I grew up hearing the sound of the Railways, first in Ibadan, living as we were in those days not very far from the Agodi Gates, and then at Umuahia, with the Umuahia Central Station […]
According to Oxfam International’s ‘Inequality In Nigeria, Exploring the Drivers,’ a report published last week, the combined wealth of Nigeria’s five richest citizens, nearly $30 billion, can end extreme poverty in the country.
There is a sinister narrative that has gone viral on social media, which laments that major world leaders do not have children but they are making decisions about the present and future of the world. […]
A Nigerian woman, Euphemia Chinyeaka Okeke, 41, has admitted she unlawfully obtained citizenship by entering into a sham marriage with a Houston man, Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez announced yesterday. Okeke, a resident of Louiseville […]
There was this story among the popular folklore in the South Western part of the country. It was a story of the tortoise and his In-law. For some strange reasons, many of the stories in […]
Once again, we are witnessing the season of official hypocrisy in the celebration of the life and death of General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo who passed on recently. The remains of the late military governor of […]
Muhammad Babandede, the new comptroller-general of the Nigeria immigration service (NIS), says he has authorised state commands to replace lost passports, and also commence change of name due to marriage. Both exercises were hitherto done […]
“The corruption and oppression mix brings into focus two classes that are in diametrical opposition, and are at daggers drawn in Nigeria. The classes are the corrupt oppressors and the corrupt oppressed.” I made this […]
Three important documents released in the past week – respectively from Nigeria’s federal government and two by respected international NGOs, Chatham House and OXFAM – separately offer important insights into why the present effort to […]
The Nigerian Ports Authority and and Integrated Logistics Services Nigeria Limited (Intels), Nigeria’s leading logistic firm for the oil and gas industry, are locked in a fierce business dispute, with the NPA threatening to terminate […]
That Nigeria is a lawless country is an understatement. And that ‘anything goes’ is the order of the day is also a true statement. Our potentially great nation has major socio-political problems to contend with […]
“More often, therefore, because our anti-corruption agencies are under pressure to justify their existence and show that they are working, they often tend to prefer the show over the substance” – Senate President, Bukola Saraki, […]
The recent scandal in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation involving the disappearance of N11bn worth of petrol is another disturbing occurrence in a company to which scandal, fraud and inefficiency have become second nature. It […]
The NBC must increase its capacity to address the rise of hate speech in our society. It is, however, important to note that it is not the work of NBC alone to do that, so […]
For sure, writing or discussing about Boko Haram and any government in power is like stepping on landmine. But there are questions to ask. Over the past fortnight, daily newspapers have featured articles as framed […]
I agree with those who impugned arguments that designating the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as the person who “will co-ordinate the activities of the government,” while President Muhammadu Buhari is away on his medical leave […]
To look to the family for values to help us disable the big man, revamp our systems and build strong institutions, we must repair the broken hedge… We must take responsibility and recognise that what […]
When will Nigeria start to even be a country that can defend itself against invasion by Cameroon or Niger without having to run to Russia, China and America or whoever else? Or will we only […]
With Dangote’s dominance of critical sectors of our economy, it is just a matter of time before every aspect of the economy comes under its looming shadow. The implications of such a colossal monopolistic economic […]
Contrary to what some analysts have recently suggested, endemic corruption in Nigeria has no genetic foundation, but it is rather a manifestation of several “social norms” that make sharp practices an acceptable way of life. […]
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