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‘Ghost’ beneficiaries beneficiaries of N33/7bn cash transfer

‘Ghost’ beneficiaries beneficiaries of N33/7bn cash transfer

• Doubts over whether billions in benefits reached poor Nigerians By Dele Sobowale The N33.75 billion transfer controversy, now rocking the nation, is neither new, nor did the massive fraud stop in 2026. The well-oiled and entrenched mechanisms for transferring public funds, meant for poverty alleviation, into the bottomless pockets of public servants, continues till today […]
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Saraki: A cat with nine lives

Saraki: A cat with nine lives

His several travails and circumstances surrounding his ascension to the position of the President of the Senate and subsequent persecution and trials that seem unending since he ascended the position of the Senate President are enough to describe Senator Bukola Saraki as a cat with nine lives.

BBNaija and Sheep On Social Media

BBNaija and Sheep On Social Media

Without a doubt, communication in our increasingly techno-centric society is being taken over by social media, making it easier to relay and receive messages to and from thousands of people with just a few strokes.

The Senate and its Self-Regulating Powers 

The Senate and its Self-Regulating Powers 

The recent disquiet in the upper chamber   of the National Assembly over the suspension of one its own has   thrown open the debate on whether or not the Senate or indeed any chamber of the National Assembly has the powers to suspend a fellow lawmaker who is in the National Assembly to represent the interest and aspiration of a given constituency.

After BBNaija, Nigeria needs a Head of Household post 2019 – Reno

After BBNaija, Nigeria needs a Head of Household post 2019 – Reno

During the 2015 Presidential election campaign, then candidate Buhari said at various places that the Nigerian economy had been ruined by the alleged corruption of the Jonathan led Peoples Democratic Party administration which had also made a mess of the nation’s security situation and promised that if Nigerians elected him, he would provide the leadership that would address these challenges and reverse the alleged damages that the Goodluck government inflicted on Nigeria.

WITHOUT PREJUDICE: How governments frame up people

WITHOUT PREJUDICE: How governments frame up people

On June 29, 1988, Justice Olu   Obadina of Ikeja High Court had just retired into the Chambers   that Wednesday after granting bail to Chief Gani Fawehinmi,   who was standing trial for alleged criminal   defamation,   when it happened. 

Captain ‘Hosa and his new cravings

Captain ‘Hosa and his new cravings

On January 7, 2018, business mogul, shrewd investor, philanthropist and, obviously, one of Nigeria’s quiet and self-effacing billionaires, Captain (Dr.) Idahosa Wells Okunbo (JP), fondly referred to in the circle of friends and business associates as Captain ‘Hosa, turned 60.

Ogun: Not the critic that counts

Ogun: Not the critic that counts

Ogun has shed the toga of a Civil Service State and is now robed as an “Industrial Hub”. The unenviable appellation has now been supplanted with “Investors’ destination of Choice.”