Stealing from the poor is Abuja’s favourite game
By Dele Sobowale Two former Ministers of Humanitarian Services – one sacked but allowed to go home and the other now on the run – symbolize how public servants in Abuja view Nigeria’s poor people. They are not to be helped; they are to be robbed. President Tinubu, like his predecessors, Jonathan and Buhari – […]
Obama’s Credit Card embarrassment
IT seems implausible that the president of the United States of America could have his credit card rejected or declined when he tried to make a payment. But, it happened to President Barack Obama. Before you conclude that it might have been the handwork of some of his Republican Party opponents who were out to embarrass, if not humiliate him, please read the story.
Muhammadu Buhari: Running for President with an Anti-Corruption Bank Loan
In Nigeria, nobody gets elected as president on the platform that he is going to be an anti-corruption crusader when he gets into office.
Wanted in Nigeria: A new approach to street protests
All over the world, there is considerable consensus that democracy is the best form of government. While some applaud its people-oriented nature, others are attracted to the freedom it gives to every individual in society.
Buhari: What’s new?
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, former military head of state, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari, made his much awaited declaration to run for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. It was the fourth time since 2003 when he broke into the quadrennial vocation of seeking to rule Nigeria again.
Is AMCON/Bi-Courtney case tainted with malice and ethnicity? – 2
Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, is not a run-of-the mill lawyer. Even among Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, he occupies the front rank. As a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, he would be expected to stand, at all times, as a shinning example to others. So, when this story broke, my first reaction was shock.
