Owo Ranch: Attention, Gov Peter Mbah! By Ochereome Nnanna
I have visited Enugu State three times since Dr Peter Mbah assumed office as Governor of Enugu State. In two of those visits, I participated in guided tours of his project sites. He regularly trends for high performance. This is not mere hype. Mbah is not only a top performer; he is visionary in broad […]
The courts as gambling houses
Once upon a time in this country, election petitions were settled within the two-month intervals between the polls and swearing-in of elected officials. For instance, the staggered elections of 1979 culminated in the presidential poll on August 11, 1979.
Post-amnesty confusion
A few weeks after the ex-militants reported to camp, it became obvious that Nigeria would always be Nigeria, even when the most serious issues that threaten the survival of Nigeria is involved.
Soludo’s rough road
SINCE Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo entered the race for the governorship of Anambra State a few months ago, he must have gone through enough experience to make his five-year sojourn at the Central Bank of Nigeria a child’s play.
Abba-Aji: Servant or sabo?
By Ochereome Nnanna I HAVE never been in the habit of blaming political appointees for acts of omission and commission in government. I am a firm believer that as the buck stops on the table of the chief executive officer, and since he hires and fires these appointees, he must answer for any fault of […]
Vultures on the rooftops
THERE has been a tendency to play safe on the part of the Nigerian media with regard to the latest hospitalisation of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. The Tribune Newspapers have been the boldest in covering all angles it believes relevant to the developing news.
