A photo that says it all. What an example for all leaders. By the way, Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate and investor. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies. Basically, for those who don’t know, he owns Virgin Atlantic. This is my…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passed a vote confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan asking him to declare for a re-election in the 2015 elections. The Student body also promised to vote massively for the President in the said election citing his unprecedented performance and his assiduous efforts to rebuild the economy of…
Two decades ago Ledum Mitee escaped being hanged while campaigning against corruption in Nigeria’s oil industry. Today, as head of a government transparency initiative, he says little has changed. Mitee was the only one of 10 ethnic Ogoni activists including Ken Saro-Wiwa acquitted by a military tribunal on charges of organizing the murder of four rivals.…
60 healthy volunteers will be given the vaccine next month in Oxford trial If vaccine performs as well in humans as in monkeys, trial will be extended Entire trial programme is being fast-tracked – subject to ethical approval Hoped vaccine can be used in high-risk people in West Africa early next year Britons are to…
An Australian who’s been negotiating for the release of the 200 school-girls kidnapped by Boko Haram from their school in Northeast Nigeria has today accused several politicians of funding the Islamist fighters. According to Nigeria’s ThisDay newspaper, Dr Stephen Davis says Nigerian politicians are one of Boko Haram’s “primary” sources of funding. And he says…
Those Fighting Me Are Those I Gave Billions – Rivers state governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi dropped a bombshell yesterday while he was on a tour of communities in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. He also explained why he is being victimized by some politicians, how he awarded contracts and all what not: “If you check Obio/Akpor council,…