What do Airtel, Fidelity bank and Lekki Gardens have in common?
By Temiloluwa Johnson A telecoms giant, a bank and a property developer. On paper, nothing. On ARCON’s honours list, quite a lot. A telecoms giant, a bank and a property developer. On paper, nothing. On ARCON’s honours list, quite a lot. One connects millions of phone calls a day. One looks after people’s money. One […]
Continental govt, a must for Africa
SATURDAY, May 25, 2013 was the 50th anniversary of Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now known as African Union (AU).
E. K. Clark and the season of wolves
THAT Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark is an enigma is an understatement. That many Nigerians are aware of his true pedigree and launch-pad is an overstatement.
Akanu Ibiam Airport: President Jonathan’s master stroke
IN his book on visionary leadership, Burt Nanus made an apt quote that pertinently captures what is currently happening in Nigeria’s aviation sector. Nanus wrote: “There is no more powerful engine driving an organisation toward excellence and long range success than an attractive, worthwhile, achievable vision for the future, widely shared”.
The perils of ‘Area Boy Diplomacy’ (RIGHT OF REPLY)
I NOTED with interest the response from Amedu Ogbole Ode, the spokesperson in the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (‘Nigeria’s Foreign Policy – in Decline or Robust?’, Vanguard, 13 and 14 May 2013; and The Guardian, May 15 and 16, 2013) to my article ‘Decline of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy’ (The Guardian, May 6, 2013).
Big Brother and the gender issue in Africa
Loads of critics will arise after reading this essay. Many African feminist critics could come for my jugular. I hope though that they will appraise the issue objectively and address it effectively. On my part,I will try as much as I can to be very objective and underline my points with verifiable facts, and keep it short.
