Nigeria Customs Service leads efforts to minimize hunger
It is not often that a leader successfully maintains a delicate balance between the nation’s challenging economic concerns and calls for better governance. At a joint security forces press briefing…
Death and the hereafter, by Valentine Obienyem
Death has become a focal point for many writers, as it seems to be rampant in Nigeria at the moment. Consider the recent passing of Dr. Ajulu Uzodike, Chief…
Protest: How 19 states were hit with diverse impacts on day one
The much-publicised nationwide protest against bad governance began across states of the federation on Thursday in different magnitudes and dimensions. The protest with hashtag #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria is planned to end on…
How Africa’s ‘ticket’ to prosperity fueled a debt bomb
August 1, 2024 In 2002, Africa seemed poised to rise. Wealthy creditor nations were wiping billions of dollars of unsustainable debt off the books of sub-Saharan countries, and global demand…
EFCC, Yahaya Bello and selective prosecution, by Sabiu Gaya
Without prejudice to the outcome of the various cases now active in many courts on the matter of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and former Kogi state governor,…
Onanuga’s recklessness, by Valentine Obienyem
Besides the trending old lyrics from Mike Ejeagha, “gwo gwo gwo gwom”, another issue that gained traction on social media platforms was the trademark diatribes from Mr. Bayo Onanuga,…
Tinubu signs Development Commission Establishment Bills
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills to accelerate development across geo-political zones in the country. The President has assented to the North-West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and…
Anti-Corruption fight: One law for the friend, another for the foe
I read a statement by some Civil Society Organizations who called out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly shielding perceived friends of the system and unfairly persecuting those…
Dangote and his many mansions, by Ken Ugbechie
It’s no longer news. Aliko Dangote, the billionaire entrepreneur and Africa’s richest man has many mansions spread across the country and in no fewer than 14 African nations. But these…
In search of purpose-driven leaders, by Monday Philips Ekpe
The Inclined Leader sounds like an intellectual effort directed at individuals who have a disposition towards leadership. I cannot say why the author chose the adjective “inclined” to headline a…