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NNPC: The Cabal Within

March 17, 2016 REPORTER

By AISHA USMAN The fact that all the symptoms of corruption in the oil industry continue to resist the change intervention of President Muhammad Buhari through the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu should be a source of concern to us all. Not only is the old status quo resisting change, it is also fighting efforts at reforms and the anti-corruption campaign. The intractable fuel crisis that manifests as the current bitter and agonizing fuel queues across the country is proof to anyone that the old order at…

Ensuring Africa’s Continued Rise

March 16, 2016 REPORTER

By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Africa’s rise is in danger of faltering. After years during which the continent’s economy grew at an average annual rate of 5%, global uncertainty, depressed commodity prices, and jittery external conditions are threatening to undermine decades of much-needed progress. Ensuring the wealth and wellbeing of the continent’s residents will not be easy; but there is much that policymakers can do to put Africa back on an upward trajectory. First and foremost, policymakers must secure the financing needed to pursue sustainable development in an uncertain global environment. The…

Ese Oruru: Emir Of Kano And Those Distorting The Narrative, By Femi Fani-Kayode

March 2, 2016 REPORTER

All those that are attempting to distort the narrative about the tragic plight of Miss Ese Oruru are evil and we commit them to God’s judgement. The facts are as follows. She is 14 years old and not 18 and she was abducted from her home. She did not leave her home freely or of her own volition. She was cruelly and wickedly carried away and stolen from her parents, family and loved ones and forcefully taken by complete strangers to a distant land. This was a land that she…

Heroic Welcome To A Globetrotting President

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 REPORTER

President Muhammadu Buhari after his two of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, returned on Monday to a heroic welcome by the presidential military brigade with their colourful attire and skillful display. The mouth of Nigerians have been kept wagging over welcome style, as if the president returned with a medal from a world sporting tournament. Buhari, who has been referred to as a globetrotting president by many Nigerians, have been given a pass mark by his cabinet ministers, who believed his frequent foreign trips has revived the country’s image and earned respect from…

Should Parents Be Allowed To Choose The Sex Of Their Baby?

February 28, 2016 REPORTER

Many couples trying to conceive a child have at least some inkling of whether they want a girl or a boy. These preferences have made some resort to less-than-surefire methods, from taking vitamins to timing when they have sex in order to influence gender. But with the growing popularity of in vitro fertilization, more and more parents-to-be are gaining the ability to determine, with almost 100% certainty, the gender of their baby. This week, model Chrissy Teigen and her husband, singer John Legend, announced they not only wanted a girl…

11 Choices That Rich People Make That The Rest Of Us Don’t

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 REPORTER

Rich people think and act differently than the rest of us. They aren’t born with this “rich mentality” — they learn how and then choose to think and act this way. It’s a concept that has been in print for nearly a century — thanks to a journalist’s research of more than 500 self-made millionaires in the early 20th century — and continues to gain relevance today. In T. Harv Eker’s bestselling book, “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind,” the self-made millionaire identifies specific choices the wealthiest people make on a…

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