Robbery suspects, fake NECO scratch card seller, others in dungeon From NGOZI UWUJARE, IBADAN Thursday, December 31 , 2009 The Delta State police command has rounded up some bandits, who allegedly terrorized innocent citizens and dispossessed them of their property. Equally in the police net were, some young men, who allegedly circulated NECO scratch cards. [...]

Pecha Kucha…visual dialogue across borders By SOLA BALOGUN Thursday, December 31, 2009 It was a unique night when artists celebrated their innovation and creativity. A group of talented artists led by Gozi Ochonogor, the Japan-based Nigerian fashion designer exhibited their works at TerraKulture to make the final edition of Pechakucha in Lagos. The artists who [...]

Merry Christmas, still (2) By Olu Obafemi Thursday, December 31, 2009 The effort in the State reveals that the energy problem of this nation is solvable if there is will and vision. You can disagree, as I do on ideological grounds, with the drafting of foreign agriculturists to the Shonga farms, but the genuineness of [...]

Like it or not, Goodluck is president for now! From the Other Side BY LINDSAY BARRET Thursday, December 31, 2009 Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is Vice President of Nigeria whether by default or by manipulation as so many Nigerians maintain. Under the existing political dispensation he attained the post on a ticket that was challenged repeatedly [...]

Dematerialisation is a continuous process – Madubuike Thursday, December 31, 2009 The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has been operating an Automated Trading System (ATS) since April 27, 1999 with dealers trading through a network of computers connected to the sever. The market, though has remained automated, it was only recently that issue of dematerialization which [...]