Month: September 2013

World Cup

Minister rules out bonus slash, code of conduct for Eagles

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi has delayed the implementation of a ‘code of conduct’ for Super Eagles players on international assignments. The Nigeria Football Federations’ decision to reduce bonuses earlier this...

Nigeria News

The burden of continuity in Anambra

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

As the November 16 gubernatorial elections in Anambra State draw closer, the question agitating the minds of many political observers and lovers of Anambra State is who will succeed Governor...

Nigeria News

Meat sellers, health workers, hospital row over ‘poisoned’ Pomo

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

ABUJA — The Federal Government as well as state governments, yesterday, agreed to commit N15 billion annually to equip security services to fight crude oil theft in the Niger Delta...

Nigeria News

FG, state govts earmark N15bn to fight oil theft

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

ABUJA — The Federal Government as well as state governments, yesterday, agreed to commit N15 billion annually to equip security services to fight crude oil theft in the Niger Delta...

Business

It’s crazy to spend $8bn on fuel importation – Ben Bruce

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

Federal government came under a heavy knock from the Chairman of Silver Bird Group, Ben Bruce , when he lashed out on the government for spending $8 billion on fuel...

Nigeria News

The ides of a stow-away

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

The stow-away saga involving Daniel Ohikhena has since evolved into a melodrama. Not surprising, armchair analysts are falling over themselves to help justify an action which the protagonist himself has...

North America

U.S. Hundreds of snakes found at man’s N.Y. home

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

SHIRLEY, New York (AP) — An animal-control officer had hundreds of snakes, including two 6-foot (1.8-meter) Burmese pythons, at his home, where he ran an illegal side business selling them,...

North America

Road rage leaves two drivers dead

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

Two drivers are dead after a "road rage" incident in the Ionia, Mich., area escalated into a shootout, WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids is reporting. Witnesses told the station that...

Asia Pacific

Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Japan’s Fukushima

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

DENVER (AP) — A magnitude-5.3 earthquake has hit the Japanese prefecture that is home to the nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The U.S....

North America

U.S. Navy Yard reopens as details of assault emerge

Codewit CorrespondentSeptember 20, 2013

The Washington Navy Yard reopened Thursday in an atmosphere of sadness for those lost in Monday's shooting spree, mystery over why it happened and controversy over the law enforcement response...

Minister rules out bonus slash, code of conduct for Eagles

The burden of continuity in Anambra

Meat sellers, health workers, hospital row over ‘poisoned’ Pomo

FG, state govts earmark N15bn to fight oil theft

It’s crazy to spend $8bn on fuel importation – Ben Bruce

The ides of a stow-away

U.S. Hundreds of snakes found at man’s N.Y. home

Road rage leaves two drivers dead

Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Japan’s Fukushima

U.S. Navy Yard reopens as details of assault emerge

Ogboni leader, Oba Olaitan, explodes, why members will make heaven

Codewism Philosophy

Religious conflicts in Nigeria

Daddy, I am your daughter

Anthony-Claret Onwutalobi

The Paradox of Public Condemnation: How Nigeria’s Loudest Critics Reveal Their Hidden Battles

The Paradox of Public Condemnation: When the Loudest Critics Mirror Their Hidden Lives

Public Condemnation vs. Private Struggles: A Psychological Lens on Online Morality

U.S. Court Orders Release of Confidential Files on President Tinubu’s Alleged 1990s Drug Investigation

Peter Obi’s Transformative Contributions to Education in Anambra State

Is President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Really Bad?

Stifled voices, broken society

ASA Finland and ASA Europe held the first “ASA Europe Convention” in Helsinki, Finland

Princewills Trust: Second Batch Winners set to hit Dubai

Gona Stanley Author on Codewit