POLITICS · WORLD NEWS

UKRAINE: COMEDIAN WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won both rounds of Ukraine's presidential election with a huge margin, erasing President Petro Poroshenko's chances of reelection five years after coming to power. Zelensky, a political novice, swept to an overwhelming victory over incumbent president Petro Poroshenko. The results is being interpreted as an emphatic rejection of the political establishment.… Continue reading UKRAINE: COMEDIAN WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE

HOLIDAY THINGS AT THE MALL_EHIABHI FEMI

Holidays are periods when most people have to cool off and also shake off the stress of their vocations. Easter is not an exception. Even the children are not left out of this "cooling off" syndrome. Especially when the holidays fall in after a hard school work term. Everyone look out for locations where they… Continue reading HOLIDAY THINGS AT THE MALL_EHIABHI FEMI

ECONOMY

YOGHORT FACTORY, SHUT DOWN BY NAFDAC

In its effort to Safeguard the health of the nation, the National Agency for Food and Drug Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC), has closed down RUQAYYA Yoghurt factory in new Kukuri, Lai Lai ward of Potiskum LGA, Yobe state. The State Coordinator Mr. Lawan Musa Dadingelma have restated the commitment of NAFDAC in Yobe State and… Continue reading YOGHORT FACTORY, SHUT DOWN BY NAFDAC

EDUCATION

ENA: THE ELITE FRENCH SCHOOL THAT TRAINS PRESIDENTS

ENA in Strasbourg is an incubator for France’s top talent For France’s intellectual crème de la crème a place at the elite Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) is coveted above all others. The school has long selected and trained leaders, including former presidents François Hollande and Jacques Chirac, Orange CEO Stéphane Richard and foreign presidents. Many… Continue reading ENA: THE ELITE FRENCH SCHOOL THAT TRAINS PRESIDENTS

SPORTS

BARCELONA TWO STEPS AWAY FROM TITLE

A second half score from Jordi Alba was enough to nudge Barcelona past a tough Real Sociedad side on Saturday night at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. Clement Lenglet stunned the home supporters by scoring his first league goal of the season just moments before half-time, only for Real Sociedad to answer through Juanmi. However,… Continue reading BARCELONA TWO STEPS AWAY FROM TITLE

POLITICS

WE HAVE SOCIAL PARASITES TURNED POLITICIANS_PROF PAT UTOMI

Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy and management, has described politicians who spend more than 12 years in public offices as social parasites. “You should come out of your hard work, make a difference for four to eight years and go back to what you do. If it’s not like that for you, you… Continue reading WE HAVE SOCIAL PARASITES TURNED POLITICIANS_PROF PAT UTOMI

ECONOMY

BANK LOAN PROFILE: HOW REALISEABLE?_EHIABHI FEMI

The Nigerian Banking system is once again enmeshed with rising debt portfolio profiles that are becoming really scary if nothing is being done to make most of them realisable Access Bank Plc has just recently announced, gleefully, that they now have the largest loan book in Nigeria’s banking industry, at over N3 trillion, following the… Continue reading BANK LOAN PROFILE: HOW REALISEABLE?_EHIABHI FEMI

POLITICS

CJN CONVICTION:THE LAW IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS_PRESIDENCY

The presidency has insisted that the conviction of Onnoghen would send a clear message that the dragnet against corruption would be ”spread widely to hold public officials accountable". Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in statement reacting to the conviction of suspended Chief Justice of… Continue reading CJN CONVICTION:THE LAW IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS_PRESIDENCY

SPORTS

2019 BALLON D’OR: THE WINNER IS?

The history of the Ballon d'Or is fascinating, however, it's been overshadowed by the decade long baton passing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Essentially they had a vice like grip on the trophy between 2008 to 2018. That's an incredible achievement in today's competitive footballing environment – a shutout of all other players for… Continue reading 2019 BALLON D’OR: THE WINNER IS?