Adopt positive attitude
Ekpo Uduakobong, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, ekpouduakobong@yahoo.com: It is no longer news that one of the most despised features of Nigeria’s public administrative system is the bureaucracy....
View ArticlePresident Jonathan’s dilemma
Chief lmam Taofeek Sanni, Trade Fair Complex, Central Mosque, Lagos State, +23480596177: As 2015 approaches, President Jonathan has limited options. Previous Heads of Government found it too tempting...
View ArticleReturn of roadblocks
Samuel Olomolatan, Ibadan, Oyo State +23480386408: When the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, announced the removal of roadblocks mounted by men of the Nigerian Police on all roads across...
View ArticleMark inaugurates summit for African parliaments
President of the Senate, David Mark, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Africa Legislative Summit for Parliamentarians, aimed at promoting integration and democracy on the continent. The summit is expected to...
View ArticleWillem-Alexander sworn in as Dutch king
The Netherlands’ Willem-Alexander became Europe’s youngest monarch on Tuesday after his mother, queen Beatrix, abdicated and his country greeted their first king in 120 years with a massive orange-hued...
View ArticleNigeria has no reason to be poor —EU
European Union on Tuesday identified corruption, impunity and poor resources management as causes of poverty in Nigeria. At a media parley in Abuja, the EU Ambassador/Head of Delegation, Dr. David...
View ArticleSix Tunisian security agents wounded in terrorist hunt
Land mines wounded six soldiers and police in western Tunisia on Tuesday as security forces continued a search for “terrorists” that have already caused casualties, the interior ministry said. Two men...
View ArticleBangladesh building collapse claims 400 lives
A week after thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh were trapped in a building which collapsed, officials have said the death toll has risen to 400. Workers continue to find decomposed bodies many...
View ArticleBaga Raid: Satellite images show soldiers’ abuse
Satellite images reveal that 2,275 homes were destroyed during a military raid to hunt down militant Islamists in the northern Nigerian town of Baga last month, a rights group has said. Human Rights...
View ArticleNIGERCEM crisis: League of S’East professionals petitions Presidency, NASS
A group known as League of South East Professionals has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the National Assembly over the stand -off between Ebonyi State government and Ibeto...
View ArticleFor rainy season
Along with the showers comes the risk of various diseases like food poisoning, diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera. Again, in rainy season, digestion is generally weak. Therefore, you should eat less. It...
View ArticleFactory collapse: Bangladesh suspends local mayor
The mayor of the Bangladesh municipality where a factory building collapsed killing more than 400 people was suspended from office on Thursday, a government minister said, as rescuers pressed on with...
View ArticleQ&A
Good day, I read your article in The PUNCH last week and I am convinced there is originality in what you write as most of what we see daily on the Internet (in terms of forex trading) are nothing but...
View ArticleGadhafi’s son appears in court
The imprisoned son of Libya’s slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi appeared in court on Thursday on charges of harming state security, but the judge adjourned his hearing until Sept. 19 to allow defense...
View ArticleOgun modern shopping malls
A report on page 9 of The Punch of Tuesday, April 30, 2013 indicated that modern shopping malls would be built by the Ogun State Government for those whose shops were demolished as a result of the...
View ArticleDon’t deny children of education – Orelope-Adefulire
Lagos State Deputy Governor Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has warned parents and guardians against denying their children and wards education. She said errant parents and guardians, when caught, would be...
View ArticleBMW profits fall on tougher European markets
BMW saw profits fall in the first quarter of 2013 after the carmaker suffered tougher trading in Europe. According to a British Broadcasting Corporation report, net profits at the German company fell...
View ArticleMandilas gets NIS ISO 9001:2008 certificate
THE Standards Organisation of Nigeria has presented the NIS ISO 9001:2008 Certificate to Mandilas Enterprises Limited in recognition of the company’s efforts at providing quality services to the...
View ArticleBayern spurred by final defeat to Chelsea –Heynckes
Bayern Munich began to lay the foundations for this season’s impressive run to the Champions League final immediately after their defeat to Chelsea in last year’s showpiece, coach Jupp Heynckes said on...
View ArticleECB cuts rates to support euro zone economy
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time in 10 months on Thursday, driven to act by an economy wallowing in recession and freed to do so by sharply falling inflation, Reuters...
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