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Month: January 2019
Front Page News
AUDIO: Whose Interest Is Former President Obasanjo Protecting? – At Front Page News & Analysis
AUDIO: Whose Interest Is Former President Obasanjo Protecting? – At Front Page News & Analysis
Lagos Talk91.3; Morning Digest
AUDIO: Lagos APC Deputy Governor Gubernatorial Candidate; Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat At Morning Digest With Jimi Disu
AUDIO: Lagos APC Deputy Gubernatorial Candidate; Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat At Morning Digest With Jimi Disu
Government
From N17k, You Will Now Pay N25k For Your 32-Page Passport Booklet
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it will commence issuance of the new passport in the Federal Capital Territory from March 4. Sunday James, the public relations officer of NIS, made this known in a […]
Issues/Policy
Understanding the Guber Imbroglio in Imo State By Greg Nwadike
Imo, like every other state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has just three senatorial districts of unequal delimitations namely; Imo West (Orlu Senatorial zone), Imo East (Owerri senatorial zone) and Imo North (Okigwe Senatorial […]
Issues/Policy
Now That Atiku Has Gone To America And Come Back By SKC Ogbonnia
The thickest cloud hanging over the candidacy of the presidential nominee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, had been that he could not set his foot in the American soil […]
Government
N27,000 as New Minimum Wage Unacceptable – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 new National Minimum Wage adopted by the National Council of States on Tuesday. Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, the NLC General Secretary, made this known to NAN on […]
Life Style
Lionheart: Women Taking Leadership By Melissa Mordi
The most powerful scene in Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut, Lionheart, takes place between Nnaji’s Adaeze and her uncle, Godwill. They’re sitting in the back of a car and Adaeze stares at her uncle, anxiety written […]
Editorial
Shehu Shagari: A Life of Significance | Guardian (NG)
The death of Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari at the sunset of last year marked the drawing down on the curtain of a generation of leaders in this nation. His place in the nation’s history is […]
Tribute
Shehu Shagari, Part Hero By Eric Teniola
Almost 35years after he was overthrown from power, former President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari answered his final call last month. He was 93. He was the most prominent link between the first and second republic. […]
Issues/Policy
Double Standard Intergrity And The Buhari Legacy – Part 2 By Akin Fadeyi
On that faithful day, September 18, 2018, I had a fairly long phone discourse with ordinary Ahmed Musa, the popular Presenter on Brekete Family Human Rights Radio. I wanted to hear straight from him about […]
Government
Amosun’s Quest For Social Justice in Ogun State By Luke Onyekakeyah
I have been provoked to comment on the political imbroglio in APC in Ogun State which is wrongly compared to what is happening in Imo State. The two scenarios are different. For, while Governor Ibikunle […]
Issues/Policy
Thousands of Nigerian Refugees Fleeing Boko Haram Forced Back By Cameroon | Guardian (UK)
The United Nations said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by the forced return by Cameroon of thousands of refugees to north-east Nigeria, where Boko Haram Islamists pose a continuing threat to civilians. “This action […]
Issues/Policy
Of Presidential Debates And Incompetent Governance, By Uddin Ifeanyi
It matters, therefore, that invited to adjudge the suitability of different individuals for the office of president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we should place great store on their respective understanding of the problems […]
Issues/Policy
Yola DisCo: Matters Arising and Why BPE Needs To Suspend Its Re-privatisation, By Odion Omonfoman
It would therefore be more practical to consider a different approach and re-design of the privatisation model for Yola DisCo to achieve a successful re-privatisation. Breaking up Yola DisCo into several DisCos along state boundaries, […]
Issues/Policy
President Buhari: Taking Action On the Ganduje Bribery Videos Is In Your Court, By Audu Bukarti
Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, Following your recent appearance on Kadaria Ahmed’s widely-televised programme, “The Candidates”, I write to raise some issues regarding your response to several questions on the viral video clips allegedly showing Governor […]
Issues/Policy
The Debaters, Buhari’s Middle Finger And Atiku’s Own Goal, By ‘Fisayo Soyombo
The presidential candidates of the alternate political parties…must be wondering why their performances have assumed lesser significance to the absence of ‘Butiku’, as coined by Ezekwesili. The answer is simple: 2019 is still about PDP […]
Economy
2019 Budget: Finding Money For Nigeria’s Budget Cycles, By Oluseun Onigbinde
Nigeria needs to boldly face its issues, and the post-election era in 2019 is another window for doing the right thing. We cannot keep expanding expenditure without a review of the other side of the […]
Tribute
B.U. Onyenokwe: A Teacher of All Time By Fred Ohwahwa
The last time I saw Chief Bernard Uwadinisu Onyenokwe was several years ago. I had driven from Port Harcourt straight to his house in Effurun, near Warri. He was expecting me because we had spoken […]
Economy
Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves On The First Day of 2019 By Salisu Na’Inna Dambatta
There was a triumphant mood in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in particular, and the wider national financial sector in general when it came to light that Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves stood at a […]