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Book Review: A Swamp Full Of Dollars by Michael Peel
April 19, 2022
Nigeria like Russia is a petrochemical hegemon within its part of the world. Both countries have populations of 140 million people each and dismal records on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Nigeria has however had to cope with oil-related insurgencies that have left many thinking the discovery of oil more of a curse than a … Continue reading Book Review: A Swamp Full Of Dollars by Michael Peel
By nehijesu
YouTube’s Most Watched Videos of 2012
April 19, 2022
YouTube, the world’s biggest video sharing website, has revealed its most watched videos of 2012, in its rewind report. It listed the top 10 videos for this year, and made a special video – Rewind YouTube Style 2012 – featuring contents from all the top videos. PSY’s Gangnam Style tops the list with close to … Continue reading YouTube’s Most Watched Videos of 2012
By david
TV PREMIERE: Omotola: The Real Me [Sneak Peek]
April 19, 2022
By Ada Arinze. Finally, December 6th is here! A day most fans of the superstar, Omotola-Jalade Ekeinde, have been waiting on. Her reality TV show, The Real Me, debuts today 17.30pm WAT on AfricaMagic Entertainment (channel 151). It is of course not a matter of controversy that the beautiful Omotola is one of the leading … Continue reading TV PREMIERE: Omotola: The Real Me [Sneak Peek]
HOW TO: Buy A Used Car in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Land is a major medium of transportation in Nigeria. There are other mediums like air and water, but these other channels of transportation are not the most used or patronized. I couldn’t help taking notice of the number of cars that ply our roads daily, increasing by the hour. With the traffic laws that have … Continue reading HOW TO: Buy A Used Car in Nigeria
By kobe
DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Champion With A Heart.
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. Born Okon Asuquo Bassey on Friday, June 3, 1932 in the coastal Creek Town, Calabar, Hogan “Kid” Bassey , as he was professionally known, became Nigeria’s first world boxing champion on June 24, 1957. Winning the world featherweight title bout before a pristine audience in Paris, Bassey’s career finally hit the spotlight … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Champion With A Heart.
10 Things to Watch Out for When Renting a House!
April 19, 2022
My friends, who I have been waiting on God for, have finally started getting married. Before I got married, it never occurred to me that I could let my husband know I didn’t like our place because it was not close enough to my work place. Not that it was, but that I COULD actually … Continue reading 10 Things to Watch Out for When Renting a House!
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GEMSTONE Global Reading Festival 2012
April 19, 2022
Setting a new Guinness World Record this Saturday November 24, 2012, history would be made as the GEMSTONE – Generation that is Empowered, Motivated & Stirred To Operate with Natural Excellence – GROUP launches the first-ever simultaneous global reading of a book – ’17 secrets of High Flying Students’ in 17 cities in Nigeria and … Continue reading GEMSTONE Global Reading Festival 2012
DISCOVER NIGERIA: The Coup Speeches Of General Abacha
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. On 31stDecember 1983, the shrill voice of a relatively unknown army officer was heard over the radio. A Brigadier at his debut, Sani Abacha is reputed in Nigeria’s history with making the most coup speeches on air. Starting at his first in 1983, the untethered caprices of this generalissimo culminated in his … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: The Coup Speeches Of General Abacha
Nigeria Beats Venezuela 3-1!
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. The super Eagles claimed a 3-1 victory against Venezuela to send a scare towards our fellow AFCON contenders on how ruthless they can be when they really put their minds to it. Ideye Brown (48 ‘), Nosa Igiebor (53′) and Onazi Ogenyi Green scored for the Eagles and Frank Feltscher (69 … Continue reading Nigeria Beats Venezuela 3-1!
7 Things You Can Do For Nigeria
April 19, 2022
By Joy Ehonwa. Now that October 1st has come and gone, what is different? What has changed? Green and White DPs, Happy Independence BBM broadcasts and text messages, and then what, business as usual? The first step in reclaiming Nigeria is for us to change our attitudes and consequently our actions, forming new positive habits … Continue reading 7 Things You Can Do For Nigeria
DISCOVER NIGERIA: The Nigeria Police Force.
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. The Nigeria Police is the national police of Nigeria with complete jurisdiction across the entire country. The history of the Nigeria Police is closely interwoven with the formation of colonies and protectorates that were later fused to become Nigeria in 1914. It began in 1861 when Lagos became a Crown Colony of … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: The Nigeria Police Force.
DISCOVER NIGERIA: Nigeria’s Premier University
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. Did you know that the University of Ibadan, Nigeria’s oldest university, was started in 1932 as Yaba College, Lagos before being transferred to Ibadan in 1948? Founded on 17 November 1948, the University College Ibadan (as it was known) was originally instituted to be a satellite college of the University of London. … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: Nigeria’s Premier University
Nigeria to Import 100 Rice Mills
April 19, 2022
The Jonathan Administration that successfully oversaw the adoption of 13 new rice mills in Nigeria with a total capacity of 240,000 tonnes in the last year has announced that there will be more rice mills, to meet its 2015 target of self-sufficient rice production. It is known that most of the rice mills in the … Continue reading Nigeria to Import 100 Rice Mills
By david
Events This Weekend!
April 19, 2022
2012 Lagos International Trade Fair The Lagos International Trade Fair is annually organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The Fair which is staged with the support and co-operation of the Federal and State Governments covers all aspects of business and economic activities , will be held again this year, opening today. Venue: … Continue reading Events This Weekend!
By david
DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Thing About The NDA’s First Cadet.
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. For getting to Kaduna a day earlier than his colleagues, Paul Osakpamwan Ogbebor became the first Nigerian cadet to be enlisted into the 1st Regular Course at the Nigerian Defence Academy on January 19, 1964. The hope of reaching the zenith of his career more than anything subconsciously motivated Ogbebor’s early arrival … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Thing About The NDA’s First Cadet.
