Let’s face it: there are some cars that are just simply more appealing than others. While looked down upon by some, these cars all have some hipster appeal. They look like they are made by Fischer-Price, but these cars are built to last and built to crush obstacles. If you’ve ever
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For you to engage Dr. Cosmas Maduka, the chairman of Coscharis Group of Companies and sole distributor for BMW in Nigeria for an hour in an unproductive environment will be tantamount to losing a million dollars in a Casino. Wherever you see him, it’s either there is a new business development about to or already […]
Tomorrow, an art exhibition en-titled ‘Effort’ will open at 2.30pm in the main exhibition hall of the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos. It is the latest solo showing of Oli-sa Nwadiogbu.The Lagos-based paint-er for the past two decades has executed commis-sions as a sculptor, painter and bronze caster, and has worked with some of the notable […]
For those who may not be familiar with core mathematics, especially further maths and its engineering terminologies, the rendezvous gave a clear definition of cryogenics. “Cryogenics is derived from the Greek words “kruos” for frost, and “genos” for origin or creation. Simplified, it is the study of the phenomena, techniques and concepts occurring at temperatures […]
An Enugu-Ezike based herbalist in Aji community of Igboeze North LGA of Enugu state, Chief Simon Odo, popularly referred to as ‘Onu Uwa’ says he desires to have a village of his own, for a good reason: The 68 years old herbal practitioner is married to all of 56 women and over 300 children, and […]
Despite efforts by the Kano State Government at making education free for all girls in the state, some parents still prefer their children to hawk wares on the streets than sent them to school. That is a story of Nana Khadija, who decided to run away from home to get education rather than spend her […]
It was a breezy evening in the 1980s, in the shanty suburb of Orile Iganmu; the toilet was full to the brim and smelling badly. The entire neighbourhood was a stench. Then came the man, dressed in a pair of black trousers, tucked in rain boots and handkerchiefs tied around his mouth. He moved from […]
My first trip to South Africa was sometime in 1994, shortly before the revered icon Nelson Mandela became the first democratically elected Black President of the country. I had gone on a one-week FAM trip sponsored by the defunct Air Afrique airline for their selected top selling travel agents. I was chosen in my capacity […]
President Goodluck Jonathan recently appointed a new Director General for the Voice of Nigeria following the retirement of Abubakar Jijiwa who has served for 10 years in the organisation. Here, Daily Times exclusively brings you the full and unedited profile of Sampson (Sam) Ogbonda Worlu, the new boss of VON. Many times a Senior Sam […]
AKOR EJUMENE observed the drama that characterised the NLC election last Saturday in Abuja and filed in this report. The President of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), President of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, was on Saturday morning in Abuja, declared winner of the Nigeria […]
Dr Umar Duhu is the immediate past Interim National Vice Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the North- East. He is seeking election for the Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency of Adamawa State. In this interview with SUNDAY ISUWA, the former ANPP Chairman in FCT said they faced hell campaigning in communities ravaged by Boko […]
A new Bill seeking to contravene existing laws on the protection of the unborn child and other matters is the bone of contention between law makers and human rights lawyers. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR reports. A bill now before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Legal Matters, seeking to eliminate violence in public life, […]
Our Features Desk probed further into the woes of the textile industry and discovered that among issues like policy inconsistencies, finance are the least of its problems. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR concludes the series. The critical state of the Textile industry in Nigeria requires a calculated, determined government to recover and restore the once bride […]
Retired Textile Technologist, Pa David Odedokun, foresaw the collapse of the textile industry at the Western Nigeria Textile Mill, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, where he was the Maintenance Engineer in 1976. He told Daily Times the genesis of the industry’s problems among other factors. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR reports. What the textile industry is about The […]
Many attend events but come out with drawn faces at the end of the day. Many set out to work in the morning, but, arrive with tearful eyes, courtesy of pickpockets! How do you escape the snare of the sticky-fingered villains? FUNMI SALOME JOHNSON reports. It was a carnival-like wedding ceremony: the daughter of a […]
Eight vibrant branches of Lagos State’s first royal dynasty – the Oba Akinsemoyin Royal Family – last week, rolled out the drums in colour and pomp. GOD’S COVENANT SNR and JOY EKEREKE joined the week-long celebration and filed in this report. Eight vibrant branches of Lagos State’s first royal dynasty – the Oba Akinsemoyin Royal […]
A new book, For the love of their Nation- Lawyers as agents of change in Nigeria, is set for presentation tomorrow in Lagos. Written by veteran judicial reporter, Mustapha Ogunsakin, the new book is a collection of interviews of judges, profiles of eminent Nigerian lawyers and their contributions to national development the reporter have published […]
During the Cold War between the East and the West following the end of WWII, there existed, for good or ill, a semblance of a relatively stable world order. That stable world order, imposed by sheer force of arms by the USSR and USA required that the global Peace Corps dutifully patrolled their neighborhoods round […]
“We promise that you will no more be ashamed to say that you are a Nigerian.” – Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu I have been an unrepentant advocate and commentator on the need for a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) where all the stakeholders in Nigeria, will sit and decide the best way to live together […]
With just N3,000 per term payable when able, young Israel Ase started a school in the slum that won all the prizes in Ajegunle schools competition recently. GBUBEMI GOD’S COVENANT SNR visited the school and reports.
