Minting entrepreneurs, the Leo Stan Ekeh way, by Ken Ugbechie
Penultimate weekend, precisely Friday September 27, duty took me to Owerri, Imo state. On a flight of luxury and comfort. In a private jet, built for kings and queens. In…
EFCC, Constitution and the States, By Angela Ochioma
In a 2010 assessment report, the US-based group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), posited that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was envisaged to tackle corrupt politicians and public…
Umahi: A shining light in a lackluster cabinet?
By Shehu Galadinma It is a no brainer that the Ministry of Works is perhaps the most important portfolio in the Nigerian government cabinet – of course after the petroleum…
The President’s speech, by Pius Mordi
We rarely get to hear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu speak beyond formal ceremonies. And those occasions are few and far between. That luxury ended with President Goodluck Jonathan who routinely…
Why Nigeria Deserves UN Security Council Permanent Seat
By Tunde Rahman Nigeria has significantly contributed troops and police officers to the United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide since 1960. That year, the Nigeria Police deployed the first-ever contingent…
Ekeh’s humanity is Tinubu’s Renewed Hope, by Mesoma Chukwu
Africa’s serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, was the toast of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Friday, September 27 in Owerri, Imo state. The event was the maiden graduation ceremony of…
NNPC Limited and the ‘Unoka’ syndrome, by Pius Mordi
You have to feel for today’s generation. Of all the deprivation inflicted on them by the chain of failed leadership in Nigeria, the most severe is denying them access to…
Disaster Relief Fund: Why fix it when it is not broken?
By Yahaya Etila Recently, the federal government announced the establishment of a “Disaster Relief Fund” to address national disasters like flooding. I struggled to understand the aim and objectives because…
A national prayer fetish, by Ken Ugbechie
Nigeria has elevated religion and all its accoutrements to a fetish. The two major religions of the world, Christianity and Islam, live in Nigeria. They bloom in the south and…
Yahaya Bello vs EFCC: The persecution is real, by Chetam Nwokike
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared all doubts in the case of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. It’s a case of persecution, certainly not…