No Cars Allowed: Big Cities Look to Curb Vehicles for Good

February 3, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Germany, home of the high-speed autobahn, is perhaps one of the few countries  that has had as intense a love affair with the automobile as the U.S. But in an  effort to go green, the country’s second-largest city is studying … Read More

Obama Begs CEOs To Hire Unemployed Americans

January 31, 2014 | konknaijaboy

US President Barack Obama is asking major corporations for their help in putting the long-term unemployed back to work.

CEOs from companies like Apple, Walmart, Visa and Boeing are heading to the White House on Friday to deliver commitments to … Read More

There Is No Sign Nigeria Will Break Up In 2015 – US Envoy

January 31, 2014 | konknaijaboy

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, has said there was no sign the country would break up.

Speaking during an interactive session with some journalists in Lagos, Entwistle said his country, contrary to misconception, was not preparing  … Read More

Don’t Trivialise Corruption, Tackle It, By Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at TEDxEuston

January 20, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Below is the transcript of the address of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the TEDxEuston:

Before I start I think I’m going to ask for something. I don’t know if … Read More

Dozens Of Homosexuals Flee Bauchi State As Gays In The North Get Arrested

January 16, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Human Rights activists have cried out that dozens of gay men have fled while some have been arrested in northern Nigeria because of the draconian anti-gay law that makes same-sex marriage/relationship a crime .

According to them, the witch hunt … Read More

New York: A Bite of The Big Apple

January 3, 2014 | konknaijaboy

As soon as the Arik Flight W3 107, a roomy and comfy Airbus, touched down at the JKF international airport in New York, you get the hint of a state in a hurry. New York is indeed in a hurry, … Read More