WHERE IS OUR $1 BILLION?

In 2017, the President got an approval from the National Economic Council (NEC) for the withdrawal of a billion US dollars from the Excess Crude Account (ECA), which is to…

ASUU STRIKE – THE CANCER IN NIGERIA’S TETIARY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

No predicament has consistently crippled Nigeria’s educational system like the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) strike. It is a pointer to the failure of leadership that has continually…

2019: PDP SET TO LOSE LAGOS AGAIN

Forgive Lagosians for believing that the state’s gubernatorial polls have been held in October. The fierce intra-party battle between Ambode and Sanwoolu was a good indicator of how powerfully entrenched…

POOR GOVERNANCE: THE PRICE FOR IGNORANCE

Like I love saying “power never existed until men saw the need to capitalize on the sudden weaknesses of their neighbours”. Although the issue of poor governance in Nigeria is…

NIGERIA’S GOVERNMENT: A HOUSE DIVIDED

Going back in time, during the 2015 APC presidential election campaign that took place across the six geopolitical zones of the country, no one would have guessed that those brooms…

NIGERIAN MILITARY: FROM GRACE TO GRASS

It never used to be this way. Admitted, something went wrong along the line, but how long would it take to fix it and get back on track? I remember…

ARE WE REALLY LAZY?

By JOSIAH FAMUREWA I just came off a social media group chat where people seem to conclude that Africans and Nigerians are lazy! They've refused  to volunteer at community projects!…

THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT US

One of the distinguishing characteristics of a man about town Bachelor is the knowledge of all the sensible eateries in his area. I like to pride myself as one and…

ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPROPRIATION

Today, I want to crave your indulgence about an issue in our sinking nation - Nigeria. Few days ago, George Weah, the president of Liberia kept one of his campaign…

A TICKING TIME BOMB

Nigeria overtaking India as the poverty capital of the world is no longer news. The World Poverty Clock, created by Vienna-based World Data Lab estimates that over 88million Nigerians are…