Trump: Lesson for Nigeria, by Stephanie Shaakaa
None of this means that Democrats have secured a permanent realignment of American politics. Nor does it automatically determine who will win the next presidential election
Karin Barber on the Nigerian Press and the making of the first Yoruba novel
ALL literature is ideological, so says Karin Barber in one of her ever cerebral and insightful works on Yoruba literature.
Tony Blair’s religious reconcilatory efforts
THE front page of Friday, November 23, 2012 Vanguard carries the prominent picture captioned “Reconciliation: From left were: Bishop Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Designate; the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; former Prime Minister Tony Blair; President, Christian Association of Nigeria, C.A.N, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, and Estu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar at the launching of Tony Blair Foundation Led-Work, to encourage reconciliation between Christian and Moslem communities.
Before we sack Sanusi
SHOULD we sack Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for calling for a drastic cut-down of public sector workforce to make more money available for capital development?
Eko 2012, NPL and Alibay at 80
I live in Lagos. I counted myself lucky that this time I did not have to travel out for the National Sports Festival. This time the festival was to be brought to my doorstep.
Should government sack 50% of civil servants?
At the Second Annual Capital Market Retreat in Warri, the CBN Governor, Lamido Sanusi, made a strong case against the current dedication of about 70% of national income to purely consumption by civil servants and politicians, who comprise less than 1% out of our population of over 160 million.
