On Wednesday, gunmen attacked the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12. The magazine was known for printing images of the prophet Mohammed, including the 2005 cartoons that originally ran in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, leading to widespread violence. In February 2006, Christopher Hitchens addressed that controversy in his inimitable way. His article is reprinted…
The Nigerian aviation portal, where real time information about airlines’ operations and services in the country can be found, is up and running and Nigerians should start using it to plan their trips, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, said on Wednesday. FAAN said the Aviation Passenger Service (APS) portal launched last month by…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, has denied reports of possible campaign donations from Arab countries ahead of the forthcoming presidential election next month. Speaking with journalists yesterday in Abuja, the convener of the meeting of the Buhari Support Groups and Chief of Staff to the APC presidential candidate, Col. Hameed…
From Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) came another accolade for Nigeria as Aruna Quadri has been named the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Player of the Year at the award ceremony held on Wednesday. At the colourful award ceremony held at the Armani Hotel, Quadri claimed two awards ahead of players from Asia…
“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all of…
A New Dawn is a short film of the Create Her Space Project featuring Kate Henshaw, Joke Silva, Nita George, Jide Attah and others. It captures the story of a dissatisfied community and a resilient woman who wanted change.
Hundreds of commuters have been stranded between the Oworonshoki Expressway and Victoria Island following the roadblocks put in place by security agents in expectation of President Goodluck Jonathan who is set to visit Lagos State to begin his presidential campaign at 11am. According to a PUNCH correspondent, it was observed that the entire stretch…