Two Years of APC: Are You Happy this Democracy Day
By KEN UGBECHIE By this time tomorrow, it will be two years in the life of the APC-led Federal Government. It will also be another Democracy Day and exactly 18…
Bala Mohammed, EFCC and the rule of law
Ifeanyi Mbakogu What could be the motive behind the ordeal of former minister of the federal Capital territory Senator Bala Mohammed? That is the zillion naira question concerned Nigerians are…
Bala Mohammed: When Justice is the Victim!
Emma Agu That the anti-graft posture of the Muhammadu Buhari Administration is desirable cannot be disputed. That the campaign has recorded some remarkable successes is also a statement of fact….
That NIA’s Black-Budget and Mysterious Whistle-blower
By Yushau A. Shuaib Preparatory to the daring and merciless military operations against Boko Haram members, top officers of security and intelligence agencies were in Lagos and Abuja, towards the…
Hadi Sirika, a different kind of minister, by Ken Ugbechie
For a moment, I thought the minister of state for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, must belong to another part of the world. When he swore to his honour that he would…
BBNaija: Efe won ‘based on logistics’, by Ken Ugbechie
As the story goes, Efe Michael Ejeba (Warri Boy) is now a millionaire and a proud owner of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) courtesy of Big Brother Naija reality show….
All politics, zero governance, by Ken Ugbechie
Brash and rash Hameed Ali is the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). A retired Colonel, he arrived at his duty post with an attitude. And he generously…
Senates approves Buhari’s request for $500 million Eurobond
The Senate on Wednesday approved President Muhammadu’s Buhari request for 500 million dollars Eurobond in the International Capital Market to fund 2016 Budget deficit. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo,…
Magu in a maggoty mug, by Ken Ugbechie
Ibrahim Magu, the thief-catcher has had his day. Every man always has his own day; a day of high tide and a day of low tide. For Magu, his was…
Immigrants ban: Trump government mulls Supreme Court
Minutes after one White House official said the Trump administration would not appeal a 9th Circuit ruling upholding a temporary stay of the travel ban, White House chief of staff…