Following the backlash of the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerian security forces to shoot-at-sight anyone carrying AK47 assault rifles in the forests-a weapon which herders now sling over their shoulders with reckless abandon, (instead of the sticks and…
Jakande a great patriot, Jakande lived for others – Buhari
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, described the late first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, as a true democrat and journalists of repute. Obasanjo in a condolence letter written to Jakande’s widow, Abimbola, said Jakande worked tirelessly for…
Government must play a major role for the mortgage sector to thrive – CEO, Abbey Mortgage Bank
The Managing Director/CEO of Abbey Mortgage Bank, Madu Haman, has given an overview of the mortgage bank industry in Nigeria, what inspired the establishment of Abbey Mortgage Bank, and the challenges encountered on the way. Speaking during the Nairametrics’ Business…
Nigeria at 60: Through my eyes – Magnus Onyibe
At 60 years old, any human being that has not become accomplished or had his/her life anchored on any established and sustainable means of livelihood, would effectively be said to be going through post mid-life crisis. So when Nigeria turned…
Between ‘Dividers-in-chief’ and Dividers-in-law – Wole Soyinka
I am notoriously no fan of Olusegun Obasanjo, General, twice former president and co-architect with other past leaders of the crumbling edifice that is still generously called Nigeria. I have no reasons to change my stance on his record. Nonetheless,…
*We use tyre jack as guns to scare victims – Uber driver (Vanguard) *2 salesmen arraigned over N1.2m theft (DailyTrust)
We use tyre jack as guns to scare victims – Uber driver (Vanguard) Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS Lagos State Police Command have arrested an Uber driver, Andrew Valentino, 38, who used his car for ‘ Catch-in-the –air’…
Nigeria as a confederacy of dunces – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu9
Let me start with a confession. I borrowed the title of this piece from the American Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. The novel and its author have very interesting stories, for starters. John Kennedy…
National Consultative Forum and the emerging pattern of politics, politicking and politricks – Magnus Onyibe
Nothing defines the title of this essay more than the cause and the outcome of the recent ‘internecine’ war in the All Progressives Congress (APC) triggered by the struggle for power between a godfather and his godson in Edo State,…
*Sanwo-olu condoles with Buhari over Abba Kyari’s death (Guardian) *Air Peace donates food items to indigent families in Lagos (Nation)
Sanwo-olu condoles with Buhari over Abba Kyari’s death (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his former Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, who passed on in the early hours…
Obasanjo lauds Foursquare leadership change (Guardian)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to emulate the seamless leadership change at Foursquare Gospel Church in the country. Speaking at the church’s Ajebo Camp in Ogun State during the inauguration of a new general overseer, Rev. Samuel Aboyeji,…