Ifeanyi Ubah and Nnewi Catholic Cathedral, by Tony Eluemunor
The dedication or inauguration of Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral, Nnewi, Anambra State on Wednesday 14th January was supposed to be a celebration -of the completion of their Cathedral which had been under construction since 2013. Instead, a nasty controversy ensued when a man was so disappointed, in his own opinion, that the Bishop of Nnewi Dioceses […]
Ibori, Obasanjo, Ribadu: Anatomy of corruption in Nigeria
By Tony Eluemunor Last Saturday provided a peek into the anatomy of corruption in Nigeria between 1999 and 2007. Corrupt practices were of epic dimensions and the practitioners were audacious despite President Olusegun Obasanjo and EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu’s advertised anti-graft stance. Scandalised readers asked what happened to Pentascope after it had ruined NITEL/M-Tel. Answer: […]
Ibori, Okowa, Obasanjo, Ribadu, Atiku, UK; Anti-graft “Politricks”
By Tony Eluemunor Question: How serious is Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight? Answer: That depends on the accused, the accuser and the amount of prejudice (bias, preconception, prejudgment, predisposition, partiality) and the “politricks” involved. Item1:Bureau of Public Enterprise (under Nasir el-Rufai) chose the management-contract option to enhance NITEL before privatisation and advertised for OPERATORS ONLY, not CONSULTANTS […]
Fire on the Nigerian mountain; everyone is running
By Tony Eluemunor After years of the government’s seemingly standing by as insecurity was blanketing the country, a change came. President Muhammadu Buhari signposted that change by appointing new service chiefs. Immediately the new service chiefs set to work, some discordant voices arose from various parts of the country. One of the most noticeable of […]
Zamfara Air Traffic ban; too little, too late?
By Tony Eluemunor Displaced residents of Monguno, in Borno State also alleged they saw helicopters dropping supplies for the Boko Haram insurgents in the bushes Something remarkable happened on Tuesday, March 2, 2021; President Mohammadu Buhari placed a no-flight ban on Zamfara State and directed that all mining activities in that state should cease forthwith. […]
Gen LEO Irabor: Reform the Military; coordinate operations
By Tony Eluemunor Surprisingly, the Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is often seen as an officer who has been merely kicked upstairs to make way for, sayan Army, Air or Naval Chief of Staff. In fact, there were murmurs of disaffection when former President Shehu Shagari appointed Nigeria’s first Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. […]
