How The Lawan Senate Failed its First Major Test
Senator Ahmed Lawan is the Chairman and President of Nigeria’s 9thNational Assembly. His emergence as Senate President was prefaced by a lot of politicking and brick-bats within the ruling All…
The wrong way to defend the Naira
A report on Page 33 of the Punch Newspaper edition of June 21st 2019 has indicated that “between April 2018 and March 2019, the Central Bank of Nigeria injected over…
Wobbly Start for Governor Ihedioha
There must be something about political power that makes otherwise good men to act contrary to expectations once in power. And it can be very dispiriting. Let me mention immediately…
In His Own Words:The Stolen Victory and Mysterious Death of Moshood Abiola –Thomas Pickering
On July 7, 1998, Thomas Pickering, former US Ambassador to Nigeria (1981-83) and Under-Secretary for Political Affairs, (1997-2000) was meeting with Abiola when he collapsed and later died after drinking…
June 12 Celebrations; Good Triumphs Over Evil!
Like a stubborn sphinx that refused to be interred, June 12 has risen after 26 years to get its rightful place in the annals of the country’s history. When those…
President Buhari`s National Democracy Day Speech – Full Text
Protocols: I warmly welcome and thank you for honouring our invitation to attend this National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit. I am deeply appreciative of my brother Presidents for your attendance.…
The inevitable choice between N10,000 notes and redenomination
Nigeria’s Currencyprofile has,notably, failed to serve the needs of our people and oureconomy. Evidently,lower denominations of primary kobo coins and low value noteshave been largelyrejected by the public because of…
Ndigbo; As 2019 Beckons
For Ndigbo, another chance beckons in 2019. Yes, in 2019, Nigeria will go through another election process. After the self-inflicted tragedy of 2015, the coming election should be an opportunity…
PMB’s second term: Ain’t no stopping us now, we’re on the move
Those who were young (men-about-town) in the 80s will remember the 1979 hit track by McFadden & Whitehead, titled Ain’t no stopping us now. The lyrics goes thus: Ain’t no…
Maximizing The Gains Of The New Local Government Financial Autonomy.
In line with its tradition of taking hard and difficult decisions with far-reaching implications on the Nigerian system, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari recently granted financial autonomy to local…