Hundreds of million for 90 minutes, peanuts for a lifetime of service, by Stephanie Shaakaa
*Nigeria’s Broken Scale of Value When the Super Falcons clinched their record-extending tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in July 2025, the Presidency rolled out the red carpet. The players received national honours, three-bedroom apartments in Abuja and the promise of the naira equivalent of $100,000 each. The financial rewards were eventually fulfilled in […]
Beyond presidential election tribunal’s verdict, By Tonnie Iredia
Nigeria has never had free and fair elections because of numerous challenges; among them is what can simply be called insider abuses by electoral officials. Except the conduct of such officials are placed under proper scrutiny during election petitions, we can never know the real winners of elections in Nigeria.
Local Governments: End the joint accounts, By Obi Nwakanma
Let it be noted right away, that the Local Government Chair is the elected head of a government in his own rights. He is an elected official of state. He is not a minion of the governor. The governor of the state is not his boss. They share power constitutionally.
Emilokan, awalokan appointments will not help Nigeria, By Dele Sobowale
It is doubtful if any of Buhari’s two Ministers of Finance would have even been short-listed for interview in any Banana Republic – let alone a nation calling itself the giant of a continent.
Sow until you reap
By Funmi Komolafe The month of September is associated with fruitfulness but only for those that sow. The law of harvest is very clear, no planting, no harvest. Simply put, we need to put in something to get more of whatever we planted. You may say every farmer knows that but it is also true […]
What drives a seemingly sane woman into the arms of a bad boy?
As you readers must have realised, there are days when even the most hardened socialite doesn’t feel like mingling – no matter how exciting their diary is.
