The US built world’s greatest card system
By YVONNE-FAITH ELAIGWU The history of payments is, in many ways, the history of making value easier to move. We started at barter and are now at electronic transfers, with stablecoins suggesting that the next evolution is here. New payment methods rarely make their predecessors useless. Cash did not immediately eliminate barter. Cards did not […]
A nation possessed by spirit of forced eviction
By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI If there is any occurrence that further supports the belief that in Nigeria’s public leadership corridors, once a direction is chosen, instead of examining the process meticulously and setting the right course; one that will allow us to overcome a storm and reach safety before we can progress and achieve our goals, […]
The morphology of political parties’ primaries in Nigeria — What happened ahead of 2023?
By Godknows Igali The primaries of Nigerian political parties for the selection of candidates for 2023 General Elections have come and gone, leaving a trail of national dyspepsia of sorts. At a time when the opportunity of political change was expected to elicit eruptive cheers, this situation of staggering mood deserves, as the biological sciences […]
Understanding the Siminialayi Fubara edge
By Allison Abanum The bridge between the past we cringe at and the future we long for lies within the boarders of the choices we make at the present. The road to the future may seem long but can be most easily reached following the one who bears the roadmap to it. What better choice […]
Shettima’s freudian slip…
By Bello Maigari Senator Kashim Shettima has again amused serious-minded Nigerians, this time, opening up on how his principal in the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential ticket, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu would combine the hospitality of General Sani Abacha and the competence of Muhammadu Buhari as president. Speaking last Thursday at the 96th-anniversary celebration of the Yoruba […]
Obiano: The unsung hero of Anambra
By Kelue Chiadikobi FIVE clear months have slid by since Chief Willie Obiano signed off as Anambra State Governor. Everywhere is quiet. It now seems like a very long ago that Akpokuedike left office. And that has great signification. In the first place, the last five months have shown the level of mischief and malevolent […]
