Perhaps , being a pragmatist who having weighed all the odds against the concept of direct primaries for the nomination of candidates for political offices by parties , such as the humungous cost of executing the task, and the risk posed to the lives of potential voters owing to the alarming level of insecurity of […]

It is what was said and not said by the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice , Abubakar Malami to journalists at a press conference held on November 9 in Abuja that first indicated to me that the ice in the frosty relationship between the lgbo and Yoruba nationalities with respect to […]

The notion of politics as a game is as old as politics itself. As most of us already know, politics originated in ancient Greece with the philosopher Plato who wrote about the nature of justice, what constitutes good government and what is best for humanity.Subsequently, another philosopher earned the title:father of politics when he elaborated […]

Along with the forthcoming Anambra state governorship election scheduled for 6th November, the PDP national convention held 30-31 October are a sort of bellwether for the main opposition party, PDP and a referendum for the ruling APC. The assertion above is underscored by the fact that both events would serve as a sort of barometer […]

In the People Democratic Party, PDP, whose convention comes up 30-31st October which is a few days time, the front runners for the presidential tickets are already very well known.Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar who had faced- off with the incumbent president Mohammadu Buhari in 2019 presidential contest with significant impact , is on top of […]

To become the president of Nigeria, you have to be a citizen of the country by birth . You don’t have to have Royal blood. Being a blue blood could have been a pre-condition if our country was a monarchy. But Nigeria operates a democratic system of government . And the nation is governed by […]

Hakeem Baba Ahmed , the petulant spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum , NEF , literally threw gasoline into the fire already ignited by the southern governors Enugu declaration that the presidency must return to the south in 2023 based on the gentleman’s agreement entered into between northern and southern politicians during 1994/5 national conference.It […]

While it has long been suspected by Nigerians that court judgements are often given in favour of the highest bidder, a series of embarrassing judgements by courts with concurrent jurisdictions over the tenure of the chairmanship of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus has woken up from slumber, the National Judicial Council, NJC which is […]

In Nigeria, democracy is in turmoil. Although it has been long  in coming , the exodus of governors from the main opposition party , PDP to the ruling party, APC which has been steering the ship of state at a time that a vast majority of the population is experiencing crushing poverty, unprecedented insecurity of […]

In his no-holds-bared interview on AriseTv, broadcast on 10th June 2021 , president Mohammadu Buhari, who is also the commander in-chief-of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria , a position that he ascended since May 29, 2015, basically responded to the most critical questions that have been boggling  the mind of most […]

In his no-holds-barred interview on ARISE Television, broadcast on June 10, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the Commander in-Chief-of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a position that he ascended since May 29, 2015, basically responded to the most critical questions that have been boggling the mind of most Nigerians. […]

To get the over 200 million people in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria vaccinated against Covid-19 on time, the president Mohammadu Buhari mandated Presidential Task Force, PTF headed by Boss Mustafa, Secretary to Government of The Federation, SGF may have to look eastwards towards China and Russia for the badly needed vaccines to spare Nigerians […]

The bright side that one has in mind is not really the fact that vaccines to protect mankind from being further decimated by coronavirus have been produced, which is good, anyway. Neither is it the number of those struck by the virus and those that have recovered, which is also cherry news. But one is […]

To get the over 200 million people in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, vaccinated against COVID-19 on time, President Muhammadu Buhari mandated the Presidential Task Force (PTF) headed by Boss Mustafa, Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) may have to look eastwards towards China and Russia for the badly needed vaccines to spare Nigerians […]

Barely a few days into the new year, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that on Thursday, January 7, 2021, a whopping 1,664 people tested positive for Covid-19. The spike in the number of Nigerians testing positive for coronavirus is clearly an ugly fall out of the end of the year 2020 […]

The strange events that reached the crescendo on January 6, in the country formerly known as the United States of America (USA), which with a heavy heart I’m reluctantly rechristening, the Divided States of America (DSA), are indeed unprecedented and epochal, but fortunately not apocalyptic. That’s because, in the end, the coup detat that was […]

As l exhale and remain thankful to God for the escape of my family and l from the tumultuous year 2020 that tormented mankind with coronavirus; and as l and other survivors of the horrific 2020, bid the year with the most unprecedented holly burly, goodbye, I welcome the year 2021 with the hope that, […]

If the title of this essay suggests that l may be advocating that all our unemployed youths become Nollywood movie makers or actors in order to discourage them from embarking on the perilous trip to Europe through illegal routes, it is misleading because that’s far from being the case. However , it would help if […]

