NYSC kidnap story: Burden of public trust, by Tonnie Iredia
Twenty (20) prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on their way to the Southeast for orientation and service year were kidnapped on October 1, 2026. Following their release some 6 days later, our traumatized country was greatly relieved. A report by the Imo state police command claimed that the corpers were rescued […]
Central bank in a dilemma over Nigerian banks
MY first major article on banks was in 1992; when one Mr Jimi Lawal, was the Managing Director of Alpha Merchant Bank. From the quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports of the bank, anyone could be forgiven for thinking that Mr Lawal, who was also a flashy dresser and certainly not conservative, as traditional bankers were, had his own mint for printing the funds his bank was allegedly making. He was not alone.
$30b loan: It’s equity or no deal
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to borrow $30 billion foreign loan has been unveiled, and will soon be tabled before the National Assembly for approval. If his intention sails through, it will be the single largest loan tranche in the history of Nigeria.
A Year After For Buhari’s Cabinet
Nigeria last had an Information Ministry when the British ruled us. Thereafter, what we have had is an established Propaganda Unit serving any government in power. Only Buhari can assess that one; and he will base his judgment on whether it has served his own purposes – not ours….
Not A Decent Way To Pay Back A Philandering Husband!
ONE thing about sinking your teeth into the forbidden fruit is you never knew when to stop. It is a fearful prospect. You are married, probably with a few kids.
Now you see it, now you don’t
Normalising corruption is the bane of what is fundamentally wrong with Nigerians today
