For Jim Nwobodo, it’s about a good name
By Sunny Igboanugo For some time now, one Basil Ogbuanu, said to be a Lagos-based businessman, has been up and about dragging the name of Senator Jim Nwobodo and his wife, Patricia. At issue is a piece of land at an estate owned by the former governor of old Anambra State. I hear the matter […]
A glimpse into Yakubu Dogara’s Golden Heart
“As I clock 50, what is uppermost to me, really, is not longevity, I want to see how well I have invested the 50 years that God has given me. You know, when you are alive, you can choose to invest in yourself, or in others. I think honour is when you serve others,” so said Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives at a charity football competition organized to raise funds for Internally Displaced Persons and the less privileged last week in Abuja.
Dogara: Crusader of the North East Initiative @50
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, a lawyer, will best be remembered as one parliamentarian who ensured the North East Development Commission sails through without a hitch.
Economy is different from politics
One of the key mandates of Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning is to render policy advice to Federal Government on national development and national plans.
History and the making of Emir Farouq
HISTORY was made last Friday, December 15th, 2017 in Katagum emirate of Bauchi State in particular. The 12th emir was appointed. It was classic. History beckoned, Governor M. A Abubakar, the advocate and respecter of popular will, hearkened and Emir Baba Umar Farouq, the kingmakers’ choice, was appointed.
Liberia: Sentiments fuel Weah’s ascent
Analysts and observers on the ground in Liberia are predicting that former European footballer of the year George Opong Weah might win a landslide victory in the run-off of the country’s Presidential elections slated for Tuesday 26th December.
