COVID-19: Diary of a lockdown
.By Azu Ishiekwene When I left Abuja at short notice nine days ago, the city was already emptying out. The single biggest factory and business centre there – the National…
Containing COVID-19: The opportunity Nigeria blew
.By Taopheek Babayeju The Nigerian government announced the closure of land borders only a few days ago when the virus had found it’s way into major cities, claimed its first…
Two types of Police Officers in the Nigeria Police Force
.By Okechukwu Nwanguma The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is composed, basically, of two types of Police Officers. On the one hand, the NPF has quite a good number of excellent…
Coronavirus and the deregulation of common sense
.By Oluseyi Olufemi Fela Anikulapo Kuti, renowned Nigerian poet, prophet and priest, in his melodic hymn “Teacher don’t teach me nonsense” best captured the reasons for the present scenario…
No madam, mediocrity can’t justify corruption
.By Ben Elumah The biggest tragedy suffered by the state of Imo in the last 10 years, is the elevation of persons who had no business in public office to…
COVID-19: Why Buhari won’t address Nigerians – Farooq Kperogi
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In most parts of the world, it feels like the world has come to, or is coming to, an end. Routines have been displaced.…
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- Opinion , Uncategorized
- March 14, 2020
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Ganduje Is A Monster, But Sanusi Is Not A Victim
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Governor Abdullahi “Gandollar” Ganduje is no doubt a contemptibly philistine monster of avarice and debauchery who dethroned Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of…
Letter to my son, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
…Ahmed Joda writes the dethroned Emir of Kano My dear Son, As I write this letter I do not know your address. I am addressing it to you as my…
- Financial Crime , Opinion , Uncategorized
- March 11, 2020
- 704 views
Okorocha And Imo Contracts: A vision of long tenancy in Kuje Prison
By Ogu Bundu Nwadike, M.A Four ex-governors of four States of Nigeria are currently languishing in maximum prisons of the country, doing their time for doing the financial crime. From…
Obiano’s Police Games: An expensive Eyesore!
With a rumored budget of about 2.5 billion Naira doled out by the Obiano led Government for hosting the Police Games in Anambra State, one would have thought that it…
Insecurity: Buhari, the clock is ticking
…By Ibrahim Yahaya Optimists, they say, pick out opportunities from the bowl of difficulty presented to them. I would like to assume President Muhammadu Buhari is one-he has to be…
Where is Babachir Lawal, is he still on trial?
By Fredrick Nwabufo This is where the fatal failure of Buhari’s war against corruption lies – selective prosecution! There are those in the president’s fraternity who have corruption allegations hanging…
Allah will judge Buhari: While victims live like animals, Boko Haram terrorists are treated like dignitaries
By Attorney Patryk Utulu “The bloodthirsty rapists, murderers are fed, clothed and released by Buhari to rape and murder all over again” The sustained policy of the Federal Government under…
A Message to the North: The South is getting fed up!
I have a story to tell the North. I hope it receives it in good faith. I love the North. So I have decided to tell the North how his…
Bombshell! Odumakin replies Tinubu in caustic missive
Dear Chief Tinubu, The backpage of your The Nation of Tuesday 12 March where one of your Rottweilers under the FORGED name “Segun Ibirogba” wrote “Odumakin’s anxiety over vanishing feeding-bottles”…
