According to report from Defence Headquarter, another jeep filled with explosives has been uncovered after a combing exercise in Muna, Maiduguri. The jeep was said to be containing Improvised Explosive devices and was recovered by Nigerian troops after the area of discovery was garrisoned off. Maj-gen. Chris Olukolade who is the Military Spokesman gave the information in Abuja after emphasizing the progress of Nigerian troops over war against terrorism. He, however, made it known that the jeep, together with two Hilux vehicles have been destroyed from the terrorist den after the search signaled a flight for the terrorists caught unawares.…
Author: Jide
Anthony Cardinal Okogie, the Archibishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has given it point blank for Nigerian lawmakers of taking undeservedly from the national purse as allowance. The man who let out his umbrage at the Nigerian lawmakers emphasized that the outrageous wardrobe allowances are too much and long way impediment to affect the country’s progress. He argued that the tide of change will be impossible in giving the country a big leap toward progress if the greed is not assuaged by the government. Got a title for this? Yes, ‘The moral Blind Spot of the Jumbo Package’. In his…
The technology giant, Hewlett Packard, has offered a space in the emerging challenges of the IT world. The company in a recent tour in Nigeria affirms the new advantage that modern day technology has impacted on the new way of seeing business. The company in its recent tour has made approach in giving a new dimension in which multinationals could better off their business through alliance with the company; this includes an opener for big corporations and SMEs in getting business done fast and cheap. The tour which was conducted in Lagos and Abuja; in attendance was Permanent secretary, Ministry…
World mobile giant, Blackberry, has spilled another thought into the rumour mill as a wave of speculations is going on whether the company is at the verge of releasing its first Android version. Yes, we have got the idea of what their first Android would look like. According to our source, the photo shows a device that appears to have curves on both halves of its display. What is its name? of course uniqueness is important. The phone is said to have Blackberry Venice as its codename. Different from Samsung Galaxy and other variations of Android that have crowded the…
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole, on Friday has played the deviant one by advising ilk of jet owners to start auctioning their private jets. The advice comes as an addition after making emphasis on the recent drastic measure taken by President Mohammadu Buhari against financial leakages in the country. In a lecture titled, ‘Labour and the Nigerian Economy: What Needs to be Done’, the former labour congress statesman did not fail to pass a remark on the need to start the cleansing from the within, largely making emphasis on politicians to sell off their private jet. In his speech, he…
New study conducted through the drug Liraglutide would enhance obese people to loss weight. The drug approved by US regulators will help people carrying excessive body weight to shed at least 18 pounds of the weight. The study was conducted last year before the injectable drug was approved by the US regulator as effective on the problem of diabetes and excessive weight loss. However, the research was conducted in a randomized 191 sites in Africa, Europe, Asia, North and South America. The findings after the conduct of the study show the drug will go a long way in solving the…
Yesterday, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, made claim that that close to N60b was lost to pipeline vandalism occurring nationwide. The company said as it was 2014, N59.597 went off with pipeline damage from oil thieves. The statistical bulletin given for year 2014 gave an evidence that the pipeline destruction increased by 4 percent when it is compared to the event of 2013. The company noted that 355,690- metric tonnes of petroleum that can be valued at N44b was lost to petrol bunkering. Relating the event of Kaduna to where the loss is rated 1,080 metric tonnes, the loss can be…
Yes, you are the owner of your phone. You went to SLOT and got this phone yourself. You are very much convinced that you are the owner and at the flick of your finger, your phone must attend to your next instructions. But between you and your dear Samsung Galaxy, here is the master. Here is a directory of instructions you receive from your phone each day. Maybe you can hardly listen to such command from your spouse or your parents. You cannot even tolerate your friend whose words sound too autocratic. Charge me. That is the first instruction you…
Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA) has given endorsement to the recent cargo tariff increase by the Nigerian Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) under the auspice of the association of Nigerian License Customs Agents and association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, an agreement has been reached for a 20 percent tariff increase two months ago. Although the official approval by NCAA was just being made public, an engagement has been previously made to preview the new increase that is coming into place. In a letter of notification sent to CEO of NAHCO Aviance, dated 2nd of July, the content of the…
Psychology Today describes addiction as ‘a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that are pleasurable but continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities…’ Apart from your wallet, pocket guide, handbag, pen, and handkerchief which other phone can you leave without? So many things. Obviously, you can’t leave without your phone! That your smarphone you cannot afford to lose sight off as this immediately throws you off balance. And for once, that is why I call you an addict. Not…