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Otti as an orphan in power
By Godwin Adindu
An orphan has no father, no mother and, at times, no siblings. Governor Alex Otti, unarguably, passes as the metaphor of an orphan in power. He is the only surviving Labour Party Governor and Abia…
To the shame of Okezie Ikpeazu, other Igbo governors without vision
By Prof. Obi Nwakanma
Nwanna, Many years ago, the General, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu spoke about the "Biafra of the mind." Only a few, I think, understood him. Well, they say, only the deep speak to the deep.…
The Insanities On The Plateau: The Buck Stops With You
By Chief Ayo Adebanjo
The unrelenting massacre of Nigerians in the Middle-Belt states, particularly the most recent that took place on 23rd to 25th December 2023, has shown without any doubt that the government and…
Movement of some CBN offices to Lagos sensible—SLS
There are a number of errors in the previous write ups on the CBN’s initial strategy on departmental locations.
I did not demolish the old building. The credit for the design and the contract for the new Lagos building goes to…
What you need to know about relocation to Lagos
By Mohammed Yakasai
To be honest this is not their initiative. It was the blue print since Governor SLS.
Abuja headquarters cannot accommodate everything. The thought was that since most of the systemically…
Tunji-Ojo: From ‘off your mic’ NDDC committee chair to embattled interior minister
The embattled Minister for Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has recently been under the radar of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for his alleged link in a N438 million scandal with the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.…
Prophet TB Joshua made childless couples to exchange spouses – Ex-staff
By Debo Akinyemi
Having related closely with TB Joshua as a journalist, though for a short time, I feel a compelling need to weigh in on the controversy trailing the recent expose released on him by the British…
‘I won’t believe BBC unless they bring TB Joshua back to life to answer their allegations’
Paul Ikechukwu Njoku
The BBC team has again demonstrated her allergy of defamation on an African Pastor T.B Joshua.
I need the BBC to document other pastors of the world who are still alive with open but perceived…
China, other foreign criminal goldrush in Nigeria draining resources, worsening illegal mining…
By Oluwole Ojewale and Freedom Onuoha
Solid minerals are critical national assets — and should be prioritised like the country’s oil and gas exploration.
Nigeria’s mining sector is diverse in mineral resources that…
How Nigeria has progressed backwards
By Azuka Onwuka
As a child growing up in Nnewi, Anambra State, in the 1970s and 80s, it is shocking to remember that we had some facilities that are not available in Nigeria of today. In the 1970s, Nnewi was a…