Economic hardship: South-East traders lament low patronage, high costs
…Residents demand government intervention as traders seek grants, lower levies By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinedu Adonu, Vincent Ujumadu, Jeff Agbodo, Chimaobi Nwaiwu and Emma Iheaka UMUAHIA — Residents and traders across the South-East have lamented the rising cost of goods and services, declining consumer purchasing power and worsening business conditions, urging the Federal Government to introduce […]
Nigeria: One kidnap too many, theatre of crimes
To many Nigerians, the word “incredible” is still very appropriate to describe the death of former Attorney-general of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the late Bola Ige who was gruesomely murdered on December, 21, 2001 of his Ibadan home, Oyo State .
La Tour Eiffel as my teacher’s memorial
HER mastery of the subject, daunting radiance and ravishingly beautiful gait was the elixir to jazz up the French class.
Statecraft in the African Renaissance amidst regime change (3)
INTERESTINGLY, it is only in Yoruba land, and I stand to be corrected, where the problem of abandoned properties did not afflict the Igbos.
Statecraft in the African Renaissance by Gov Fashola (2)
IN some parts of West Africa, political change and possibly the quest for a better life, has acquired a new image. It is now anchored on Islam, by the group now classified as the Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb.
Role of statecraft in the African Renaissance by Gov Fashola
AFRICA Rising – That is the headline of last week’s cover of Time Magazine. It is for me an appropriate place to start my discussion on the theme “Governance, Security and Peace in Africa”; and if I might say so at the onset, it is a somewhat misleading if not patronizing headline.
