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 […]
Drumbeat of joy in Enugu State as church activities resume
By Rev. Fr. Eze Matthew O. The entire people of Enugu State is aglow with joy and jubilation over the third joint directives of the Catholic Bishops in Enugu State on the resumption of church activities at the end of Enugu State lockdown in respect of Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The Catholic Bishops of Enugu State […]
Nigerians in the face of COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases
By Olu’Seun Esan The incursion of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria through the index case on February 27 added another worry to the array of fears for Nigerians. Lack of effective emergency management system and an ailing health management system has made the COVID-19 situation in Nigeria more worrying. The novel coronavirus was first […]
As COVID-19 marks 100 days in office
By Caleb Adebayo ON February 27, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Nigeria. In no small way, the country was shaken as many had, prior to that time, expressed confidence that the virus could not come into Nigeria. All of a sudden, Nigerians woke up to the reality that it was indeed […]
EDO 2020: Ogiemwonyi – The Confluence of Influences
By Osigwe Omo-Ikirodah Governorship position is no more for ‘political compensation’ or ‘government house occupancy’; it is a honourable seat reserved for ‘Developmental Partners’ whose records, pedigree and charisma bear the required experience and exposures to advance governance beyond just the government house and derogatory political tantrums. Ready for the skies through the year […]
In Ese Oruru’s case, a Nigerian court says God is not a child molester
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu SOMETIME around April 19, Kano State’s Governor Umar Ganduje took time off his expensive preoccupation with denying the ravages of the coronavirus on his state to stage the “conversion” to Islam of two adolescent females. The governor, who is infamous for having been caught on camera stuffing what appeared to be […]
