PERSPECTIVE

Seven laws of power

By Bayo Ogunmupe

ALWAYS dream of power by shooting higher than you can reach. Don’t bother to be better than your contemporaries and predecessors, just try to be better than yourself. This is why I am introducing you to these laws of leadership. To me, leadership, success and power mean the same thing. So, learn to use them interchangeably.

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Germany to grow involvement in Nigerian LNG

Goodluck & Merkel

Germany will increase its involvement in Nigeria's liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, as Africa's most populous nation looks to take advantage of its vast gas reserves.

WORLD NEWS

South Sudan's flag raised at independence ceremony

 By Will Ross

Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have watched the raising of the new country's flag at an independence ceremony in the capital, Juba as United Nations admits the newly created country to be the 193rd member.

OPINION/COMMENT

Kosovo's young people deserve a better future

Ethem Ceku

The end of the 1999 war opened a new chapter of history for the citizens of Kosovo. We are forever grateful to the European and American civilizations for the hand they extended - they made it possible for us to live freely and to have the right to sovereign decision-making.

EXCLUSIVE NEWS FEATURE

Chinese workers in Africa marrying Africans                                                         

Chinese Workers in Africa Who Marry Locals Face Puzzled Reception at Home. In response to a growing gender imbalance in their home country, Chinese men look elsewhere to find partners. This isn't my normal focus, but I found this dispatch from the good people at ChinaSmack amusing. The post is replete with photos and ruminates on the growing phenomenon of Chinese men marrying African women, as Chinese presence in Africa continues to expand. A taste of the photos and associated captions:

OPINION/VIEWPOINT

Rivers’ Poverty Enhancement Programme (RIVAPEP)

 By Odimegwu Onwumere

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If the members of Keke Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (KORAN), Rivers State branch, knew that they would be losing their job today, they would not have pleaded with Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State to call his aides to order over the unremitting harassment of them in November, 2009. In that year, Samuel Vidoh, secretary of KORAN and Dickson Nyemaichechukwu, Public Relations Officer (PRO), expressed this discontentment.