By Sunday Oyinloye As Nigeria lost its $1.7 billion claim against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in the controversial Malabu oil deal in the United Kingdom court yesterday, former Attorney-General…
Malabu: Nigeria suffers major setback in $1.7bn suit against JP Morgan
By Sunday Oyinloye A United Kingdom High Court has thrown Nigeria into a major setback with a judgment dismissing the country’s claim of $1.7 billion against JP Morgan Chase Bank. Nigeria’s $1.7B claim from the American giant JP Morgan, was…
The good omen coming from Kwara State Tourism Board
By Sunday Oyinloye The plight of students in our public schools in Nigeria today is pathetic. I attended a public school (Government Secondary School, Omu-Aran) where things worked well for us, same cannot be said of Nigeria of today ;…
Marjorie’s appointment into Bank of England’s PRC excites opposition in Zimbabwe
By Sunday Oyinloye A British-born Zimbabwean, Marjorie Ngwenya has been appointed a member Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Committee saddled with the responsibility of supervising banks and investment firms. Elated by the development, the opposition in Zimbabwe says it has…
I’ve turned street kids to productive independent citizens of Malawi – Mawanga
Peter Mawanga is a Malawian artist and music producer. While studying Mechanical Engineering he recorded a playful album “City life” that set him on the path to his musical destiny. The album recorded under the name Peter Pine, was a…
APC National Women Leader, Betta Edu congratulates Tinubu
By Grace Dogo The National Women Leader of Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC),Dr Betta Edu has congratulated the former Governor of Lagos State , Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the Presidential flag bearer of the…
White men turned gods to goods, says author of Exodus of gods
Bishop Kayode Akin Fanilola is a native of Ìdó-Èkìtì in Èkìtì State. He had his secondary education in Notre Dame College, Usi-Ekiti. He had his tertiary education at the University of Ilorin where he obtained his Bachelor, Master and Ph.D.…
Young Africans should learn indigenous instruments – Mfinyongo
Thandeka Louisa Mfinyongo is a musician born and raised in Nyanga East, Cape Town South Africa. She specialises in two Xhosa instruments, uhadi (gourd/calabash bow) and umrhubhe (mouth-bow). Mfinyongo recently finished her Master’s in Music Performance at SOAS University of…
Man excretes 95 pellets of Heroin at Abuja airport
By Sunday Oyinloye A 36-year-old Nigerian based in Italy, Nwakanma Michael Uche has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja for ingesting pellets of heroin. Nwakanma…
Branding Africa’s passion is in skills development for youth led start-ups — Sibiya
Amanda Sibiya is South African Entrepreneur and brand development specialist. She is one of the young thought leaders for the African Heritage Programme at the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), a mentor and speaker to African Entrepreneurs across the…