Fellow Nigerians, I had planned, and hoped, to escape from President Goodluck Jonathan’s unending brouhaha this week but that seems impossible for as long as our President and acolytes continue to titillate us with salacious news every week. My piece today was triggered by a few unrelated events. The first was a chance meeting I had with a distinguished media baron who spent over ten hours with me in Accra early this week. He had apparently read most of my articles and was determined to get me to take a closer look at President Jonathan’s efforts and achievements…
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Despite genuine reforms being carried out in key sectors by the present administration, President Goodluck Jonathan is still very unpopular among Nigerians. The President enjoyed tremendous goodwill among the people prior to the 2011 elections. However, his popularity has declined significantly in recent time. But the government spokesman, Labaran Maku at the Ministerial platform in Abuja offered explanations on why his boss is still not popular, saying it is because of deep reforms being carried out. “This President is not popular because he is embarking on some secret and deep reforms and for him to be a reformer,…
The Eagle Online: South African Hip Hop sensation AKA is set to heat up Big Brother stage during Sunday night’s eviction show live on AfricaMagic Entertainment and DStv channels 197 &1 98 from 20:00 CAT. The multiple award winner will bring his dynamic persona to the live show as Africa’s votes determine which housemates will be evicted this week. With his hit single ‘Kontrol’ currently dominating South African radio charts and club single ‘Jealousy’ charting across the continent, AKA is a fixture on the international Hip Hop scene. In 2013 alone, he’s opened for NEYO and Kanye West and performed…
The Eagle Online: Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, is emerging as one of the most preferred financial services providers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, helping to further deepen the country’s financial sector. ‘Airtel Money’, the company’s mobile money platform, is already making a revolutionary mark in the country with the government embracing it to make seamless large-scale salary payments from December last year. Now, civil servants including the military, the police force, pensioners and other civil servants can receive payments on their mobile phones. Louis Luballa, the Managing…
US President Barack Obama has played down expectations he will meet former President Nelson Mandela in hospital, as he prepares to land in South Africa. He told reporters on board Air Force One: “I don’t need a photo op.” Mr Obama is heading to Johannesburg from Senegal, which was the first stop in his three-country tour of Africa. Meanwhile, Mr Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said the former leader had made “a great improvement” in recent days. “I’m not a doctor but I can say that from what he was a few days ago there is great improvement,” she told reporters…
While in Contemplation on the extensive psychological, social and economic damage caused by the phenomenal rate of sexual violations of minors especially the girls by adult sex predators in Nigeria, I was rudely interrupted by a loud broadcast by a local television in Nigeria that is publicly funded whereby the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan was shown addressing a crowd of people made up mostly of gorgeously dressed women, somewhere in Port Harcourt, the River State Capital. For some moments, I watched the broadcast of the colourful rally by the wife of the President to see if she could dwell for…
Parents in the past were not literate, yet they raised literate children. Understanding better the purpose of life and living with little resource, the mother inculcate in her child contentment. Without a degree in Law or social sciences, Parents succeeded in establishing a society where crime goes with punishment. There was respect for elders and quality time spent with the children. Police only need the baton and his khaki shorts to command respect. Judges honored without wigs, and mere sighting of soldier in uniform brings awe. These were the good old days. Now what do we have? With loads…
As the Governor Baabatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos state marks his 50th birthday today, President Goodluck Jonathan has written to congratulate him. According to Presidential Media Adviser, Reuben Abati, President Jonathan conveyed warm felicitations to Governor Fashola and prayed that God Almighty will grant him many more years of commendable service to the people of Lagos and Nigeria. “On behalf of my family, the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and on my own behalf, I write to express warm felicitations to you on the landmark occasion of your 50th birthday anniversary. “As you deservedly celebrate this…
The remains of the Assistant Coach of the U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, Chris Nwaehi, who died in Lagos on April 29, will be interred in his home town, Umuegbe, Osuh Achara in Isiala Mbano local government area of Imo State on Friday, June 28. Nwaehi died suddenly on Monday, April 29, hours after being turned back from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for being too ill to travel. He was on his way to his base in Spain. Nwaehi, alongside former Super Falcons’ captain Florence Omagbemi, assisted Coach Edwin Okon to steer the Falconets to fourth place and global…
Africa will continue to promote closer economic ties with South America, President Goodluck Jonathan pledged on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking at an audience with Venezuela’s outgoing Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Enrique Fernando Arundell, President Jonathan declared that Nigeria remains fully committed to developing the Africa-South America Summit into a more productive platform for the expansion of areas of cooperation between the two continents. Recalling his interactions with late President Hugo Chavez at the 2nd Africa-South America Summit at Margarita, Venezuela in 2009, President Jonathan said that it was apparent that the late Venezuelan leader was also very committed to establishing…