Our disappearing currency denominations, by Adekunle Adekoya
MANY Nigerians may not know it, but one of the issues at the root of our current economic hardship is that certain denominations of our currency have become utterly worthless. For the younger generation who may not know, our currency was formerly denominated as pounds, shillings, and pence, since the colonial times till well after […]
Igbophobia revisited, By Donu Kogbara
In a newspaper interview last Sunday, Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna State, said that if Peter Obi is given the ADC’s presidential ticket…
No mind your nationality, you’ve got the identity of an African, By Owei Lakemfa
History was made. It was the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. Benin Republic chose this Day of Saturday July 26, 2025…
Disturbing optics from people in high places, by Kunle Adekoya
THERE is never a dull moment in our dear country, Nigeria. There is always something of interest to talk about — some of them serious issues, like the 2025 national budget…
Serial defections: How would Atiku be remembered in Nigerian politics? By Olu Fasan
Recently, on July 14, Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, announced his latest defection from a political party. It was his fifth since 1999 when Nigeria returned to civil rule. ..
Poor police pensions: Exiting CPS not a solution, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Last week’s protest by retired policeofficers clamouring for exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, once again, brought to the fore the knotty issue of police welfare. To be sure, this agitation is not new. It is as old as the scheme itself. So, to the extent that it was about improved welfare for policemen, serving and retired, it was […]
