Three months ago, President Donald Trump suddenly withdrew US forces from northern Syria that were, in part, thwarting Iran’s efforts todominate the country, declaring, “Going into the Middle East is one ofthe worst decisions ever […]
The year 2020 sneaks in on us like a stealth black hawk. It sounded so distant ten or five years ago when it became the synonym for magic. “House for all by 2020, food for […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, this week, signed the 2020 Finance Bill into law. The president had, while presenting the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly, presented the Finance Bill. “The Finance Bill has five strategic […]
Email: [email protected]: 08055001912 My friend, Henry, was a Cameroonian. We were classmates at the University of Lagos eons ago. He was a voluble man. But each time something surprised or shocked him about Nigeria and the […]
On Sunday, January 5, President Donald Trump tweeted that the United States has identified 52 sites including, “some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture.” as potential targets […]
When President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2020 budget into law on December 17, 2019, the frenzy about returning to a January-December budget cycle, which followed, far outweighed the scrutiny that the budget should be […]
On December 3, 2009, I had quipped on my facebook page, “Nigeria has existed as a nation purely on the providence of the masses and hardly by the prudence of its leaders! Here we are […]
Nigeria is to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) what Germany is to the European Union (EU). Germany is the largest economy not only in the EU, but in the entire continent of […]
Sunday, December 22, 2019 emerged like a normal day until around 9 am when a call hit my cell phone. The caller turned out to be my Chief Operating Officer (COO), Malam Salisu Umar. Calls […]
Again, President Muhammadu Buhari, this week, has declared that he would quit office at the end of his tenure in 2023.In a letter to mark the 2020 New Year celebrations in Abuja, the president said […]
It is in the nature of human societies for minions to feel morally bound to please the oga at the top. This is called loyalty. It obliges the minions to hunt for the enemies of […]
Border 101 is a first year or fresher course in the study of Citizenry Administration, which is a degree that qualifies a Nigerian as a patriotic and law abiding citizen. This Bachelor of Arts […]
Uniquely blessed, Taraba state is hugely endowed with purposeful diversity which is an important element in development. From natural to human resources, Taraba is simply a wonder. Of course, no community of people becomes and […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week released the personal statements of the 11 members who attended its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on November 25 and 26, 2019. The statement of Obadan Idia […]
The functionality and efficiency of the media vary from one place to the other. For some individuals, the media is an integral part of the society and has its role well cut out. The common […]
Last Sunday morning, a close buddy and professional colleague named Barr. Danjuma Anyeze Adamu called to inform me that he had just been appointed as Commissioner for Information and Reorientation in the administration of Governor […]
As usual, in this period, leaders engage in the culture of felicitating with the people and, particularly, pray for peace, love and tolerance among their citizens. In his message to Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari urged […]
Email: [email protected] SMS: 08055001912 Mr. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, was recently quoted as saying that only a magician could fix the power problem in the country. He probably meant it as a […]
Nigeria is navigating a treacherous financial strait that would make life more difficult for its citizens in 2020. The 2020 budget is a tall tale of the hard times just around the corner. The budget […]
Kolanut needs no introduction, fish needs no tutoring to swim…this is our Nigeria Don’t look for the meaning of anyhowness, but by the time you are done reading this, you would know the operative meaning […]
For the National Assembly members, this is a week that they cannot forget in a hurry. They deserved a huge pat on the back and they got exactly that from Nigerians including, of course, President […]
Moody’s Investors Service, a global credit rating agency, last week downgraded Nigeria’s sovereign rating due to what it described as the increasing fragility of the country’s public finances as regards to the dependence of the […]
The World Bank has handed the federal government something that sounded more like a directive than a casual warning. In its 2019 Nigeria Economic Update Report the bank stressed that if government fails to reform […]
Late Alhaji Wada Nas was a prolific writer, an astute politician and a former Minister of state for Education and later special duties in the regime of Late General Sani Abatcha. When the military relinquished […]
Last weekend, I was at my mechanic’s workshop in Kubwa, a sprawling satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, when an apprentice was narrating the jungle justice meted out to an adulterer in his […]
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