Month: July 2017

`K-Night Africa’, `Crew 10′ win 2017 Korea Pop competition

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‘K-Night Africa’ and ‘Crew 10’ Dance Groups on Sunday in Abuja emerged winners of the 2017 Korean Pop (K-POP) Dance Competition in the adult and student categories respectively. They beat 12 other contestants to clinch the first prizes of N300,000 and N200,000, respectively. K-Night African from Warri would also represent Nigeria at the 2017 World K-POP Dance Competition in Seoul, South Korea later in the year. In the adult category, Fragiles Dance Crew from Port Harcourt, and 360 Dance Crew from Umahia, emerged second and third runners up respectively. While…

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Why I refused to resign my position over conduct tribunal trial – Saraki

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The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has revealed that he refused to resign his position as Senate President during the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) travails because of his belief that God would surely vindicate him. Saraki, who disclosed this in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, weekend, while addressing his supporters at his Ilofa GRA country home, Ilorin said, “When they asked me to resign, I said, why? We know how much we fought for this government to come into place and they are just fighting God; they are envious of…

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PDP’s Adeleke wins Osun West bye-election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  on Sunday  announced Mr Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as the winner of the Osun West Senatorial bye-election. The election was  held in 10  local government areas making up the district. The winner, who is the younger brother of  the late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, had 97, 480 votes to defeat  a former senator, Mudashiru Hussein of the APC,  who had 66, 116 votes. 171575 voters were accredited for the exercise from a total of 431674 registered voters. Announcing the  result in Iwo, the Osun…

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Paris Club refund: The collusion and looting of Nigerian state

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Given the latest corruption drama emanating from the monumental looting and diversion of public funds meant to pay workers’ salaries which is popularly called the Paris club refund; it has become apparent and more urgently so, that Nigeria cannot make progress without tackling the problem of endemic corruption which poverty, greed, weak institutions of government and a dysfunctional legal system have helped to enthrone. When words and actions are not directed by a moral force, the war against corruption in Nigeria will continue to conduce into mockery and mere talks,…

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Evans, kidnap kingpin vanishes from police cell

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**Whisked Away By 30 Heavily Armed Men – Kidnap kingpin, Chukwuduneme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans has reportedly been whisked away by thirty heavily armed men from a Lagos police cell. The SUN is reporting that the suspected kidnapper may have escaped from detention as no one seems to have a definite answer about his whereabouts. The newspaper gathered from some police officers that Evans was few days ago moved at midnight to an unknown destination by the said armed men. An anonymous officer said, “He has not been returned since…

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Porsche 911 GTS is a year-round supercar

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Clean lines, fabulous performance, and a great ride found in such a potent machine. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA-There used to be ‘the’ Porsche 911. Choose a colour, off you go. Now, they could surely build the entire year’s production run of some 30,0000-plus cars and never build the same car twice. Three body styles — Coupe, Cabriolet or Targa. Turbocharged engines in several performance levels, and depending on which you choose, there are variants in most of the three body configurations. Just to confuse the issue, all 911s except the…

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UN system must undergo bold changes – Guterres

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The Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, has said that the UN system must undergo bold changes to help countries achieve Sustainable Development Agenda by 2030. Guterres gave the position when he presented his first report on the repositioning of the UN development system to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The Secretary-General said that “the 2030 Agenda is our boldest agenda for humanity, and requires equally bold changes in the UN development system”. He stressed that just as the 2030 Agenda is an integrated platform to address people’s needs,…

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Recession has only helped to reshape tax payment system – Fowler

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The Executive Chair-man, Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, yesterday in Lagos, said despite recession as envisaged in Nigeria, global reliance on advertising to grow business and economies is not shrinking, but has helped to reshape tax payment systems. He made this assertion at the 44th Annual General Meeting/Congress of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) titled, “Fresh thinking,” stating that global reliance on advertising to grow business and economies is not shrinking, yet, cannot be over-looked. Speaking further he noted that contribution of advertising spend…

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Those calling for disintegration are enemies of Nigeria – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again restated his commitment to the continued unity of Nigeria saying those who are calling for dismemberment of the country are enemies of the nation. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Olu of Warri, on Friday, Obasanjo said what Nigeria needs today is not physical restructuring but restricting of the minds of the individual Nigerian. Obasanjo who was in Warri, Delta State for facility tour of Lee Engineering and Construction Company, lamented the agitation by certain elements in the country for the dismember, meant…

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When will electric cars go mainstream? It may be sooner than you think

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As the world’s automakers place larger bets on electric vehicle technology, many industry analysts are debating a key question: How quickly can plug-in cars become mainstream? The conventional view holds that electric cars will remain a niche product for many years, plagued by high sticker prices and heavily dependent on government subsidies. But a growing number of analysts now argue that this pessimism is becoming outdated. A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a research group, suggests that the price of plug-in cars is falling much faster than expected, spurred by cheaper batteries…

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