The 20 months’ talks of twists and turns between Iran and world powers—the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China and Germany—has ended with a deal by the negotiators. The new agreement would help to stop or slow down Iran’s sensitive nuclear activities to ensure that it cannot build a nuclear weapon. It would also give…
President Buhari Appoints New Service Chiefs and NSA
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments: Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin – Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General T.Y. Buratai – Chief of Army Staff Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Chief of Naval Staff Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku Morgan – Chief of Defence…
President Buhari Fires Dasuki
National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, retired, has just been sacked, as it is in the case of service chiefs who were fired hours ago by President Muhammadu Buhari. His replacement is being expected.
Buhari Fires Service Chiefs
In order to bring new initiative and tactics to combat the Boko Haram sect, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday fired all the service chiefs. The affected service chiefs are Sambo Dasuki (National Security Adviser), Alex Badeh (Chief of Defence Staff), Usman Jibrin (Chief of Naval Staff), Kenneth Minimah (Chief of Army Staff), Adesola Amosu (Chief…
Chicken Republic Promises Better Services
To serve its numerous customers better and provide them with great tasting meals, Chicken Republic, a quick service restaurant, has upgraded its outlets across the country to world-class standards. David Butler, chief executive officer, explained that Chicken Republic recently gave its outlets a facelift to create a dominant brand in the Nigerian quick service restaurant…
‘I’ve Not Divorced My Wife’– Majek Fashek
These are certainly not the best of times for Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek. Weighed down by what Amina Dangaji, Fashek’s manager and president, Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria, PMAN, described as a spiritual problem, the maestro has been unable to maintain come close to the stage as he once did at…
Signs of the End Time?
No doubt, adherents of various religious bodies who believe in the ‘End Time’ phenomenon, would readily tell whoever care to listen that their fear is about to materialise. The world is coming to an end, they say, and with recent happenings around the world, they may have their point. Or how do one justify recent…
Living Long with Goji Berries
Berries are known for their ability to fight chronic disease as they are high in antioxidants and polyphenols, and since Goji berries fall into such category, it is believed that it also has tremendous health benefits. But not many would know about Goji berries, especially in Africa, but not for the Tibets of China. Goji…
A Shoe-like Aircraft
Fancy flying in an aircraft with the shape of a woman’s shoe, especially one designed to look like a pair of Salvatore Ferragamo high-heeled footwear? Such may appear as wishful thinking, but Honda, a company famous for its award winning line of automobiles, motorcycles, and home improvement equipment, has made that possible by manufacturing the…
A ‘HEAVEN’ Operation
If it is eventually carried out as planned for next year, the head transplant would go down in history as the first in the world, and Valery Spiridonov, a 30-year-old computer scientist, would be the first man to have his head transplanted into another person’s body. Spiridov, who is terminally ill, has agreed to the…