Cyber crime and the future of the Internet (2)
The future of the Internet may truly be uncertain as stated by some experts. Just a few days ago, in many parts of the world, people experienced problems connecting to various websites. This was said...
View ArticleDead Boston bomber was a boxing champion
The older of the two Chechen brothers accused of the Boston marathon bombings once dreamed of representing the US as a boxer, but became radicalised after moving to America a decade ago – and created a...
View ArticleWho is afraid of FoI Act?
Whoever is afraid of the Freedom of Information Act can never be a progressive. A progressive cannot be indifferent to the FoI Act. Likewise, by their antecedents, people of the South-West cannot be...
View ArticleChris Najomo on spraying spree
There is no gain saying the fact that pilot cum socialite, Chris Najomo, loves the good life and he does not hide it. Many people are still talking about the high-class soiree he hosted last year when...
View ArticleKidnappers release Bamigbetan – Report
There are indications that the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Authority, Kehinde Bamigbetan, who was kidnapped last Monday, might have been released on Saturday. Although his abductors...
View ArticleBank customers need special protection against frauds — CBN director
The Deputy Director, Consumer Protection Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mrs. Umma Dutse, speaks on the need to protect bank depositors from market abuse with IFEANYI ONUBA What is the...
View ArticleNever be afraid of failure — Onu
The founder, Interra Networks, David Onu, tells EVEREST AMAEFULE about his call centre outsourcing business that employs 150 people and his early entrepreneurial drive How did you get into technology...
View ArticleInguinal hernias in children
This is one of the most common surgical problems seen in children. It usually occurs as a groin swelling and may occasionally extend into the scrotum on the affected side. This swelling is often...
View ArticleMan wants justice after wife loses pregnancy in attack
The husband of Bukola Fagun wants justice after his wife was allegedly attacked by Alaba Eniola, leading to the loss of her two-month-old pregnancy, writes SAMSON FOLARIN The joy of a couple who only...
View ArticleObasanjo had a killer squad as president — Former associate
A former associate of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Richard Odusanya, on Saturday alleged that the former chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees was in charge of a...
View ArticleBamigbetan: Kidnapper jumps to death
One of the kidnappers of the Chairman, Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Kehinde Bamigbetan, jumped to his death at a hotel along Old Ojo road, Agboju, Lagos. Although Bamigbetan was set free by...
View ArticleFive qualities of a good manager
It is vital for a manager to possess certain qualities that enable them to give employees a sense of direction and purpose at work. A good manager contributes to an organisation’s success by using...
View ArticlePersonal development tips you should consider
Human resource managers say it is important for individuals to continuously work towards self-improvement. SIMON EJEMBI writes on ways that can be achieved No matter how good or effective you are at...
View ArticleFinancial windfalls: Fleeting good fortune or lasting wealth?
What would you do if you suddenly came into a large sum of money? Would you make a down payment on a property, buy yourself a new car, start a business, put it away for your retirement, or just go on a...
View ArticleAmendment of 2007 CBN act: Matters arising
In the second quarter of 2012, the National Assembly considered a bill for amending the existing 2007 CBN Act. The bill attracted a lot of media attention because of the exuberant controversy that...
View ArticleRescuers in China scrabble to find quake survivors
Thousands of rescue workers combed through flattened villages in southwest China on Sunday in a race to find survivors from a powerful quake as the toll of dead and missing rose past 200. Dressed in...
View Article‘Boston bombing suspects were going to attack others’
Federal prosecutors were reviewing evidence Sunday against the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings to determine charges, authorities said, even as word emerged that the 19-year-old and...
View ArticleEdo LG election controversy
If media reports on the local government election held in Edo State over the weekend are anything to go by, it is obvious the election was a rape of democracy as voting materials were delayed till 4pm...
View ArticleOgun wasteful bridge
On the back page of The Punch of Monday, April 15, 2013 was a photo of an air-conditioned pedestrian bridge at Ita-Eko, in Ogun State. This air-conditioned bridge was built by Governor Ibikunle...
View ArticleNo do-or die politics
A statement credited to a national leader of one of the political parties in our country while responding to questions from journalists on his party’s preparedness towards future elections, that the...
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