Nigeria’s current situation calls for concern. From insecurity, infrastructural deficit, wholesale poverty, educational backwardness, disoriented civil service and epileptic policy regime, it is worrisome to put it mildly. I am particularly concerned because the current Nigeria is not the Nigeria of my dream. Over time, we have offered free and sustainable advice to governments which…
The IPOB condemned the Nigerian Army for not making a single arrest in the killings in both states. The Indigenous People of Biafra has alleged that the Nigerian Army is shielding murderous Fulani herders killing innocent Nigerians in the South-East region. The separatist group asked why the military and other security agents have not arrested…
About 800 assets worth $400 million stolen from Nigeria and domiciled in various cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been traced to 13 Nigerian security chiefs and public officials. Of the 800 assets said to have been uncovered by investigators, the 13 security chiefs are discovered to own 216, while the remaining 584…
A human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, has advised Nigerians in the United Kingdom to occupy the London hospital where the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), plans to have a medical checkup. Sowore described the medical trip to London as a waste of resources, saying the President should do his checkup…
The governor was said to have awarded contracts to non-legal persons, even so without due process. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has commenced an investigation into the fraud allegation leveled against Kogi State government and Governor Yahaya Bello. In a letter signed by the EFCC’s Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol, and seen by…
Beautiful Nubia is a known artiste with focus on conscious and afro-centric music. He may not be out there like other activists of good governance, in music industry like: Wizkid, Falz, 2face and others. It’s noticeable that the artiste likes to keep a low profile. The music maestro picked some good points from how the…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) leader, chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked his 69th birthday with a colloquium, held yesterday in Kano state hosting prominent political figures in the country. As congratulatory wishes, tributes, appreciations kept trooping in to celebrate the ‘Lagos Landlord’ some Nigerians took out time to wonder how Tinubu’s first child who was…
Liberalising customer metering by de-coupling the cost of electricity meters from energy tariffs under a revised MAP Regulation is the surest way to finally address the metering gap both now and in the future. The CBN financing under the NMMP should be applied towards financing electricity customers who are unable to afford the upfront cost…
“If urgent steps are not taken to address those hydra-headed issues, they may lead to a total collapse of the economy.” he House of Representatives has begun an investigation into missing sums of N526 billion and $21 billion in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) under President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. In a motion by Abdullahi…