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There are genuine public concerns in recent months, that with the receding price of crude oil in the international market, our heavy dependence on oil revenue may diminish any promising prospect for inclusive economic growth in Nigeria. Although, sluggish economic growth in Europe and China and the rapid development of shale oil, together with increasing […]

Recent revelations have left questions about the credibility of the witnesses at the Lagos State Government Inquest into The Synagogue Building disaster accentuated rather than assuaged. In a previous article, I had submitted that the tone set by testifiers at the ongoing inquest into the cause of the tragic building collapse at The Synagogue, Church […]

At least 48 students were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber, disguised as a secondary school pupil, detonated a bomb when students of the Government Science and Technical College were waiting for their principal’s address at their school’s assembly ground. According to witnesses, the explosion scattered body parts throughout the school premises and its […]

After twenty seven years, President Blaise Compaoré wanted to extend his stay in office as the president of Burkina Faso. He had stayed this long mostly by carefully effecting many of the survival strategies African leaders are known for – including summary arrest and execution of opponents, the weakening of institutions, encouraging unhealthy ethnic, religious […]

Yes; that was how I first saw the headline too late Thursday, 23 October, 2014.  Another headline screamed at me, “Wife of President Jonathan Resigns.”  Well, that almost ruined my evening and I had moderate heart palpitations.  I mean, of all the news you don’t want to hear, that was right up there.  Mrs Patience […]

I have been eagerly awaiting a critique of my paper of last week titled ‘Osun Election: A Pathway to Nigeria’s Democratic Growth’. At last, I got one in the reaction of my friend, Segun Ayobolu on the last page of The Nation, Saturday, 8th November 2014 edition. As usual of such reactions, (some patronage here […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is strongly committed to ensuring that every properly registered voter get his / her Permanent Voter Card (PVC) for the 2015 general election. Contrary to allegations in some quarters, no duly registered person has been delisted from the Register of Voters; neither will any be denied his / her […]

Relying on INEC’s claims of good faith, we devoted significant time, energy and resources to mobilise people to register to vote in Lagos. We did this by creating awareness about the importance of the exercise. Our citizens responded. A total of 6,247,845 million registered. Surprisingly, the recent figure claimed by INEC has whittled that figure […]

Following a meeting held at the weekend, the committee of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) have decided to attend the court proceeding of the case between CPC and NBC/Coca Cola at  Abuja on Monday, to protest the highhandedness by the industry’s regulatory body, Consumer Protection Council (CPC). The court case would hold by 9a.m at 4th Floor, […]Read More

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Sani, one of the brothers of former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Family sources confirmed the incident late Sunday disclosing that the kidnap of their brothers happened at about 5pm on Sunday. According to them, Sani was kidnapped around his farm along Fufore Road […]

It is not clear to what extent the present move would shame Nigerian leaders to bring about the desired change, but the dismal state of Nigerian roads is now a campaign on social media which has gone viral on the internet. Posting under the hashtag #MyRoadIsWorseThanYours#, Nigerians have been sharing pictures of the country’s worst […]

Nigeria’s main political parties are charging eye-watering fees from election hopefuls, in a move condemned as undemocratic and a breeding ground for high-level cronyism and corruption. Supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan pooled their resources to stump up the 22 million naira (132,000 dollars) to buy his nomination form from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). […]