Day: February 4, 2025

Buhari: How Dare You…?, By Lanre Ogundipe

Lanre Ogundipe

Honesty may not always pay, but lying always costs. Trust is a tower, built stone by stone, and lies take stones from the bottom. There is no security in secrecy; every undiscovered lie is a live landmine. Lies breed a bodyguard of new lies to protect themselves – Amar Bhidé and Howard H. Stevenson. “I live on rent accruals from my houses in Kaduna,” says Muhammadu Buhari. This headline in virtually all our major dailies grabbed my attention. Self-adulating anti-corruption posturing by no less a personality than former President Buhari…

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‘Feel Free And Fart,’ 10 Facts About Farting You Probably Do Not Know

Ganiyu Amodu

To live well and healthy, you need to fart more than a dozen times daily + why male folks fart more than female   Farting, otherwise known as flatulence, is usually considered to be the most shameful or humorous function of the body. Farting is common and everyone farts. However, the probability is very high that not many have ever taken a moment to think about the science and history behind it. Facts About Farting You Probably Don’t Know 1 • First used in 1962, fart means the wind coming…

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Lionel Messi Is Great, But I’m Most Complete, Ronaldo Declares

Ganiyu Amodu

“I haven’t seen anybody better than me, and I say it from the heart.”   Cristiano Ronaldo said he is “the most complete player to have existed,” saying he respects fans who prefer Lionel Messi, Pelé or Diego Maradona, but arguing that statistics back up his claim. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 39, has broken a host of records during his career and is the highest men’s goal scorer in football history with 923 goals, the latest coming in a brace in Al Nassr’s 4-0 AFC Champions League win over…

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NCAA Slams Kenya Airways Over Maltreatment Of Nigerian Passenger

Ganiyu Amodu

Kenya Airways has come under fire from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) following a viral social media video showing a heated argument between a Nigerian passenger and the airline’s staff at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). The passenger, identified as Ms. Omisore G., was traveling from Lagos to Manchester via Nairobi and Paris. Upon arriving in Nairobi for her connecting flight to Paris, the airline discovered that she did not possess a Schengen Visa. Kenya Airways claimed on its X handle that it offered her an alternative route through…

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Dairy Hills CEO, Kelvin Emmanuel, on Fire Over Anti PH, Warri Refineries’ Comment

Aliyu Aliyu

“Why does Kelvin refuse to acknowledge anything positive about the NNPC? Who is funding Kelvin’s narrative?” Who-said-what reactions on X (twitter)   The Chief Executive Officer of Dairy Hills,  Kelvin Emmanuel, has been under fire for his comment over the Port Harcourt and Warri Refineries during a television programme. Kelvin, who some viewers tagged a Pro-Dangote Refinery energy analyst was a guest on ChannelsTV programme, Politics Today, earlier on Monday where he expressed pessimism that a public refinery in Nigeria would ever work. “The possibility of Warri refinery refining any…

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How I Got Arrested For Saying ‘Drugs’ Instead Of ‘Medications’ – UK-based Nigerian Lady

Ganiyu Amodu

A Nigerian lady living in the United Kingdom (UK), identified as @shakels95, has shared her shocking experience of being arrested due to a simple misunderstanding of Nigerian jargon. According to her, she had gone to a pharmacy to purchase medications for her husband when an innocent remark during a phone conversation led to her unexpected arrest. While speaking to her husband on the phone, she casually used the word “drugs” instead of “medications,” unaware that people around her at the pharmacy misinterpreted it. Moments later, the police arrived and took…

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Nigeria Generated $831.14bn From Oil & Gas In 24 Years — NEITI

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has stated that Nigeria generated over 831.14 billion dollars in revenue from the oil and gas sector between 1999 and 2023. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Ogbonnaya Orji, stated this on Monday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts. He also stated that the country requires $20 billion annually for the next 10 years to develop its gas infrastructure. The committee, chaired by Senator Ahmed Wadada, was receiving briefings on the findings of NEITI’s 16-cycle reports covering 78 firms in the extractive…

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EFCC Arraigns More Chinese, Filipino For Alleged Cybercrime

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned another set of foreigners comprising Chinese and Filipino nationals before the Federal High court in Lagos on charges of cybercrimes, cyber-terrorism, possession of documents containing false pretence, identity theft, among others. The foreigners were separately arraigned before four justices of the court; Justice Olayinka Faji, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, Justice Deinde Dipeolu, and Justice Alexander Owoeye. Channels Television gathered that 10 foreigners were arraigned before Justice Faji, 6 were arraigned before Justice Aneke and a total of 16 foreigners were arraigned before…

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NLC Suspends Proposed Protest Over Telecom Tariff Hike

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its proposed protest over the 50 per cent increase in telecommunication tariff. The decision was taken after the labour union met with the delegation from the Federal government led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Monday. According to a statement signed by the Director, Information & Public Relations in the office of the SGF, Seguin Imohiosen, the meeting was aimed to maintain industrial harmony and to also protect the interest of Nigerians. READ ALSO: NCDMB Media Manager,…

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NCDMB Media Manager, Obinna Ezeobi PhD, Delivers UNN Jackson Annual Lecture

Precious Ibekwe

‘Return of A Lion,’ Why we invited our alumnus as guest speaker, University of Nigeria Nsukka mass communication department gives details   The Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State has invited Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, Manager Media and Publicity at the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to serve as the guest speaker at its 14th Jackson Annual Lecture. Platforms Africa reports that Ezeobi, an alumnus of the institution is billed to speak on “Local Content, National Development and Strategic Communications Imperative”, at the event scheduled…

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