"The global outpouring of eulogies over the passage of renowned novelist and critic, Professor Chinualumogu Achebe, clearly testifies to the profound respect he enjoyed all over the world. The death of the outstanding author in the United States, at the age of 82 is, indeed, a loss to Literature, Nigeria and the world. Chinua Achebe shot to the global literary stage with the … [Read more...] about PhotoNews: Chinua Achebe’s Remains Arrives in Nigeria
Chinua Achebe: A Man Ahead Of His Generation
Written by Professor Bart Nnaji, CON, NNOM, FAS Professor Chinua Achebe had left the University of Massachusetts about a decade before I joined the same University in 1983 as Professor and Director of the Automation and Robotics laboratory. At the time, Achebe’s reputation was still looming large at UMass. On realizing that Achebe and I came from the same country and the … [Read more...] about Chinua Achebe: A Man Ahead Of His Generation
Nasir el-Rufai’s Book as Intellectual Fraud?
Written by DR. CHUKWUMA SOLUDO Although there is no single definition of fraud, the online definitions that come to mind as one reads Nasir el-Rufai’s book (The Accidental Public Servant) is “fraud as course of deception, an intentional concealment, omission, or perversion of truth”, or “an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual”. I … [Read more...] about Nasir el-Rufai’s Book as Intellectual Fraud?
Nigeria External reserves now $50b, says Okonjo-Iweala – Vanguard
Written by Emma Ujah, Vanguard Abuja Bureau Chief Nigeria’s foreign reserve has hit about $50 billion, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala revealed and declared Nigeria as Africa’s current best investment destination “With a foreign reserve of nearly 50 billion dollars, a stable exchange rate, strong banking sector, … [Read more...] about Nigeria External reserves now $50b, says Okonjo-Iweala – Vanguard
Nigeria Aviation: Governor Amaechi’s plane fraudulently obtained
The disagreement between the Rivers State Governor Amaechi, and the Nigeria Aviation Authorities have not ceased. Governor Amaechi was accused by aviation authority that the state aircraft was fraudulently obtained and registered with forged documents. Joe Obi, media assistant to the minister of aviation, issued the below statement: “The security implication of this … [Read more...] about Nigeria Aviation: Governor Amaechi’s plane fraudulently obtained