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This interview was on the 22nd of July, 2019 with Ernesto Dibia (Enactus PRO) and Ugochukwu Okeke (Enactus Team Leader) Ernesto: Enactus UI is a student organisation where a group of students (University of Ibadan) use entrepreneurial actions to better the society, better the lives of people and create sustainable solutions to problems we face individually and collectively as a society. UGO: It was founded in 1975, first as SIFE before the name was changed to Enactus. The word, Enactus…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called for the immediate impeachment of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila for allegedly negotiating with armed bandits in Zamfara. HURIWA faulted this act between the Speaker, bandits and hoodlums in Zamfara State, describing the act a high treason and one of the most serious crimes against the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The group stated that, “state officials have sworn an oath on their honour to…

Cameroon has sacked Dutch coach Clarence Seedorf after their disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations. His departure came after the country’s sports minister had demanded his exit. Seedorf’s assistant, Patrick Kluivert, has also been sacked after the defending champions were dumped out in the last 16 after losing 3-2 to Nigeria earlier this month. The Indomitable Lions won just one of their four matches at the tournament in Egypt, which led to calls from the country’s sports minister,…

A Judge from the Federal High Court in Lagos, Justice Nicholas Oweibo has ordered the forfeiture of 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The judge ordered that the items should be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government.. This order followed an ex parte application moved on Friday morning by a lawyer for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,Mr Rotimi Oyedepo. The EFCC said…

Honestly, I have always felt that Coffee is overrated. I mean, what is so special? Almost everyone uses it these days during exam periods or when they have a scary test they have to do ‘TDB’ for. Even the sellers are always happy during these periods because their sales tend to increase triple fold. Thanks to Mr. Coffee. I don’t like conventional things. I mean, why should I take it just because others are taking it? If the sleep wants…

In 1918, the Spanish flu killed 50 million people worldwide. It still ranks as one of the deadliest natural disasters ever. Ebola. MERS. Zika. Nipah virus. Lassa fever. Rift Valley fever. All were in active outbreaks in June 2018 and caused at least 190 deaths and cost millions. All of these diseases have the potential to strike again and grow, causing an epidemic that could kill thousands, devastate the world’s economy and wreak untold havoc. While we don’t know when…

Once again, the Nigerian state is grappling with another shocking revelation of the seizure of £211m loot in Jersey Island, United Kingdom by the late military dictator, Gen Sani Abacha. The exposure cuts deep into the chequered history of the primitive looting of Africa’s biggest economy beyond comprehension. For those who care to know, Nigeria was not established to survive. Ab initio, it was the product of a struggle for resources and commodities that started even before the amalgamation of…