Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s truest capitalist? By Suleiman A. Suleiman
([email protected]; 07066451983 SMS) Nigeria has a complicated relationship with capitalism. For the most part, it is barely understood. In Nigeria, capitalism is often presented as something inherently bad. This draws from the residual legacy of Nigerian Marxism, and a religious ethos that sometimes viewspoverty as a moral trophy. The idea that “money is the root of all evil” remains one of the most popular sayings in our public culture, even […]
Trump’strump card, elixir forfossil fuels nations
Experts believe that Trump in his orchestrated America First policy is using energy to stimulate an economy that was on the verge of ceding its number one status to China
Happy spouse day
Some of us are stiff-necked people who only see the bad and ugly sides of our spouses
Rascality does not know party boundaries
When Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State cries of being a victim of alleged political contrivances weaved by agents and agencies of the Federal Government he ordinarily should win sympathy from us. It is after all, natural for victims of oppression to garner sympathy. However, when acolytes of the ‘oppressed,’
This fleeting life
Like our Uncle Sam always says, ‘something usually happens when your time is not up
The politics of power transition
POWER is transient. Despite this ancient and eternal truth, transition of power from an incumbent to a successor can be quite complex. Very few can be as seamless as that in Mauritius on Monday January 23. Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth, 86, told his fellow citizens that his age can no longer bear the weight of his office. He called his 55-year old son, Pravind Jugnauth, who is also the Finance Minister and handed over to him. This is a father-to-son deal which is usual in a monarchy, not a ‘democracy’