When Donald J Trump’s tumultuous presidency ends on January 20, 2021, he would be handing over to president-elect, Joseph R Biden, a United States of America (USA), that has degenerated from first to third world. That is remarkable because the trend has always been for a country to move from third to first world as […]

In desperate search for how to get rid of the demon strafing our country, Nigeria, I recently, re-read the epic novel by the renown author, Chinua Achebe, “The Trouble With Nigeria”Reading through the book the first time , l saw that the conclusion is that the trouble with Nigeria is the leadership. When l read […]

At a point, the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic seemed so farfetched. But with the number of cases of covid-19 pandemic carriers ramping up as reflected by the increase in the count of people testing positive for a disease that was thought to be on its way out, Coronavirus has once again crossed our […]

President Muhamadu Buhari is reluctant to discontinue the payment of an economically debilitating fuel subsidy to importers, a practice he inherited from Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s regime and which some analysts believe sets Nigeria back financially to the tune of at least a quarter of a trillion naira annually. Instead of relieving government (tax payers?) of […]

Upon his return from a state visit to China a few months ago, song and dance were made of a business scoop, that goes by the name Naira/Yuan swap which the high powered Nigerian entourage, struck with their Chinese counterparts. The deal was meant to assist in easing the pressure on Nigeria’s foreign exchange, fx […]

About two weeks ago, I wrote an article titled “Siege On NASS, Nigerian Security Agencies Machinations And The Notion of Useful Idiots” which was published on several mainstream and online media platforms. The despicable art of laying siege on the residences of the senate president and his deputy by the Nigeria police force, NPF and […]

About two weeks ago, l wrote an article titled “Siege On NASS, Nigerian Security Agencies Machinations And The Notion of Useful Idiots” which was published on several mainstream and online media platforms. The despicable art of laying siege on the residences of the senate president and his deputy by the Nigeria police force, NPF and […]

The road to justice may be very long, especially if the process of delivering it is long drawn out, but no matter how long it takes, justice is sweet when it is finally done. In a chat on the WhatsApp group of the Ekuku Agbor Grammar School Old Students Association, where we are currently contemplating […]

One of the best ways to reduce dissent and rebellion, which hate speeches epitomises is to govern equitably through respect for the rule of law and observance of equity and justice in a polity. Inability or failure of leaders to adhere to those simple tenets, breeds resentment. Citizens or people generally often harboured ill feelings […]

Understandably, owing to the rapid depletion of the nation’s forex reserve, (now reduced to about $27b) the seemingly prohibitive cost of educating Nigerians abroad, and the huge sum expended on medicare overseas are giving the president headache.Be that as it may, does the situation warrant the decision to plunge Nigerians into the abyss of ignorance […]

With the sort of gloom and doom now pervading the sociopolitical atmosphere in Nigeria, due to the ongoing financial crisis, humor seems to be the best antidote for easing the stress. That’s why I could not resist starting this article with a practical joke which a friend recently sent to me via whatsapp and it […]

Finally, our dear president Muhamadu Buhari has admitted that his policy actions or inactions are hurting Nigerians, at least in the interim, if not long term and he has thus appealed to them for patience during the ‘feast of sacrifice’ recently observed by Muslims.Evidence of change of strategy from channeling all energy into anti corruption […]

It appears that the Nigerians who have been waiting with bated expectation for who blinks first between President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) and former president Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ) will be waiting for a long time. This is because, although the  gregarious OBJ has fired salvos of public condemnation against PMB’s governance style and policies, which some […]

A couple of years ago, Nigerian economy was growing at between 6-7%, GDP rate. This was probably due to the fact that crude oil/gas, Nigeria’s main export earner, attracting 90% of foreign exchange, FX income and which constitutes about 11-14% of her GDP, was trading at over $100 per barrel according to data from the […]

Am I the only one miffed by the manner in which the Nigerian Air Force, NAF recently exhibited its ‘prowess’ as evidenced by its targeted strikes of indigenous oil refineries in the Niger delta? In demonstration of NAF’s new found machismo, in the past few days,the news about the force’s latest ‘conquest’ made headlines all over […]

Magnus Onyibe pays tribute to Jim Ovia, ‘grand master’ of banking in Nigeria Bearing in mind that the African continent was a little over a decade ago associated only with famine, disease and hunger, the change of the narrative on Africa from negative to    When Emmanuel Macron , President of France, Theresa May, prime minister […]

When l wrote what l thought was a thought provoking article on the steady descent of Nigerian socioeconomic environment into a situation that is comparable to an Intensive Care Unit, ICU of a hospital, l had no inkling that l will sooner than later be a victim of an ICU situation. The piece titled “Nigeria […]

