Today, eligible Nigerians in 29 out of the country’s 36 states go out to vote for candidates who will become the states governors.Voters will also elect members into the country’s…
Opinion
-
-
Opinion
What Buhari Must Do To Take Nigeria’s Economy To The Next Level – Prof Stephen Onyeiwu
by Damilare Salami March 7, 2019One of the main reasons newly-elected Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari had been widely expected to lose his bid for a second term was the poor state of the country’s economy.…
-
In 1988, I addressed a “Letter to the Editor” concerning the state of the naira currency notes. I was constrained so to do then because of the wretched state of…
-
Opinion
With Buhari’s 4+4, Igbo Presidency In 2023 Is Now Non-Negotiable By Fredrick Nwabufo
by Reporter February 27, 2019Nation-building is not perfunctory; it is deliberate, planned and decisive. A country as enormous, diverse and delicate as Nigeria cannot evolve organically when a part of it is marooned and…
-
•My Rating Of Nigeria’s Social Scene 44 Yrs Ago “1974,the grooviest year ever”was the title of my article (a rating of Nigeria’s music/social scene that year)in my column,”IT’S WHAT’S HAPPENNING…
-
Opinion
THE HUGE DEBT BURDEN AND HOW WE GOT THERE (3) BY ERIC TENIOLA
by Eric Teniola November 26, 2018When General Sani Abacha (1943-1998) took over from Chief Ernest Oladeinde Adegunle Shonekan on November 17, 1993, he pegged the official rate at N21 to $1US dollar. In the black…
-
This past week I got my first taste of the shenanigans in Nigerian politics. I had been expecting that side of things, of course. Everyone had warned me since the…
-
Opinion
Money- Dear millennial, you can be broke and still be happy
by Igbokwe John September 24, 2018Being broke isn’t a choice, it is sometimes caused by the circumstances of one’s background or the processes of growth towards wealth — you might get rich later in life. Black.sapphire@fusp_xx Should…
-
Opinion
Pendulum: ‘Please don’t fire the bullet, Ambode deserves a second term’, Dele Momodu writes Asiwaju
by Reporter September 22, 2018My dear Asiwaju, I pray my letter meets you and yours in fantastic spirit. It has almost become a tradition for me to write, or openly express my views, to…
-
Opinion
OSUN 2018 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: FORETELLING THE OUTCOME By Omoshola Deji
by Reporter September 21, 2018Osun is topping the headlines as the governorship race hits the top gear. The ruling party is striving to retain power, while the opposition is struggling to regain it. The…