In Defence of Public Service: A Review of The Accidental Public Servant
Government in Nigeria is a dark art into which only a select few ever get initiated. Passage through the rites and rituals of initiation impose obligations. One such obligation is…
Okupe and Aso Rock: The Lonely Crowd
One of the greatest mistakes of President Goodluck Jonathan is putting together a team that reflects only him. That’s why they think alike, talk alike, and act alike. It’s a…
500 Nigerian Soldiers left in Mali; More Men Expected
About 500 Nigerian soldiers are currently on ground in Mali, according to an update from the Defence Headquarters on the current deployment status of the Nigerian contingent to the Africa…
No Uncertainty in Status of Daily Times of Nigeria Plc, Court Rules
There is no uncertainty in the affairs of the Daily Times of Nigeria PLC in relation to its shareholders, share capital, directors, chairman and secretary, a Federal High Court sitting…
NNPC, CBN, NCC, Others Squander N7.57trn Revenue in 3 Years
Emerging facts have shown that the revenue of N7.57trn generated by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and 57…
Budget delay: Opposition lawmakers threaten to veto Presidency
All the opposition members in the House of Representatives Thursday threatened to veto President Goodluck Jonathan’s power following the delay in assenting to the harmonised N4.9 billion Appropriation bill passed…
Gov. Chime Returns after Five Months Hiatus
Ailing Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime arrived in the country this morning, after about five months of controversial disappearance from the state. The governor, alleged to be suffering from…
Struggling for seats in a sinking boat
One feature of Nigeria’s electoral politics, also predating Jonathan’s presidency, is that pre-election struggles within parties to select candidates (called primaries) are, at least as fierce as main electoral contests…
NNPC’s unguarded comments
Editor: It is unacceptable for officials of any government agency to insult or disparage elected public office holders. It is even worse when the object of attack is a state…
Baba Aladura Suspends Professor Otubu from ESOCS
Professor Joseph Otubu, son of former late Baba Aladura, Humphrey Otubu, has challenged his suspension from the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS) Church at the Federal…