An Ode to the Bull: Celebrating Mike Adenuga and Glo at 23
From his early business activities to oil and gas, banking and eventually telecommunications, his career has followed a recurring pattern: identify an opportunity, accept the difficulty and commit to the long game
State Police: Anarchy waiting in the wings
THE call for state police in Nigeria is becoming strident. While many want us to believe that state police will merely serve to complement the services of the Nigeria Police Force in the states, others maintain that they will only set the stage for anarchy.
Ibori: Is there justice in this world?
THE weird thing about the ongoing Chief James Onanefe lbori, former governor of Delta State, assets confiscation trial saga in the Uk is that the British court presided over by Justice Anthony Pitts has on Monday 7,October,2013,come to the conclusion that there is no evidence to support Ibori’s conviction.
The democratic journey in Nigeria: Learning from the American experience
Two years ago, in April 2011, Nigerians began casting ballots in the first of what would be four days of voting for legislators, governors, and a president. Tensions were high. Voting that had been scheduled one week earlier was abruptly canceled just hours before polls were to open.
Lekki-Epe Expressway concession buy-back: Begging posers
The Lekki-Epe express road concession project may yet to have its fair share of accolades as well as disapproval. The recently announced plan to re-acquire the concession rights on the project by Lagos State Government opens up a new vista of debate on the continuing controversies over the project.
Urhobo kingdoms and political staff of office
When Orwellian duplicity is theatricalised in any collectivity, it precipitates a neurological obsession with recondite divisive spirit. Is this what is wrong with ambitious politicians, kings and kingdom mongers in Urhoboland?
