Can Nigeria build new millionaires through Dangote IPO?
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA Nigeria has a long, painful, and largely unreported history with shares. The promise of ownership has repeatedly been used to separate ordinary citizens from their savings, and the consequences have rarely been visited upon those responsible. Between 2007 and 2009, an estimated N800 billion was funnelled into private placements that promised future […]
CHIEF ALEX EKWUEME: Living legend, father of PDP
Chief Alex Ekwueme is, in many respects, Nigeria’s version of Heracles in the Greek mythology. He is a paragon of unusual courage, ingenuity, and strength, whose battle with the military rule is synonymous with Heracles’ terrific and heroic encounter with the hydra-headed chthonic monsters.
Alex Ekwueme: The visionary icon @80
PAYING a tribute to Alex Ekwueme is not such an easy task, especially when you consider his diverse array of accomplishments in community philanthropy, architecture, academics, politics and the Church.
Ondo Guber Poll: Another proof of Jonathan’s commitment to democracy
AS Nigerians continue to celebrate the success of the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State, it is important to note that although the president would naturally have wanted his party, the PDP, to win the governorship election in the State, the fact that he has never abused the enormous powers of the presidency to influence the outcome of elections shows that he is a man of his words, a committed democrat and a President who believes in the rule of law and the supremacy of the will of the people.
Cross River’s erosion and deplorable FG roads
IN no distant future from now, lovers of fun and excitement shall converge in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital in order to feel the joy that the yearly Calabar Festival brings.
Orhii’s NAFDAC and the burgeoning revisionists
AM still not very sure what the mission of one Bisi Lawrence was in his piece, entitled: “The waning glories of NAFDAC” which was published on the website of Emmanuel Asiwe’s online news medium-Huhuonline-on Monday, October 8, 2012.
