Day: September 13, 2018

2017 Was the World’s Most Miserable Year on Record, Study Says

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Last year was the world’s most miserable for more than a decade, according to a survey of people’s emotions in more than 145 countries. People experienced sadness, stress, worry, anger and physical pain more frequently in 2017 than in previous years, according to Gallup’s annual Global Emotions Report. The results mean the world is more “negative” than at any point since the polling company started the study in 2005. In a year dominated by war, political division and humanitarian crises, nearly four in 10 people told pollsters that they experienced…

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The Economist, HSBC Predict Buhari’s Defeat, APC Reacts

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The All Progressives Congress has criticized what it refers to as doomsday prophecies by two British-based institutions about Nigeria’s economy and the 2019 presidential election. The party’s stance was contained in a statement by its acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement was a response to reports by The Economist Intelligence Unit, the research unit of The Economist, and a multinational banking and financial services company, HSBC. The Economist had in a report, predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party would win the 2019 presidential election.…

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Vote buying: Oshiomhole is in fragile psychological state -Jonathan

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In a statement by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, former President Goodluck Jonathan has tackled the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole over allegations that vote buying was introduced by his administration. Jonathan said Oshiomhole’s remark was the direct product of his “fragile psychological state.” The erstwhile Edo State governor had during a live television programme said: “President Jonathan started this massive vote buying in Nigeria and the media must play back and do proper interview and investigation to discover the origin of the menace.” But the Otuoke,…

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