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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Tonnie Iredia Nigerians below age 30 are obviously not old enough to know about the wonderful ruling party of the second republic known as the National Party of Nigeria (NPN). The elderly may also have forgotten much of the exploits of that party. But it has been the most miraculous of Nigeria’s political parties more notoriously famous than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that could not manage its ‘victories’ at the polls. Apart from the 12-two-third strategy by which the departing military administration packaged the NPN to power, the party had two other unforgettable political “achievements”.  First, its candidates at any election were declared winners in centres where voting did not even hold. Second, in several states ‘captured’ by the party during the 1983 governorship elections, results were announced even before the then Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) could conclude the counting of votes cast during the same election. Both FEDECO and t...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Funmi Komolafe Welcome to a new week. This week, the Lord will surprise you in Jesus name. Brethren, today we are taking a look at loneliness especially for sisters and brothers   that are of marriageable age but not married. Many a times we tend to over estimate the effects of loneliness in a person’s life.   Simply put, loneliness is described as “ the state of being alone in solitary isolation”. Lonely as an adjective is “lack of companions or companionship”. It could lead to depression if not properly managed. However, one can be in the midst of many people and still be lonely.  In other words, the one who is lonely has no friend.   He or she has no confidant.  No one to trust.  No one to share his or her thoughts with. Some children who live with their parents are still lonely. Why?  How? Parents have become too busy to share the thoughts of their children.   So, parents need to find time to a...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Bunmi Sofola No matter what your reaction is to the spate of the public display of soiled linen of some fallen public officials and socialites by the powers-that-be; the fact remains that the victims’ feelings are seldom given any serious thoughts by the public. What is it like to lose face, not to mention your friends and fortune in such a spectacular manner? Years back, Geoffrey and his wife had a fantastic life with houses in choice areas all over the country and a couple of homes abroad. They held splendid parties and were the toast of soft-sell magazines. Then things went horribly wrong. Geoffrey was linked to a sophisticated network of drugs and fraud, popularly tagged 419 and the bubble burst. Some of the property were confiscated and went up for sale as he was clamped into prison abroad.  His wife could no longer pay salaries of staff and domestic staff had to go. Even more bruising, scathing articles in papers that once celebrated the couple re...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Jeremiah Urowayino The member representing Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Daniel Reyenieju, has advised those thinking that the reported recent increment in the budgetary allocation to the Amnesty Programme in the Niger Delta was all that was needed to arrest the multi-dimensional crises afflicting the region, to have a rethink. Speaking to Vanguard at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, yesterday, the lawmaker cautioned those he described as agents of misinformation and enemies of the region to endeavour to grasp the causal factors of the Niger Delta crises, particularly those that border on alienation, lack of infrastructure, unemployment and the situation where oil companies site their administrative and operational headquarters outside the areas of their operations. Reyenieju said: “The number of youths benefiting from the ongoing amnesty programme remains infinitesimal when compared to the totality of the yo...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The annual COBIS Games is an exciting and unique sporting event which draws together young people from around the world to take part in three days of competitive swimming, athletics and football. This year’s games is being held in the UK from the 19th –   21st of May 2017.   We wish Team CIS and Captains Ameerah & Xavier, all the very best of luck, for the competition.   The post CIS Lagos at COBIS Secondary Games 2017 appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rDTm5t

http://ift.tt/2rpGkv5 •Power struggle over Calabar–North superhighway When bulldozers rolled into their forest at the start of last year, the Ekuri community in south-east Nigeria protested: “Indigenes say no!” They didn’t want a superhighway that would wipe their ancestral lands in the Cross River National Park off the map. Under pressure, the earthmovers left to do their work elsewhere. But community spokesman Martin Egot said: “They destroyed all the crops, the source of our wealth: cassava, cocoa, plantain… .” The 800-billion-naira ($2.6-billion, 2.3-billion-euro) highway project, launched in 2015, is huge. It envisages six lanes, 260 kilometres (162.5 miles) long linking the regional capital Calabar and a new deep water port with Benue State to the north. ‘Ecological disaster’ At nearly 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 square miles), the Cross River National Park is the biggest forest in Nigeria, a paradise of endangered gorillas, elephants and other species. In Africa’s m...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lagos Warriors and Libreville Izobe Dragons will be calculating to secure their first wins today as they face Lagos City Stars and Abidjan Raiders respectively in the Continental Basketball League. Four games are billed for the Teslim Balogun Stadium this weekend with the first of the series starting at 4pm on Friday. There will be two games also on Saturday before the tournament moves to Yaoundé for the next four days. Dragons coach Reteno Jason said after his first match in Lagos which they lost that he was confident the result would turn out differently when they step out the second. “I have said so because I should have my full team on ground before that match. Fatigue caught up with us playing with just six-man rotation but we hope for better outing next time. The team officials explained they had challenges with the flight arrangements which forced them to arrive in Lagos later than planned and had to arrive in town with fewer men than it should be. In t...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Rufus Akintoye, a Professor of Accounting and Finance in Babcock University, has been honoured with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN 2017 Merit Award, at the institute’s annual dinner and award ceremony held in Lagos. In his remark, Professor Akintoye said the award was the best recognition that can be given to any accountant in the country. He also urged upcoming youths to be determined and be focused. ICAN’s President, Deacon Titus Soetan, congratulated the recipients of the awards, saying they were chosen based on their antecedents, achievements in their chosen fields and contribution to the growth and sustainably of the accountancy profession. Other recipients of awards are the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Governor Akinwummi Ambode of Lagos State; Rev. Peter Obadan; Professor Kabiru Dandago; Bank of Industry, BoI; Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS; PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, among others.   The post ICAN honou...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Haroon Balogun R enowned International preacher, Sheikh Muyideen Bello has said that the process of selecting Imams in any community does not involve the  contribution of the traditional rulers adding that the process is strictly Islamic and must be so respected. Sheikh Bello made this known while delivering a lecture at the turbaning ceremony of Alhaji Shafihiyu Awosanya as the  new Chief Imam of Aiyepe held at  Aiyepe Central Mosque, Aiyepe, Ogun State, last Sunday. The event  attracted eminent Muslims including the Vice President, Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, NSCIA and President of Muslim Ummah of South West, Nigeria, MUSWEN, Alhaji, Sakariyah Babalola, Executive Secretary, MUSWEN, Prof Dawud Noibi, Chief Imam of Lagos, Sheikh Akinola Garuba (OON); traditional rulers,  politicians; captians of Industries  among others. Sheikh Bello stated that Imams are the representatives of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) and they ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Latest report by by Teksight edge Limited , TSE, a Lagos-based PR agency has captured first quarter 2017 share of voice, SoV, for global smartphone brands as the battle for media dominance and ultimately top of mind awareness, TOMA, intensify among global handsets manufacturers. While big brands battle for local market leadership, Techno Mobile has continued to grow strong media presence across Africa markets being the overall leader by market share in five major markets including Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. On the other hand, other brands, according to the report, which maintained marginal presence across media-a pattern also reflected Q1 2016. Impressions collated and analyzed in this report by TSE are largely online impressions for eighteen mobile brands across Nigeria markets and the globe. From the report,  big brands  led the pack on month-by-month engagement of audiences across the space. On the other hand, Tecno Mobile, a major Afr...