“Master, Master, I’ve done what Napoleon could not do! I’ve just turned back the Duke of Wellington!” Nostalgia! Older Nigerians will remember this outburst in a story from the Oxford English Reader, Book 5. Lagos is a long shot away from the cognomen, ‘Centre of Excellence’, which remains an achievable dream, though. A fresh visitor to Lagos, any JJC -…
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has accused some traditional rulers of partisanship during the general elections. Addressing journalists in Kaduna yesterday, the chairman of the party, Mohammed Aliyu Lawal blamed traditional rulers for failing to discharge their duties during the elections in the state. “They have left their basic responsibility of maintenance of peace…
The senatorial election petition tribunal in Kwara State has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to forward to and put in the custody of the tribunal all the materials used for the conduct of the senatorial election for Kwara Central senatorial district. The tribunal sitting on Tuesday also granted an order permitting the petitioner, Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the Action…
Singer Whitney Houston is undergoing treatment again for drug and alcohol addiction, her spokeswoman said on Monday. The multiple Grammy Award-winning diva has enrolled in an outpatient program rather than a residential facility. "Whitney Houston is currently in an outpatient rehab program for drug and alcohol treatment. Whitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process," publicist Jill…
Britain's Prince William and his new wife Kate have set off for a delayed honeymoon following their wedding last month, St James's Palace said on Tuesday. The couple flew out on Monday, a royal source said, but no details were given of their destination, other than that it was outside Britain. "They have left for their honeymoon and the couple…
Starcomms Plc is offering its customers a tariff plan that will allow them make free on-net calls all day and 20 kobo per second calls to other networks within Nigeria. The plan, called the Awuff Plus, is available to all Starcomms customers everywhere under the network’s coverage except those on Virtual Private Networks (VPN). To benefit from it, the customer…
Five months after it launched the ground-breaking 2Good plan, leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has introduced a new tariff plan which offers very affordable call rates and sets a new benchmark for value offering in the industry. The new tariff offer, the Airtel Big Family package allows existing and new customers to make On-Net calls at 15 Kobo per…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) yesterday said revenue accruals from the exploitation of crude oil from the 172 disputed oil wells between Akwa Ibom and Rivers states are to be saved in a special account pending the resolution of the issues by the Inter-Agency Technical Committee on the implementation of the Supreme Court Judgment. The Commission said…
Stakeholders in the cement industry have expressed concern over the increasing prices of the product across the country in the last four months. Some have attributed the situation to problems of inadequate supply, high transportation cost and policy somersault. A survey conducted by the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) across the country showed that prices of the different brands of cement…
9 May 2011 Newly-crowned Italian champions AC Milan confirmed Monday the arrival of two new defenders for next season, Roma's French international Philippe Mexes and Marseille's Nigerian international Taye Taiwo. Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said that 29-year-old Mexes - who has been at AS Roma for seven seasons - and Taiwo, 26, who has spent six years with French champions…
10 May 2011 With a first French Ligue 1 title since 1954 in sight, Lille will be looking to at least retain their four-point advantage over nearest chasers Olympique Marseille in a full set of fixtures this midweek. Les Dogues play away to Saint-Etienne on Tuesday evening and could dial up the pressure on OM with a win that would…
10 May 2011 MTNFootball.com brings you our top five performers from the African continent in the English Premiership this season. 5. Youssouf Mulumbu (West Brom/DR Congo) Appearances/goals: 32/5 The DR Congo international midfielder has been outstanding for West Brom this year in helping them to a respectable mid-table position. Once a French junior international, the 24-year-old has opted to play…
The Governing Council of the University of Jos has appointed Hayward Mafuyai as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. A statement signed by the Registrar, Jilli Dandam, issued on Sunday in Jos, said that the appointment of Mr. Mafuyai followed the report of the council’s Selection Board for the appointment of a new vice chancellor. The statement said that…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has promised to cooperate with the state’s governor-elect, Yari Abubakar, in moving the state forward. CNPP Chairman in the state, Zayyana Haske, said at a press conference in Gusau that the groups is “satisfied with the result of the election which returned Yari as the governor-elect. “For the…
The fuel scarcity in Kano metropolis in the past two weeks has kept many tailors out of business. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the industrial machines in many tailoring centres visited were silent due to the lack of fuel to power the generating sets to make them functional. Similarly, many tailors were seen either sleeping or sitting…