California Husband Sells $23,000 Ring for $10
He thought the box was empty, but a California husband accidentally sold his wife’s $23,000 diamond wedding ring for $10…
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Energia, 4 other companies to build 15,000b/d refinery in Nigeria
Indigenous oil firm, Energia Limited, yesterday, said it is partnering with four other local oil companies to build a crude…
Korean firm to invest $30bn in Nigeria’s power sector
The Korean firm, HQMC, plans to invest $30 billion in Nigeria’s power sector in the next 10 years, according to…
Unbelievable! Church budgets N335 million for bishop’s installation
The Catholic Diocese of Nsukka in Enugu State has budgeted N335 million for the Episcopal ordination and installation of its…
Pastor Gabriel Ikpenwa: I was delivered by a Man I Thought Was the Antichrist
Pastor Gabriel Ikpenwa was an avid advocate against controversial Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua, vehemently testifying that he was the antichrist,…
What if I’m being bullied?
Bullying is no trivial matter. A British study found that more than 40 percent of the youth suicides reported in…
How to Avoid Hurtful Speech with Your Spouse
The Challenge Each time a conflict arises, you and your spouse unleash a torrent of criticism at each other. Hurtful…
How to Set Rules for Your Teenager
The Challenge Your teenager says you are too strict. Your instincts tell you otherwise. ‘If I relax the rules,’ you…
Four Basic Principles on How to Be a Good Father
“Where did I go wrong?” This question tormented Michael, from South Africa. As hard as he had tried to be…
Immigration—Dreams and Realities
GEORGE felt desperate. He could not get enough food for his family. At the same time, neighbours were getting sick,…
How to Stop Arguing with your Spouse
The Challenge Are you and your spouse unable to discuss things calmly? Does it feel as if you are always…
PIB: We are discussing with IOC – Diezani
The Minister of Petroleum resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke says discussions are on-going with the International Oil Companies (lOC’s) operating in…
Brass LNG on track for FID – Gaius-Obaseki
Dr Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, chairman of Nigeria’s multi-billion naira Brass Liquefied Natiural Gas project has expressed hope for a Final Investment…
Billionaire U: Why Harvard Mints Mega-Rich Alums
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has its hedge-fund quants, the University of Southern California has its movie moguls. But if…
Impact of petroleum industry law on FDI
One of the pertinent questions in the energy corridors of Nigeria, Africa’s premier oil and gas producer is: what ails the…
NNPC to grow Nigerian Content to 70% – GMD
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has pledged to partner with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board to grow Nigerian…
Nigerian Content attracts $500m FDI in 30 months – Alison-Madueka
Implementation of Nigerian Content has attracted foreign direct investments worth over $500m in the manufacturing of equipment components for the…
Edwin Clark on PIB and the Niger Delta
Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin K. Clark has outlined his position on the Petroleum Industry Bill, awaiting passage into…
Transitional Politics in Kenya – From Colonialism to Self rule
There is overwhelming unanimity that the question of excessive loss of land was the prime mover of the independence struggle…
The Tyranny of Received Sociological Practices and Institutions in Africa
The history and politics that surround this tyranny are closely related to the way the structures and practices that reproduce…
The Tyranny of Received Sociological Knowledge
As a discipline, sociology carries a great deal of historical baggage based on its origins and the key concerns and…
The Sociological Imagination and Africa
Without getting into the endless debate as to whose sociology and whose imagination, questions that take us into the validity…
The Logic of Indirect Rule as an Instrument of Political Control and Exploitation in Kenya
The colonial policy strategies have long been presented in Kenya as if there were no exceptions in their application to…
The Market as an Instrument of Political Control and Exploitation: Taxation and Markets for Labour
Taxation was widely used as a policy instrument to regulate the labour market not only in Kenya but also throughout…