Waiting for Buhari’s cabinet and change
ON 3 June 2015, I was a guest on CoolTV’s morning programme, “Good Morning Nigeria.” The topic was “Buhari’s job as a democrat.” I added “so far,”on reading the invitation e-mail, wondering if the show’s producer or anchor hadn’t betrayed an unusual case of what might be called “change anxiety.”
Effect positive change in National Theatre – Ali -Balogun
“Why can’t the federal government do a thorough positive transformation change of national theatre like it happened in other areas like Freedom Park, Lagos, rather, people come, collect subvention without any tangible results. If urgent steps should be taken to rectify things, the institution will bring in international patronage and reposition the place to its original status.”
Buhari: So far, so …
“No mind them. They think they are still in the opposition. They have the power now, we want to see their campaign promises being fulfilled,” said Rita. “Please cut the man some slack. To be honest, President Buhari has tried considering the rot he met on ground,” said Ade. “Oh really? Tried you say? In real life or in your dreams? All I have seen in the past 30 days are complaints, rash decisions which the media persons are left to deny. It’s been a one man show.
N8bn CBN fraud: EFCC expresses concern over bias allegation against judge
Ibadan —It was a hot legal tussle yesterday at the Federal High Court, Ibadan division during the on-going trial of some staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria and others over alleged stealing of N8 billion mutilated currency notes as the Prosecution, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) expressed concern over delay and allegations of bias which some defence counsel made against the trial judge, Justice Ayo Nathaniel Emmanuel saying the moves were meant to scuttle the trial.
Return of violent crimes in Lagos?
First, was the bank robbery operation at the high brow Lekki area, penultimate Thursday. Commercial activities went on at usual, with workers looking forward to retiring home in the evening , when all of a sudden, some fierce looking gunmen, said to have come in through the lagoon, into an empty but fenced land beside a shopping complex which borders two second generation banks , by the Lekki round about , end of the bridge, came visiting.
Resolving the leadership crisis: A case for social mobility
By Tabia Princewill Nigeria is currently in a catch 22 situation: It is difficult to create something new from something old yet for the new to emerge and give birth to more of its kind, the old would have to agree or allow this process in the first place. The leopards attempting to “change” their […]
