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Two teenage Nigerian brothers have proven that they hold wisdom far beyond their years. At 13 and 15 years old, Anesi and Osine Ikhianosime have created a faster mobile web browsing experience that rivals bigger browser such as Google Chrome. The hail from Lagos, these brothers pinpointed a common problem. Although browsers like Google Chrome…
A great second half display ensured Nigeria ladies began their 2015 Women’s World Cup campaign on an impressive note after forcing the Europeans to a draw on Monday night A commanding second half display by Nigeria Women saw them hold Sweden to a 3-3 draw in their opening game at the Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg. Goals…
Senator Bukonla Saraki representing Kwara Central has been elected as President of Nigeria’s 8th Senate. He was elected unopposed by 57 out of 108 senators-elect. Ekweremadu also polled 54 votes to defeat Sen. Ali Ndume (APC- Borno-South), who polled 20 votes for Deputy Senate position, one vote was declared invalid. 51 senators, including Sen. Ahmed…
Yakubu Dogara, from Bauchi State, has emerged the new Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria. Hon. Yakubu Dogara of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Mr Femi Gbajabiamila from Lagos State in the south-west region in the election held on Tuesday. Hon. Dogara polled 182 votes to beat Hon. Gbajabiamila who polled 174…
It was something similar to a win-win situation for Sanator elect Buruji Kashamu yesterday as two different courts granted his prayers. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High court sitting in Lagos on Monday quashed the provisional warrant of arrest obtained by NDLEA against him. Another judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba in another proceedings restrained the…
The Ogun State 8th Assembly inaugurated yesterday has re-elected Rt. Honourable Surajudeen Adekunbi as speaker for another that term that will terminate in 2019. The inauguration of the new assembly, which held at the chambers of the Assembly located at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, was done by the governor, Ibikunle Amosun, and witnessed by hundreds of party…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja yesterday gave its nod to a suit filed by a civil rights group, Registered Trustees of Social Justice and Civil Rights Awareness Initiative. The suit seeks to restrain the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Gbajabiamila from emerging as the Speaker of the House of…
Ours is a world listing to starboard, while we ignore our fate and pour over listicles. The Five Reasons Why and the Do These Ten Things lists guide us when all else fails (which it usually does.) You’d think, though, that Google’s machines would be above machination. If you perform, say a Google image search…
To stave off growing criticisms over his delay in declaring his assets as promised during his political campaigns, President Muhammadu Buhari has come out clean on the contentious subject. President Muhammed Buhari said his declared assets and those of his vice, Yemi Osinbajo will be released to the public after the completion of their verification…
Some members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) under the aegis of the 8th Assembly Consolidation Group described the election of Gbajabiamila as an illegal act, adding that the party lacks the power to dictate to the members of the House of Representatives on the occupant of the Speakership position. In a statement entitled: “Our…
