In the halcyon days of his regime, President Olusegun Obasanjo touted Christianity and Pharisaical prayers. He had a sedulous apostle in then Anambra Governor, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, who took his hebdomadal prayers to the heart of Onitsha Main Market. When…
*Lagos LG Polls: Group threatens legal action against LASIEC (Leadership)*Nigeria records 1.6m grams of Gold production in 5 years – Minister (Guardian)
Lagos LG Polls: Group threatens legal action against LASIEC (Leadership) A pro-democracy group, United Foundation for Survival and Sustainability, has implored the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) not to conduct elections into the 37 additionally created local government councils…
Mike Adenuga Jnr: The shy but bold titan turns 68 – Magnus Onyibe
How can one possibly be shy and bold at the same time, some people may wonder? That is a contradiction, isn’t it? But that’s probably one of the attributes that makes Mike Adenuga Jnr, such an enigmatic figure. Before delving…
Buhari’s Shoot-at-sight Directive: The best and worst-case scenarios- Magnus Onyibe
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…