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‘How to buy, sell elections in Nigerian courts’
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In 1968, Stanislav Andrzejewski, the former Polish soldier and prisoner-of-war, who later founded the Sociology Department at the University of Reading in England, coined the word ‘kleptocracy”,…
Nigeria: A nation living, running on 2% national revenue
If as Ribadu said the Tinubu administration inherited a bankrupt country from the Buhari Administration and if as Edun said we as at today, we are spending a whopping 98 per cent of all our revenue to service debts...
Then it…
Saudi Arabia not giving you money to fix forex crisis, repair refineries
Nigeria is the only country I know that abandoned its cash cow in the Niger Delta (to political thieves), & chasing shadows abroad, in the name of foreign investments.
I am here to tell you that Saudi Arabia will not revamp…
RE: “Anyaoku, Adebanjo, Idika Kalu, others accept Tinubu”
A rejoinder By Bolaji O. Akinyemi
We didn’t accept Tinubu- The Patriots
“No! This is a wrong caption: We didn’t accept Tinubu but accepted the reality of his government, which derives from the finality of Supreme Court…
Taliban regime: Opium cultivation down 95%
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has all but stopped, falling 95 per cent since the Taliban (under UN sanctions for extremism) outlawed poppy production last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said.
"Opium…
Aliko Dangote: About a monopoly…
By Maazi Obinna Agommuo
Late President Umaru Musa Yar’ adua, during his reign, he refused to see Dangote even with all his lobbyists. President Yar ‘Adua was quick to tell him Dangote to stay away from his Government. President…
Dear Peter Obi, @PeterObi
I am compelled to write this for posterity. To capture my exact feelings in this moment.
You don’t know me and probably will never see this but if you ever feel like you are responsible for dashing the hopes of well meaning…
Federal Republic of Alhaji Aliko Dangote and fuel subsidy debacle
By Erasmus Ikhide
IN 2016, Alhaji Aliko Dangote got $2b dollars allocation from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by processing form 'A' for intangible goods. He got the dollars at the cheapest rate, moved it out of the country to…
Influencers part of diversity in advertising industry—Vee69 boss
Watching trends in the Nigerian marketing communications industry over the years, the Managing Director of Vee69, Florencen Achado in this interview, shares her insight on how advertising shapes society. Excerpts
What’s your broad view…
Mudashiru Obasa and the small London called Agege
By Eromosele Ebhomele
"Sentiments aside, this man has really done well for Agege as a whole. So many roads (including my in-law's street) built and many folks are empowered! I will always wish him success in all his moves."
That…