Too many fake tendencies in Nigeria, by Tonnie Iredia
Notwithstanding its nebulous status, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) was able to appoint a director-general and hundreds of staff. It also secured an office space at the federal secretariat and indeed found its way into the nation’s budget with a Budget Code 0111062001 assigned to it. This huge achievement was attained by the […]
People in glass houses…
LAST week, Elder Godsday Orubebe, the “Honourable” Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, decided to launch an attack on Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi – who heads the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) as well as Rivers State.
Opposition or Confrontation: Which way forward?
The pleasant news in the last few weeks is that the country would see a ‘Mega‘ Political Party through the merging of some important opposition parties. Thus, the merging of ACN, CPC and ANPP could give the country the semblance of a strong and virile opposition party, if everything goes well. For the first time, it might be possible to have an alternative party to the ruling PDP at the Centre.
Between Greek gift and absurdity
NIGERIAN history may have gone full circle- from the founding fathers who could not tell a lie to the current crop of leaders, particularly at the central government, who cannot tell the truth.
Police shock for Jonathan
RECENTLY, we had an interesting discussion on drunk driving in our tennis club. A member had finished a whole bottle of Hennessey and on a reckless drive home had a somersault.
Neoliberal capitalism isn’t just working
What Oxfam will not say, is that neoliberal capitalism has put loads of money in the pockets of the Aliko Dangotes and Femi Otedolas (with their new yachts toys), but it has pauperized the mass of Nigerians.
