House of Assembly elections afford every state constituency the opportunity to be represented in the politics of the state. In such elections, every constituency makes sure it chooses the best among the contestants. In their 2020 publication in the Journal of Research in Personality, Julian Aichholzer and Johanna Willmann described …
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Lagos Hawker Receives Scholarship Letter From Obi Cubana, Placed On 100k Salary (Pix)
Businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, kept to his promise as he has offered a letter of scholarship to Jeremiah Ekumah. Earlier last week, Ekuma, a young hawker, was caught on camera in the Ajah area of Lagos, giving money to persons who were being transported …
Read More »Shoemaker Cries After Getting Gift From Old Customer Who Came From Abroad (Video)
A shoemaker was moved to tears after a former customer of his gave him an unexpected gift. The customer is now based abroad and returned to Nigeria to visit family. While here, he paid a visit to his former shoemaker and gave him some money. The shoemaker couldn’t stop his …
Read More »There Was An Attempt To Bomb Me Near Kawo Bridge In Kaduna – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has in Kaduna on Thursday, recalled with nostalgia how he narrowly escaped being bombed near the Kawo bridge, while travelling to Katsina State in July 2014. Buhari who was at the newly constructed Kawo bridge executed by the El-Rufai administration, said ”there was an attempt to bomb me here…there …
Read More »Osun 2022: Davido knocks cousin Dele Adeleke for writing about his mother’s death
Award-winning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has again knocked his cousin, Dele Adeleke, for his Osun State governorship ambition. This time, the singer slammed the politician for writing about the death of his (Davido’s) mother in an article relating to his political ambition. In a series of …
Read More »Labour says $9.5bn wasted on refineries, lists conditions for fuel subsidy removal
Key labour unions in Nigeria met on Tuesday in Abuja where they outlined the conditions the Federal Government must meet before it would be allowed to stop subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Officials of the Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Labour Congress, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association …
Read More »BREAKING: Governors Win as Senate passes Electoral Act, removes Direct Primaries
In what appears to be a victory for state governors who are against Direct Primaries and supported by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate has removed the contentious clause 84 from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Clause which imposes Direct Primaries on Political Parties was expunged at Wednesday’s Plenary after …
Read More »Amaku Pinnick, NFF president assures Coca-Cola on rights protection
Pinnick (middle) with Olajide (right), Onyemelukwe (left), Adeniba (second left) and Omoigui (second right) In the wake of incidences of blatant ambush marketing and intentional deceptive advertising by some businesses, targeted at illegitimately identifying with the Super Eagles and the team’s campaign at the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations …
Read More »A Good Man Returns Extra N35k Paid To Him By A POS Operator
I needed a little cash in my pocket today so I pulled over at a POS kiosk. A man who looked to be in his late fifties was the owner and operators of the POS business. He said he was an Igbo man from Imo state when I asked which …
Read More »Nigeria’s Off-Grid Solar Market Is Among The Fastest Growing In Africa
According to a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group and All On, a Shell-funded impact investment company, Nigeria’s off-grid solar market is among the fastest growing in Africa, increasing at a 22% average annual rate over the last five years. However, the report stated that the country had underperformed its …
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