Is Rivers State Wike’s Cattle Ranch? By Ugoji Egbujo
Wike is boastful. The temptation is to take his claims with a pinch of salt. But unlike other loud and garrulous politicians, friends and foes alike say it is perilous to ignore Wike’s rants, even when he sounds inebriated. Who would have believed he was bred by a pastor? He is brash and ferocious. And […]
EFCC, big man syndrome and anti-corruption fight
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission appears reinvigorated and rejuvenated for its traditional role of fighting economic and financial crimes. It seems to be experiencing a new lease of life in the manner it has been going after some former governors and other powerful untouchables in the expired dispensation of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Na only Fulani waka come (2)
I HAVE no issue with Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso keeping his Almajiris so he could mobilise millions of herded voters at will,all I insist is that he should not run education from Abuja and churn out policies that would almajarise my own toddlers.
As Buhari visits Obama
A DECADES-long friend in Lagos was furious when President Buhari’s visit to the United States popped up in our discussion. She was too peeved to see any positive thing about the state visit.
The Cali no show, Falcons on the brink…
By PAUL BASSEY Four years ago, in a piece entitled “ One visa denial too many”, I wrote “ From September 1-11 2011 in Ravenna Italy, Nigerians sat through a harrowing experience as their decimated beach soccer team, faced a herculean task in the 5th FIFA beach Soccer competition. “Vice champions of Africa, Nigeria competed […]
Economy: Mr. President’s unfortunate mis-step
The recent announcement by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, of over N760bn disbursement to cash famished states, was popularly regarded as a bailout package, despite clarifications from the President’s Media Adviser that the income was actually the constitutional entitlement of the three tiers of government.
