Using an iPad when travelling
Apple’s tablet computer, the iPad, has made it easier to take work, games and movies with you wherever you go. Although it does not have a disc or USB drive, data can be stored on the Internet and...
View ArticleFree digital media platform for WASSCE, UTME candidates
Temitayo Famutimi writes on a free digital media platform launched by GAPS Academy, a volunteer-led initiative, to help candidates excel in public examinations There have been unending worries over the...
View ArticleCan social media save the planet?
There have been a plethora of arguments on the assumed benefits of social media usage. Typically in every argument, there are folks that will insist on the merits of the subject, those that will...
View ArticleOil blocks and injustice
Prof. Kayode Soremekun, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, +23480356200: I read with disgust the report in The PUNCH, Thursday, March 7, 2013, that 83 per cent of oil blocks in Nigeria are held by...
View ArticleFashola help us!
Bayo Oke, 16, Ilori Close, off Apata Street, Oke Ira, Ogba, Lagos State, +23480332165: Apata Street construction commenced around June 2012 to the happiness of everyone around the area after several...
View ArticleCheck okada in Oyo
Johnson Alabi, N5/2074, Bode Wasimi, Ibadan, Oyo State, +23480230261: I want to call the urgent attention of the Governor of Oyo State to the high rate of the motorcycle riders banned from...
View ArticleIkola calls on Fashola
Keshinro Hafees, 42, Unity Street, Ikola, Ipaja, Lagos State, +23470656237: It seems the people of Ikola in Ipaja are not part of Lagos or are seen as nobodies. There is no government presence. The...
View ArticleOgun House of shame
Chief Imam Taofeek Sanni, Trade Fair Complex, Central Mosque, Lagos State, +23480596177: The theatre of the absurd in Ogun State House of Assembly again made headline news. Since the birth of this show...
View ArticleAbandoned Okere dam
Terry Etinosa, Benin, Edo State: My recent visit to Okere dam shows that this country lacks a maintenance culture. This dam was initiated by the administration of President Shehu Shagari. It was meant...
View ArticleAirtel BIS service
Michael Segun, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos State, +23480235570: Airtel’s service delivery leaves much to be desired. I changed my BlackBerry phone and have been trying to continue my BIS subscription on my new...
View ArticleMikel tips Africa to rule world football
Chelsea midfield star Mikel Obi is amazed at the level at which football has developed in Africa, predicting that the continent will be in the spotlight in the nearest future. The 2012 UEFA Champions...
View ArticleI used to smoke 20 sticks of cigarettes everyday –Fola Aboaba
He is the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Redeemer’s University, Ogun State. Prof. Fola Aboaba, 80, a professor of Agricultural Engineering, reveals intimate details about his...
View ArticleSecurity agents search for abducted French tourists with satellite
The Federal Government has deployed its surveillance satellite, Nig Sat-X, in the search of the seven abducted French tourists. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the use of satellite was decided upon as part...
View ArticlePDP crisis: Amaechi, others seek truce with Jonathan
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and some Peoples Democratic Party governors may have reached out to President Goodluck Jonathan, investigations have shown. Saturday...
View ArticleMy highest paying customer is a Nigerian –Queen Elizabeth’s tailor
Shirt maker and owner of Grosvenor Shirts Limited, Karl Dunkley, was recently awarded the Royal Warrant by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. This makes him the Queen’s official tailor. In this interview...
View ArticleTaking AFCON victory higher
The dust has finally settled on the Super Eagles victory in South Africa. A 19-year gap between our second and third continental titles, a painful testament to the several mis-steps taken along the...
View ArticleFighting kidnappers with death sentence
Mike Odiegwu writes that the effectiveness of the death sentence for kidnapping and allied offences in the Niger Delta states is still questionable Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State recently...
View ArticleMuch ado about transformers
Next to overestimated billings among hassles faced by electricity users in Nigeria are problems about transformers. A careful study of the queries received from the reading public weekly shows that...
View ArticleAPGA crisis: Ojukwu’s son carpets Obi, Maxi Okwu
Son of the late leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Emeka Ojukwu, has accused Governor Peter Obi and factional National Chairman of the party, Chief Maxi Okwu, of creating the crisis...
View ArticleCEOs don’t keep dreadlocks
Popular singer, Waconzy, talks about fame and fortune Why I shaved off my dreadlocks As a matter of fact, I wasn’t born with dreadlocks. I just promoted that look. The main reason I shaved off the...
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