Inside Gusau’s ‘rotten’ NFF, by Patrick Omorodion
There is no story trending in Nigeria’s sports circle today that interests Nigerian football fans as the call on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to either resign or not to bother to seek to return in the next election. Mainstream and social media platforms are buzzing with stories on what has happened […]
Jonathan’s privatisation and misuse of power
EVIDENTLY President Goodluck Jonathan, as the Yoruba proverb goes, has eating his fill of his food and is now actively looking for what will deflate his round belly.
Planned assembly of the nation in Uyo: Confab on insecurity
THE Assembly described by the conveners of the confab on insecurity as the “national family meeting” was scheduled for July 2 and 3 at Uyo. It was also called a political summit on the future of Nigeria. The Vanguard Monday, June 24, 2013 titled its report thusly:
$300 dollars to beat Eagles, Oduduru, COSAFA, probes and other stories
The headline carried by Complete Sports newspaper yesterday was very appealing. Cash rain for Malawi to beat Eagles.
“Game on” in Rivers
IT was horrible in the corridors of power in Port Harcourt on Tuesday last week. If it were a scripted Nollywood home video, it would have been either age-barred or altogether banned by the Nigerian Video Censors Board.
Euro and China loans: A nation’s folly
The recent $1bn Euro loan is reported to be part of the federal government’s $8bn medium term external borrowing plan, which has already received the approval of the National Assembly (NASS) and the Federal Executive Council according to the DMO’s DG, Abraham Nwankwo. Incidentally, the interest payable on the $1bn Eurobond is within the same range of 6.75% as the initial $500m Eurobond issued in 2011, and similar to rates, which distressed economies like Portugal and Greece currently pay.
