Day: September 11, 2017

Atiku Abubakar and the gathering moss

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As part of his manifesto for the 2007 presidential elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar advocated the creation of a Ministry of Niger Delta to fast-track development in the troubled Niger Delta region. He lost that presidential bid but late President Yar’Adua went on to adopt that idea as a key content of his seven-point agenda in creating the Ministry of Niger Delta after he was sworn in as President in May 2007. While many of us agree that the Ministry of Niger Delta has not lived up to expectations,…

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PDP has not learnt from past mistakes – Oduah

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Sen. Stella Oduah has said it appeared the former ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was repeating the mistakes that led to its defeat in the 2015 elections. The senator representing Anambra North, who reacted to the Anambra state governorship primary, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the party has started again to impose candidates for elections. Oduah, a former aviation minister, who had formally complained to the leadership of the party, explained that due process was not followed in the conduct of the primaries. Those in charge of…

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Basketmouth honoured at Comic Choice Awards

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Stand-up comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth has been honoured at the 2017 Savannah Comic Choice Awards held at the Lyric Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa last Saturday. The comedian is the first to win the Savanna Pan-African Comic Award category which was introduced this year. It was also the first time the award would offer nomination opportunities to comedians in Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Angola and Lesotho, according to reports. Dillon Khan, the Vice-President of Comedy Central Africa presented Basketmouth with his trophy which gave him a feeling of pleasure as…

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Electoral justice in Kenya and Nigeria

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Introduction Both Nigeria and Kenya have been battling with electoral malpractice and political violence for over a decade. The 2007 general election in Nigeria was truly a “do or die” affair as declared by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Hundreds of people were killed by security forces for protesting the brazing manipulation of the results of the general elections. The Ahmed Lemu presidential panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the mayhem that greeted the announcement of the result of the 2011 presidential election found that 943 people were killed…

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I am battling vicious cancer-McCain

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U.S. Senator John McCain, battling  brain cancer, said on Sunday the disease is vicious but that the treatment is going well and he has more energy than before. “This is a very vicious form of cancer that I‘m facing,” McCain, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2008, told CNN’s “State of the Union” programme. The 80-year-old Arizona senator, now back in Washington D.C , was found to have an aggressive form of brain tumor, glioblastoma, after surgery in July for a blood clot above his left eye. “All…

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How to charge your phone without electricity

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…A backup battery pack is the safest and easiest way for charging without power …Other solutions include a hand crank, solar panels and a wind turbine Here in Nigeria, it is not uncommon for residents of cities and towns to go without electric power for days. This leaves phone users with many hours unable to get across to their loved ones and business partners. Though the pump price of fuel is said to have dropped by N2 from N145 per litre to N143, many phone users in the country still…

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Agip, Shell to fabricate 50% of FPSO topsides in Nigeria

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Two multinational operating companies, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) have set plans for in-country fabrication and integration of over 50 per cent of the topsides of their projects’ floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The projects are the Zabazaba deepwater project being executed by NAE in partnership with SNEPCO on Oil Prospecting License (OPL) 245 and the Bonga South West Aparo (BSWA) deepwater project being developed by SNEPCO. Indications emerged on Friday that major contractors bidding for Zabazaba submitted competitive costs…

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Pope Francis injured while riding in popemobile in Colombia

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Pope Francis, his eye bandaged and blackened after an accident in the popemobile, wrapped up his trip to Colombia on Sunday appealing to the country to “untie the knots of violence” after a 50-year civil war. His last day in the country got off to a rocky start when he lost his balance and bumped his head while riding in the popemobile. He bruised his cheekbone and cut his left eyebrow, blood staining his white cassock. The Vatican said he received ice treatment and was fine. A smiling pope continued…

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Military denies invading Kanu’s home

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The military has denied the trending report that it invaded the home of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), killing three people. A statement denying the story was issued on Sunday by Maj. Oyegoke Gbadamosi, Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army. The Army said its attention has been drawn to “fictitious news’’ going round especially on the social media that troops have invaded the home of IPOB leader, Kanu and also killed three persons. “This is far from the truth. “Rather, it was…

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Janet Jackson in tears

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Hip-Pop singer Janet Jackson broke down into tears while performing onstage Saturday night, hours after she visited people affected by Hurricane Harvey. The singer, who is on her “State of the World” tour, which stopped by Houston’s Toyota Center Saturday night, was singing her hit song “What About” from her 1997 album, “The Velvet Rope.” As dancers behind her had just re-enacted a couple fighting, a fan’s Periscope video shows Jackson’s pausing and shielding her eyes as she breaks down into tears, later clutching her knees. “This is me,” she…

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