Many experts have tasked the Federal Government and other stakeholders to give priority to the development of human capital, capable of driving operations in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Speaking at the opening of 3rd Africa Oil & Gas Talent…
We kill a talent whenever a girl is not in school, says Ezekwesili
Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has said that when the girl-child is denied education, the society loses the talent that would have made it a better place. The former minister of education and presidential aspirant made the disclosure as guest speaker at…
MTN unveils Dakore Akande as ambassador, launches revamped XtraValue proposition
More great times lie ahead for MTN’s high value customers as the company unveiled its revamped XtraValue proposition before the media at the Radisson Blu hotel on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria. The event also marked the formal…
Peter Obi: Stop fighting your brother, Northern youths caution Igbo politicians
The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has cautioned South-East leaders to stop using youths who are not even Northerners to fight their brother. The group was reacting to the statement credited to one Comrade Elliot Afiyo on behalf of Northern…
LAWMA or Visionscape? Lagoosians decide
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is back. One need not go to the Olusosun dumpsite in the Ojota area of Lagos to know this fact, which is just gradually beginning to sink in with the attendant stench that either…
I burnt my daughter but it is because I love her
I’m not the sort of father who does not love his children. I love all my three children and I discipline them when they do wrong. That is how I was raised; I was raised with tough love. My father…
Northern Youths ask Atiku to drop Peter Obi (Guardian)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar was cautioned on Tuesday by the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) for choosing Peter Obi as his running mate in 2019 general election. Atiku recently picked former Anambra State Governor…
Hurricane Willa slams Mexico’s Pacific coast, weakens (Guardian)
Hurricane Willa crashed ashore in western Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful winds and heavy rain before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved inland. The powerful storm, which was a maximum Category 5 hurricane on Monday,…
Shock rocks South Africa as Timothy Omotosho rape trial is aired live (Guardian)
South Africa has been hit by shock and expressed disdain at the actions of defence lawyer for 60-year-old Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotosho who was accused of sexual assault. The witness who made the allegations, said she was raped while she…
Man gropes woman on US flight, blames Trump (Standard)
A man accused of groping a woman while she was asleep on a flight allegedly tried to excuse his behaviour by saying Donald Trump “said it was OK”. Bruce Alexander is said to have told an FBI officer after he…