Why does opposition look less ready than they were in 2023?, by Stephanie Shaakaa
With the January 16, 2027 presidential election approaching, several of prominent opposition figures are once again pursuing separate tickets.
Waiting for Hillary Clinton
THE biggest political buzz in the U.S. was, is, has been and will continue to be about Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady, Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State. Will she or will she not contest the presidency? Even without an answer to this question, it appears as if the gods have decided that come November, 2016, the U.S. presidency will be hers. But Hillary is yet to publicly declare her interest in running for the White House.
Much ado about “foreign technical assistant”
There was no way I was going to write my column this week without commenting on an issue that descended from the blues and spread like wild bush fire.
EK Clark, PHD
NIGERIA is saddled with a number of problematic elders. These are people raised in the system by the system. They grew up and occupied so many enviable positions as youth. Now, they are in their late seventies and eighties. They are supposed to have vacated the stage for the generation of today to tackle today’s challenges with the vision and vigour of today’s people. But they do not have much chance because the people who stole their tomorrow are still on the stage, causing trouble and haunting the system like diabolical ghosts. Yet they are called: “elder statesmen”. The “elder” part is obvious. But the “statesmen aspect” is a dubious misnomer.
The $20 Billion that would not go away
At last the Federal government has committed to hiring independent Forensic Auditors to verify, and get to the roots of the persistent allegation of a missing $20 billion from the oil accounts. This move was announced on Thursday by Finance Minister and the Federal government’s Chief Treasurer, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at a press briefing following her appearance before the senate’s Finance Committee which had commenced investigations into the alleged missing funds.
Suffering and smiling (2)
Every day my people dey inside bus, every day my people dey inside bus Forty-nine sitting, ninety-nine standing,Them go pack themselves in like sardine,Them dey faint, them dey wake like cock,Them go reach bed, power no dey,Them go reach road, go-slow go come,Them go reach road, police go slap,Them go reach road, army go whip,Them go look pocket, money no dey,Them go reach work, query ready”