A  female prime minister of Canada, Kim Campbell lost her lofty position in 1993 after she made snide remarks during re-election campaign about her opponent, John Chretien’s deformed mouth which was as a result of Bell’s Palsy disease which he suffered when he was young.In the United States of America, USA, first lady, Michelle Obama’s […]

Policing in Nigeria is about to receive a boost through the injection of N100 billion naira investment into the Nigerian police force (NPF) to improve its fledgling services. And the gesture is not courtesy of the government. But it is out of the abundance of the heart and goodwill of members of CACOVID, an initiative […]

Do you remember the popular wise crack: Money Talks, Bullsh*t Works? There is no better factor to attribute Donald Trump’s rise to being the presumptive presidential candidate of the Grand Old Party, GOP  in the USA,  than Bullsh*t. With a hefty $75m committed to stopping him through a barrage of scathingly negative adverts by the […]

by Magnus Onyibe. Miyetti Allah, the Fulani cattle breeders association has joined the ranks of those antagonizing the senate president, Bukola Saraki and railing against his presidential ambition, which is both curious and unbecoming. Hear what the herdsmen umbrella body coordinator in Benue State, Garus Gololo reportedly stated in the Punch newspaper recently: “Nigerians are […]

Just when President Muhamadu Buhari’s electability in the South West of Nigeria was beginning to look weak, (at a time that the enormous influence formerly wielded by his main ally Bola Tinubu is being badly eroded) his landmark decision to change Democracy Day from May 29 introduced by former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar to June […]

The latest block buster movie in Nigeria today is Dasukigate and l hope like most Nigerians, our congress is watching. Although Nigeria is not new to leadership scandals, neither are the citizens shocked by the quantum of funds involved in financial sleazes, I would like our legislators to take particular note of the current show […]

A famous unlettered lbadan politician is associated with part of the title of this article when he famously pronounced the term Peculiar Mess as PENKELEMES. But that parody is not the focus of this piece which is aimed at identifying and advising against allowing allegations and counter allegations of corruption against the APC and PDP presidential […]

A farmer who was extorted by govt officials over land matters in northern India was so aggrieved and wanted to take his pound of flesh, so he dumped a bag of 40 snakes into the offices of the dept of land as a reprisal action. The farmers response (in the above narrative) to those who […]

The title of this article is adapted from a piece by Ron Ashkenas, managing partner of Schaffer Consulting and co-author of The GE Work-Out and The Boundaryless Organisation which was published in Harvard Business Report (HBR) that l received 8/1/20l5.   Some salient points in the article struck a chord in me as l was ruminating […]

One crucial way of assessing government is through job creation and this must not be lost on the masses, writes Magnus Onyibe A couple of years ago, the Nigerian economy was growing at between 6 and 7 per cent GDP rate. This was probably due to the fact that crude oil/gas, Nigeria’s main export earner, […]

The title of this essay is elicited by the fact that the predilection of the All Progressive Congress, APC about the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar seems to be whether he has a valid visiting visa to the USA. Ideally, since the continued occupancy of Aso Rock villa seat of power by […]

Director General of the Directorate of State Security, DSS, Lawal Daura accused the acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, lbrahim Magu of corruption and makes it official by sending his report to both president Buhari and the National Assembly, NASS.On account of that damning report, the EFCC boss failed to secure Senate […]

The fear of dominance by one ethnic group over another in the Nigerian union has been with us since Lord Frederick Luggard, the representative of the British colonialist, amalgamated the southern and northern protectorates of the British Empire into one entity called Nigeria in 1914, with him as the Governor General. Over hundred (100) years […]

His Eminence, Sa’ad Abubaker lll, the Sultan of Sokoto’s admonition that God does not make mistakes must have struck strong chords in the hearts of members of both the Islamic and Christian Faiths in Nigeria. The assumption above is underscored by the fact that people of the two major religions believe there is one God. […]

For one who has survived impossible political minefields, it is understandable why a former governor of Delta State, Mr. James Ibori remains an iconoclast before his people. Magnus Onyibe writes  Between 2002 and 2007, so much was the affliction of James Ibori by powerful political foes controlling the levers of power in the presidency, using the […]

It was a former U.S President Benjamin Franklin that’s credited with the quote:”some people are weather wise and otherwise”. As a result of President Mohammadu Buhari’s 49 days medical vacation which ended last Monday, March 13, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo’s hands were planted firmly on the wheel of the ship of state of Nigeria as […]

By Magnus onyibe The practice of democracy in Nigeria just received a boost as government now fears the people , as opposed to the people being afraid of government.And the assertion above is underscored and illustrated by the fact that following persistent demonstrations and street protests , the authorities have eventually accepted the call by […]

