Nigeria recently spent as much as N2.34 trillion in six months to service a humongous public debt that is currently in excess of N107 trillion that she is saddled with. That is why the country’s national budget of N27.5 trillion…
Ezeife: Personal encounters — C. Don Adinuba
Chukwuemeka Pius Ezeife, Anambra State governor from January 1992 to November 1993 who died last month at 86, hauled himself up by the bootstraps and became an embodiment of progress. He took to apprentice trading on leaving primary school owing…
Nigerian politicians and 2023 primary elections hangovers — Magnus Onyibe
If the hangovers were the type that one feels after a revelry, or binge with friends after which one is reluctant to go back to work the next day, it would not have mattered much. That is because, excessive alcoholic…
Shehu Shagari’s wife, Hadiza, dies of COVID-19 complications
Hadiza Shagari, the wife of late former President, Shehu Shagari, has died after battling COVID-19 complications. This was announced in a statement signed by Capt. Muhammad Bala Shagari (rtd) which was shared on Facebook by Bello Shagari, a grandson of…
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…
Shagari’s counsel on national issues will be missed — Okowa (Nation)
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State said on Saturday that Nigeria would greatly miss the late former President Shehu Shagari’s regular counsel on national issues and mediations for peaceful coexistence. Okowa made this known in a statement issued by his…
Former Nigerian president Shehu Shagari dies (Guardian) * Shettima convenes emergency security meeting over Boko Haram (Guardian)
Former Nigerian president Shehu Shagari dies (Guardian) Former Nigerian president, Shehu Shagari, has died at the National Hospital, Abuja, after a brief illness, his grandson and the president of The National Youth Council of Nigeria, Bello Shagari said on Friday…
Obi mourns Ex-President Shagari, says death a national loss
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described the death of Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, as a national loss. Obi, in a statement issued on Friday night, shortly after the news of…