Day: November 4, 2017

PMB: Just like the mills of the gods

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There is a saying bequeathed to mankind by the Greek physician/philosopher, Sextus Empiricus, who lived in Alexandria and Athens in the 3rd Century. It goes thus: “The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.” What does this mean in everyday language? Justice may be slow, but it will come eventually. And for those who pray, it also means that God may not answer your petition immediately you make it, but He will eventually respond-at His own time. The vision is for an appointed time, and it…

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Ex-militants commend Buhari for prompt payment of tuition fees, allowances

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Students sponsored by the Office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the United States have commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for sustaining the Amnesty Programme and the peace in the Niger-Delta region. A statement by Jimmy Iwezu, leader of the Amnesty Students in the U.S., obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), also dissociated the group from a planned protest at Washington, D.C., on Saturday. “We wish to express our appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment and dedication to sustainable peace and development in the…

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Real Madrid join chase for Liverpool’s Coutinho

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Real Madrid have approached Liverpool to ask for the sale of their star striker, Brazilian Philippe Coutinho, sparking a bid war with  rivals Barcelona, Mundo Deportivo has reported. Barcelona back in the summer transfer window, made several bids for the Brazilian,  culminating in an £105million offer back in August. But Liverpool refused to sell him, having been left with insufficient time to reinvest the money, and Coutinho remained at Anfield. According to Mundo Deportivo, the reigning European champions have already approached Liverpool to express their interest in Coutinho, who has scored four…

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Single Term: Weighing Senator Ekweremadu’s prescription

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Love him or hate him, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has a knack for hitting at issues where they dwell and daring where angels would not. His desire for a stable and equitable Nigeria has always been obvious in his decisive political interventions, even though some of his masterstrokes get attenuated by divergent and parochial interests of co-actors in the polity. In one of such audacious moves, this time in far away New York, USA, where he delivered the 10th anniversary lecture of the Centre for Media and Peace Initiative, USA, entitled,…

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I’m not finished article – Romelu Lukaku

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Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku believes it is unfair to judge him as the finished article as he plots to end the first goal drought of his Old Trafford career. Having scored 11 goals in his first 10 games after joining United from Everton in a £75 million ($98.1 million, 84.4 million euros) move, Lukaku has not found the net in his last six matches. But the 24-year-old Belgium international says he is still a work in progress and will only improve over the course of his United career. “I…

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Tinubu lost son after showing interest in Buhari’s job – Fani-Kayode

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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lamented the tragic events that happen to those who occupy Nigeria’s number one seat and their loved ones or individuals who show interest in the position, saying the death of Jide Tinubu was tragic. According to him, “one year and six months before the 2019 presidential election, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos state, APC National Leader, Buhari’s closest and most powerful ally in southern Nigeria and a man who, it is rumoured, ​h​imself has presidential ambition lost his first son”.…

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LG polls: Twin explosions rock Enugu

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Twin explosions ‎rocked Enugu Saturday morning as residents filled out to cast their votes in the Local Government election holding today in the State. The explosions occurred simultaneously at Coal Camp in Enugu North Local Government Area and Obeagu in Enugu-South Council Area. DAILY POST reports that a team led by the Enugu Commissioner of police arrested three suspects over the Obeagu explosion. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of Enugu police command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu said “the incident of minor explosion at a spare parts workshop at the entrance in the morning…

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I ought to have died-Soyinka

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Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate said he ought  to have died going by his lifestyle. It was the  shocking response by the 83 year-old professor of literature and political activist to a question by the Financial Times of London, on how long he  intends  to live. “By all logic I should not be alive right now because of my lifestyle,” he replied. “I flout everything they teach at medical school, including the fact that I don’t drink water. I eat only when I want to. I don’t obey the…

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3-year jail for Chinese snubbing national anthem

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China has passed a law to punish anyone who disrespects the national anthem with up to three years in prison, state media reported Saturday. The changes to China’s criminal law were approved during a committee meeting of the country’s rubberstamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), according to the official Xinhua news agency. “Serious cases of disrespecting the country’s national anthem in public would get punishments including deprivation of political rights, criminal detention, and imprisonment of up to three years,” it said. China has been fine-tuning legislation on the proper…

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