Gov Alex Otti’s “exit” plan controversy, by Ochereome Nnanna
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti (OFR), recently got tongues wagging when he, once again, averred that at the end of his tenure he would hand over and disappear from politics. He harped on the need to give the youth a chance to lead, affirming that there are young people who are more intelligent, qualified, […]
Queen Amina Mohammed and the Rosewood Gang – By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo
Amina Mohammed came in 2015. The trade was already flourishing. Ware houses in Lagos, Shagamu, Ijebu Ode were filled with logs of rosewood (Kosso). Trucks plying interstate roads sagged with heavy logs. Everywhere was all littered with wood.
The crude factor in our budget – By Sonny Atumah
President Muhammadu Buhari last week presented the Appropriation Bill of N8.6 trillion for 2018 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly. Dubbed Budget of Consolidation, the President hoped to sustain the reflationary policies of the past two budgets in 2016 and 2017.
Keke Marwa vs bullet-proof cars
The first time I saw keke Marwa as a means of mass transportation was in Bangkok, Thailand in 1989. I felt like a proper tourist, if not a native as I hopped from one motorcycle to another in search of cheap textile materials. I was apprehensive at first but I soon overcame my fear.
For the Adoghes: 50 years of marital bliss
In 1962, a dashing young man met a devastatingly beautiful 15-year-old damsel (the chairman of the anniversary reception last Saturday, Engr. Edgert Imomoh, the couple’s friend for the past 50 years, wondered what he was doing with a 15-year-old girl).
Nigeria Police Force gets a pasting!
A total of 127 countries that aren’t currently embroiled in protracted civil conflicts were assessed on four law enforcement related fronts and we came last in all four categories
