Ondo Ogun Festival: The biggest street carnival in Africa
By Yomisaint Adebayo Ancient tradition, modern spectacle and a sea of white and blue converge in Ondo City in a breathtaking celebration of heritage, love, peace and unity. There is a particular time of the year when Ondo City seems to remember itself. As August gives way to September and the signs of the annual […]
Logistics, security challenges and 2019 elections
“These were not the elections Nigerians wanted; they were not the elections Nigerians expected; and, most importantly, they were not the elections Nigerians deserved. Our election commission must improve its capacity to deliver credible elections and our political parties must play according to the rules. Failure to do so could fundamentally threaten our democracy”
Lagos and the growing vision for education
JIMI Agbaje, the PDP gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State recently declared his desire to make Lagos State the second largest economy in Africa by 2029.
Why Buhari failed to secure 25 percent votes in Enugu
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus was the first to blow open the secrete that President Mohammadu Buhari was negotiating with Governors in the south east for each of the five states to allocate him with at least 25 percent votes on the just concluded presidential election.
Repackaging microfinance banking for impact
WITH the planned establishment of a National Microfinance Bank, NMFB, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in collaboration with Bankers’ Committee and Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST, CBN seem poised to repackage microfinance banking for the desired impact on the economy.
The Indomitable Lion of Daura and whipped warlords
THE struggle for the number one seat of Nigeria has now climaxed with the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari – The Indomitable Lion of Daura, TILD, – as re-elected for another four years.
