Can Nigeria build new millionaires through Dangote IPO?
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA Nigeria has a long, painful, and largely unreported history with shares. The promise of ownership has repeatedly been used to separate ordinary citizens from their savings, and the consequences have rarely been visited upon those responsible. Between 2007 and 2009, an estimated N800 billion was funnelled into private placements that promised future […]
Abiola Ajimobi’s widow and the politics of death
By Kingsley Alumona IT would be unnecessary to dwell on the circumstances surrounding the demise of the immediate-past Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. I would be reflecting on the way his death has been dragged into the circus of politics by some persons who should be respectfully mourning him. Unfortunately, the senator’s widow, Mrs. […]
A journey so far in governance
By Allison Abanum NATURE, a ruthlessly effective force, is a perfect example of the undeniable parallel drawn between time and quality. A maize plant takes a relatively smaller time to germinate, mature and bear fruits. It produces lovely corn cubs useful in so many ways in its season. The plant itself dries away in hope […]
Justice should start in the house of law
By Israel Osa To borrow a statement credited to the President of Singapore, the most prosperous nation on earth, “Appointments to positions in their country is not based on state of origin, region, educational height or qualification, political connection, etc, but careful screening of who the best candidate for the position is and selection of […]
Ondo 2020: Battle between the foxes and the lions
By Maxwell Adeyemi Adeleye Legendary Italian Scholars, Geatano Mosca and Vifredo Pareto, in their contributions to the thought of Elitism, argued that while the tiny Elites, whom they described as the LIONS, due to their individual, intellectual and material superiorities, control and determine who get what, when and how in the society. However, the ultimate […]
What do you see on the telecoms dashboard?
There are stories that are difficult to tell in this world. Having done journalism for over two decades and working in government for yet another, I feel marooned and red-faced when I try to convince myself that as a nation, the power grid is not doing more than 4,000 megawatts; and that as a young […]
