Ibadan: Diary of a visitor
By Annabelle Macford When I was informed by my former office that I’ll be working in Ibadan for a few months, I felt indifferent. As a Lagos brought-up, I assumed…
Nigeria is Foolfty-three…
By Ken Ugbechie Chinua Achebe’s swansong, There Was a Country, a compelling personal narrative of the civil war, best captures the state of the nation called Nigeria. Once the novel…
Why Jonathan Fired Nine Ministers
Performance and political relevance in the run up to 2015 were part of the yardsticks deployed by President Goodluck Jonathan in sacking nine ministers shortly after the Federal Executive Council…
Adesina: How I burst the fertilizer racket
Report by Tessy Igata In September 2000, following a decade of major United Nations conferences and summits, world leaders came together at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to…
2015: Jonathan set to dump Tukur
To save his political life which is fast slipping away, President Goodluck Jonathan is said to have concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,…
Animal Farm…
By Ken Ugbechie In his epic novel, Animal Farm, George Orwell ( real name Eric Blair) painted the picture of an animal family which badly wanted to free itself from…
First Bank to raise $300m from international markets
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has concluded a debt capital raising exercise in the international markets through a US $300 Million subordinated Tier 2 transaction. Its Head, Marketing and Corporate…
Accolades for NCC as Editors tinker non-oil Nigeria
If there was ever any doubt as to the relevance of telecom in the growth of the economy of modern Nigeria, such doubt dissolved at the just-ended 9th All Nigerian…
Politics, Religion Tear Nigeria Apart
By Tessy Igata “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people”….
Why Akwa Ibom is Africa newest tourism hub
By Annabelle Macford Ever wondered why everybody is migrating to Akwa Ibom State? Ever pondered why the whole world now empties into the Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom which was…
