No Place to Hide

Opeyemi Agbaje

Glenn Greenwald’s Book “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the US Surveillance State” reads like a blockbuster movie! The subject was the US intelligence analyst who fled first to Hong Kong, and then Russia, revealing details of US electronic spying on citizens, foreigners, corporations and world leaders; the author, Greenwald was one of his “partners”, the Guardian journalist who published Snowden’s revelations.

Nigeria: Govt Set to Ban 'Ponmo'

Federal Government may have concluded plans to ban sale and widespread consumption of hides and skins (Pomo which is a delicacy to most Nigerians.

This indication emerged Tuesday when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina called for competent regulations that would check the consumption and sale of the product.

Gambia passes bill imposing life sentences on gays

Gambia has passed a bill that imposes life sentences for 'aggravated homosexuality' in what is already one of the most homophobic countries in Africa.

Officials told AP on Monday that the bill was passed last month and gives life sentences to 'serial offenders,' people with HIV and those suspected of having sex with someone who is under 18, disabled or drugged.

Ebola: Nigerian Doctors Fault New Resumption Date for Schools Nationwide

The Nigerian Medical Association have faulted the Federal Government’s directive that schools should resume on September 22 as against October 12.

According to Chairman of the Lagos branch of the association, Dr. Tope Ojo, “It would not have cost the Federal Government anything to have waited till those under surveillance have completed the 21 days in all the states where they are being monitored.

“It takes longer for children to get used to the idea of hygiene and sanitation. They are even more vulnerable because they would play with each other either they are sick or not.

Nigeria very lucky to avoid a FIFA ban

Nigeria has escaped a FIFA ban after Chris Giwa agreed to drop his claims as president of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF)

There were fears that Nigeria would be banned today if the FIFA warning for Chris Giwa to vacate office was not adhered to.

Barrister Musa Amadu today resumed work at the secretariat of the NFF after weeks of absence from his post as the Secretary General of the federation.

Where have all the leaders gone?

The crisis facing our country and the world at large is the crisis of leadership. In 1945 giants walked the earth: Franklin Roosevelt in the United States, Winston Churchill in Britain, Charles de Gaulle in France and Konrad Adenauer in West Germany. Stalin – in spite of his brutality – was one of the giants of the twentieth century. In the natural sciences, men such as Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr were carrying on their eternal debate on quantum physics and whether or not God plays dice with the universe.

FG Gives Nigerian Army N300B

Honorable Bashir Adamu, a member representing (PDP, Jigawa), who is also the Chairman; House Committee on Defence, on Thursday revealed that the sum of N300 billion has been given to the Nigerian Army.