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The DSS arrest of judges

The DSS arrest of judges

By now, Nigerians have heard much, but certainly not all of the fallouts of last week’s brazen arrest of Federal judges, and three honorable judges of the Supreme Court by agents of the Department of State Security, DSS.

Two sides of the same coin

Two sides of the same coin

They say that; “women hold up half the sky,” I wish it were true. No matter how much people say that men and women are equal, that female plays an important role in society. The truth is that it has never been a partnership of equals when it comes to gender. This is despite the fact that many studies have shown that when the lot of the women folks improves, the whole society benefits.

Why budgets fail in Nigeria

Why budgets fail in Nigeria

The Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, was conceived by the international community, through the World Bank, WB, and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, as a planning tool designed to enable governments to consider several programmes which cannot fit easily into an annual budget.

The futility and irrationality of revenge (9)

The futility and irrationality of revenge (9)

However, Ojukwu had been under tremendous pressure: he tried to calm separatist agitations in his region, which became more stringent and vociferous after the pogroms of May, 1966; he also struggled with the huge task of resettling over one million refugees that poured into the east from different parts of the country, especially from northern Nigeria

The Shiite siege story

The Shiite siege story

On August 8, 2014, El-Rufai, then a chieftain of the opposition Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, led a group of supporters to the home of leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Shiek Ibrahim Zakzaky, in Gyellesu, Zarina. His mission was to commiserate with the leader of the Shiite whose revulsion for Saudi Arabia, Israel and the US on matters relating to Palestine and Iran had become one of his trademarks.

Nigeria and Aisha Buhari’s frustrations

Nigeria and Aisha Buhari’s frustrations

The informal office of the First Lady of a country or a state is a concept extremely African. Often, the world is assailed with the bogus appellation of the “First Lady” of Ghana, Ethiopia, Togo or Nigeria and the rest.

Wanted in Nigeria: More DSS sting operations

Wanted in Nigeria: More DSS sting operations

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Saturday, said the solution to the Nigeria’s challenges was for the citizenry to unite and collectively evolve solution to the problems.