his manhood from the woman’s private part. He is stuck! Panic […]
Gabon: Military topples Bongo after disputed election victory
The military in Gabon has announced a coup, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo, who came to power after the death of his father in 2009, won a third term in an election which opposition argued was heavily disputed. Twelve soldiers appeared on television early on Wednesday morning, announcing […]
Oil Theft: JTF arrest vessel, 10 crew members in Rivers
The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Tuesday arrested an oil vessel MV Ofuoma and 10 crew members conveying alleged illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers State. The Component Commander OPDS, Commodore John Siyanbade, who represented the OPDS Commander, Rear Adm. Olusegun Ferreira said MV Ofuoma was arrested on Aug. 15, […]
