Backpage:What Happens When Oil Prices Fall?
When politicians, fund managers and development professionals look to highlight the success of democratic Nigeria, they typically point to one, key statistic: when the military stood down in 1999 after…
Nigeria: Our oyel money, dollar, naira, and follies of the heart
The owner of the body does not say that he is in no pain, while we insist on commiserating with him for his sleeplessness and his restlessness. (One does not…
APC Postpones House of Assembly Primaries Over Kano Bombing
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its House of Assembly primaries, scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2014 across the nation. The postponement is a mark of respect for those…
PVC: We Are Not Stupid People, Fashola Tells INEC
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Sunday dismissed explanations being advanced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to back its non-distribution of the Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) in…
Overland Airways Plane Crashes in Ilorin
A Nigerian aircraft has crashed in the north central city of Ilorin Nigeria. However, no casualties were recorded sources said. The aircraft belonging to Overland Air Ways had a minor…
Praise: The Way Through (II)
As we celebrate thanksgiving and take advantage of black Friday and cyber Monday shopping, let’s remember the words of the wisest man, King Solomon: “For as he thinketh in his…
Why I’m Leaving PDP, Says Oduah’s Former Husband
Even though there are speculations that the reason former Minister of State for Works under President Goodluck Jonathan, Chris Ogiemwonyi, is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All…
OAU Students Boo At Jonathan
It was a nasty experience for President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, as students turned the institution into a protest ground. Armed with placards, the…
Contempt of Court: Tambuwal Wants Police IG Jailed
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to help find out why the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, decided to…
Explosion Rocks Kano Central Mosque… Jonathan, Atiku Condemn Attack
The spate of bombings in Nigeria is not showing any signs of abating soon. On Friday, three explosions devastated the Central Mosque, Kano,killing 35 people. Eyewitnesses said the explosions had…