Of course I watched the match and I believe millions of Nigerians did (My brother Steve Ukpong rang by 2.15 am to find out the station that was airing the match) that is the passion, the sacrifice, that most Nigerians paid, banishing sleep to be able to see what I have always considered ‘…a mere friendly’.

By Dele Sobowale “On earth there is nothing great but man; in man there is nothing great but mind”, Sir William Hamilton, 1788-1856. The Honourable Minister for Trade and Investments is one public official who, at the beginning, appeared to be cast in a superfluous role in an over-bloated cabinet of over forty Ministers and […]

In the light of popular perception regarding the virtue of large reserves, it may seem incredible for anyone to suggest that the process of accumulating reserves by the Central Bank of Nigeria is in reality, actually the primary reason for a low value naira.

For ten years of married life, my wife and I did not have a child. We did not have one because we did not want one. In my case, I was just not ready.

Wednesday last week was a public holiday because, according to the federal government, 29the May is “Democracy Day”. The choice of that date and the political significance it has acquired are due to Olusegun Obasanjo whose inauguration as a civilian President took place on May 29, 1999. Since Obasanjo left office in 2007, his successors, namely, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, have retained the public holiday he introduced fourteen years ago.