When Home Ceases To Be The Best
By Eddy Odivwri While growing up, it was a standing wise counsel to always remind the younger folks that wherever they went in life—”East or West”, they must always remember that “Home is the Best”….
Nigeria
WHO CAN SAVE NIGERIA?
When the man who could have saved Nigeria – former President Olusegun Obasanjo recently said that “I cast a cursory look at some of the people running around and those for whom people are running…
Made In Nigeria, Enjoyed Worldwide
By Simon Kolawole Have you flown an aircraft before? I just did. At the first attempt, I was nervous and crashed as I tried to take off. I laughed, shrugged and gave it another try….
‘Who Are We Going To Vote For?’
By Simon Kolawole A neighbour sent me a WhatsApp chat last week with a million-dollar question: “Who are we voting for?” It was an awkward question. I have been discussing all the theories about the…
Tinubu: Nigeria No Be Lagos (3)
By Shaka Momodu Despite my well-considered warning to Bola Ahmed Tinubu in my factual treatise on him sometime last year, and how his clinching the presidency would be bad for Nigeria, he has proceeded to…
Hausa Are Nigeria’s Most Marginalised Major Ethnicity
By Reno Omokri One of the biggest myths existing in Nigeria today is that the current system of government that we have, which is a false federation, that is, in fact, a unitary system, is…
Sheikh Gumi, Northern Nigeria, And Islamization
If you were born on the first of October 1960, have a father who is the first grand khadi of the old northern region who was instrumental in the Islamization of Northern Nigeria, and have…
The Next President of Nigeria
By Simon Kolawole Pardon me: I used the title of this article as a bait. Sensationalism is not in my character, pardon me again, but discussing who should be the next president always excites us…
Nigeria’s Debt Stock Hits N39.6tn In 11 Months – Reports
By Sami Tunji The Nigeria’s total debt stock rose from N32.9tn as of December 2020 to N39.6tn in November 2021. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in her presentation of…
Wailings As Bandits Overrun Niger Communities, Kill Three, Abduct 28
By Friday Olokor, Stephen Angbulu and Aisha Wakaso Three people have been killed and 28 abducted by gunmen in Farin-Shinge, Kulho, Jigawa, Dogo Fadama communities of Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. The abductions…