Day: March 21, 2018

Soyinka and Nigeria’s dinner with the devil

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Professor Wole Soyinka was keynote speaker at the maiden annual lecture of the Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism held in Lagos on March 15. Topic: “Rebuilding Trust in a Divided Nigeria: Can Nigeria be fixed?” The Nobel Laureate did not disappoint. His presentation titled “From Miyetti to Haiti: Notes from a Solidarity Visit” took us on a journey to Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Nigeria also, and other parts of the world, including the past and the present, raising questions along the line about the humanity…

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BBNaija 2018: What evicted housemates are saying about returning to show

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Following Big brother’s announcement to bring back two evicted housemates to the reality show, ex-housemates have reacted to the big twist. DAILY POST recalls that show host, Ebuka, on Sunday announced that two of the 11 evicted housemates, including Anto, would be returning to the show next week. While some of the evicted housemates of the reality show launched campaigns to get back into the house, Dee-one, after soliciting for votes, blocked fans who lashed at them. Here are some of their reactions: Khloe on Instagram wrote, ”Guess what guys? Koko can…

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Cambridge Analytica data breach can see the end of Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitions for Facebook

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Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious vision for Facebook spawned one of the world’s most powerful companies, but he now faces a moment of reckoning as it becomes clear the social network has been hijacked and manipulated for very different ends. Snowballing revelations on the misuse of the Facebook platform to spread disinformation, and to harvest personal data in ways users had never imagined, risks undermining the very business model underpinning the social media giant. Zuckerberg took an idea hatched in his Harvard dormitory and created a network connecting more than two billion…

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Student gunman wounds 2 in Maryland school attack, dies in clash with officer, officials say

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A 17-year-old student pulled out a handgun at a high school in southern Maryland on Tuesday morning and wounded two classmates before being killed in an exchange of gunfire with a school resource officer, authorities said. The gunman, Austin Wyatt Rollins, was confirmed dead at 10:41 a.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said at a news briefing. One of the victims, a 16-year-old girl who authorities said had a “prior relationship” with the shooter, was in critical condition after being taken to a hospital from Great Mills High…

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Buhari greets Merkel, Putin on re-election

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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin on their re-election. A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina said congratulatory letters were sent to the German leader and Russian leader. To the German leader, the President said he was “most delighted to learn of the successful conclusion of the inter-party negotiations to form a new government after the last election in Germany.” Buhari told Chancellor Merkel that her victory “is a testimony of your hard-work, competence and trust…

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Free Trade Agreement: Nigeria Made A Catastrophic Mistake, Says Economist

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Economist, Tilewa Adebajo has criticised the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw from the signing of the new pan-African Continental Free Trade Area in Kigali, Rwanda. In an interview on Channels Television’s News at 10, Monday, Adebajo described the move as a “catastrophic mistake” especially with Nigeria’s reputation as Africa’s largest economy. “What is happening here for me is a very catastrophic mistake on our path in terms of the way we’ve handled this whole process. “We are the largest economy in Africa and we are the largest economy in…

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Atiku reacts to order withdrawing police from VIPs

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Former Nigeria vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has praised the decision of the Police Force, to withdraw its officers from guarding private individuals and organisations in the country. The Inspector-General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, on Monday announced the withdrawal of the officers said to number about 150,000. Atiku, in a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, said it was obvious that Nigeria had security emergency. “Our security forces are overstretched. We do not have enough military and paramilitary forces to provide security for the peace-loving people of Nigeria which is…

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Police arrest nine suspected kidnappers in Taraba

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  The Commissioner of Police in Taraba, Mr David Akinremi, on Tuesday in Jalingo announced the arrest of nine persons suspected to be kidnappers. Akinremi told newsmen that the command’s anti-kidnapping team had, on Feb. 22, arrested Jibrin Buba, Suleiman Ahmadu, Haruna Abdullahi and Usman Mohammed for threatening to abduct one Abdullahi Ahmadu. “The suspects threatened to abduct Abdullahi Ahmadu if he failed to keep the sum of N500,000 for them at a location in Ardo-kola town. “The sum of N70,000, being part of the ransom paid to the gang,…

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Manchester United’s Paul Pogba misses France training  

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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba missed France’s training session for treatment on Tuesday as Didier Deschamps’ side prepared for Friday’s friendly with Colombia. Pogba, his United teammate Anthony Martial and Marseille winger Florian Thauvin were victims of “little knocks”, according to French officials. On Monday, Pogba trained as normal while Martial and Thauvin received treatment. Meanwhile, Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny and Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso trained with physios, separately from the main squad. Koscielny was taken off in a Europa League game against AC Milan last Thursday with a…

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