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The bitter and sweet policies of gradually abolishing fuel subsidy regime and guided floating of the naira might have taken a long time in coming-nearly six years. But as the saying goes, it’s better late than never. And with the current developments in the monetary market and in the petroleum products retail sector, President Muhammadu […]

While still grappling with our economy which remains stuck in the doldrums, our hard earned democracy, which seems to be the next target of deterioration, is by all indications heading for the precipice, if the current Executive/Judiciary face-off is not handled with care. The reason is that, by interfering in the internal affairs of another […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 continued with the rejigging of his administration’s policy plank by repackaging his erstwhile three point development agenda of anti-corruption, fighting insurgency as well as economic development. He chose the occasion of the parley with diplomats for the presentation of their credentials to him to make the very […]

Femi Fani-Kayode, FFK, former aviation minister and son of one time deputy premier of western region , Remilekun Fani-Kayode ( a.k.a Fani-Power) has punched back at Daily Trust newspaper, whose reporter was tongue lashed after he asked a question that was considered to be impetuous by Fani-Kayode . It may be recalled that at a […]

In a recent article published in the Washington Times, Bruce Fein, a former associate deputy attorney general and general counsel of the United States’ Federal Communications Commission under President Ronald Reagan, tried to portray Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari as an unrepentant dictator who is out to settle old scores with his adversaries. Mr. Fein gave […]

What started as an act of defiance by former senate president, Ken Nnamani in 2016 when he withdrew his membership of PDP, before joining the APC in 2017,  and an unusual step taken in 2016 by Orji Uzo Kalu, former governor of Abia state, when he exited APGA for the APC,  have now crystallized into […]

Some of us have literarily been at President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘throat’ over what we deem to be economically, socially and politically rough and nasty methods and procedures that Mr president has been adopting in combating corruption in Nigerian polity and the catastrophic effects on the nation.Apart from the evidently obtrusive anti-corruption war, another clog on […]

Anything that pushes a human being to take his/her own life by taking a plunge into the ocean with the sole intention of dying or stabbing/shooting/poisoning a fellow human being to death must be very tense and grave. That’s simply because suicide or murder does not happen by chance.It’s often a product of a well […]

That’s the screaming headline that the number one global news leader, Reuters ascribed to former Delta State Governor, James lbori who was recently released from a United Kingdom penitentiary where he was convicted after pleading guilty(under duress) to money laundering charges. Having had his freedom curtailed for  nearly seven years while being held in both […]

Finally,on November 1, 2016, Niger Delta heavy weights, have had the much sought opportunity to jaw-jaw with president Muhammadu Buhari inside the hallowed chambers of Aso Rock villa. Before the latest opportunity, both parties had more less been ‘talking’ through the barrels of guns. Although the main protagonists-militants like Avengers, MEND etc-were not seated at […]

After PDP’s fall from glory as Nigeria’s ruling party on March 28th 2015, following an embarrassing defeat at the presidential election, Olisa Metuh, the party’s spokesperson became not only the mouth piece but also the symbol of the party. Metuh , pugnacious and vocal was considered, as it were, a prick and a major irritant […]

Global leadership icon, Nelson Mandela of blessed memory, is one man that has acknowledged the critical role that Nigeria played in the liberation of the southern Africa region from the shackles of white minority rule which persisted up till the late 1980s. That was why he unequivocally put his feelings, which l  fittingly present as […]

ometimes when our beloved country is referred to as a land of the absurd where anything can happen, it is conspiracy theories such as the subject of this article that validates such outrageous and negative labeling. As preposterous as the allegation appears, some gullible Nigerians might have been actually led to believe that President Muhammadu […]

 When l wrote what l thought was a thought provoking article on the steady descent of Nigerian socioeconomic environment into a situation that is comparable to an Intensive Care Unit, ICU of a hospital, l had no inkling that l will sooner than later be a victim of an ICU situation. The piece titled “Nigeria […]

Our country comprises of about 250 tribes or ethnic nationalities with the main ones being Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo, Kanuri, Ijaw, Nupe, Kalabari, Tiv, Ijebu, Igarra, Urhobo, Jukun, Idoma, Ika, Ibibio, Edo etc. In the inaugural speech of president Muhamadu Buhari on May 29, 2015, he was famously quoted as saying  “I belong to everyone, I belong to […]

 Roughly 1,500 Nigerians in the financial services sectors have in the past couple of weeks been relieved of their jobs. This comprise of 200 from Skye Bank, 200 from Diamond Bank and 1,040 from Ecobank, just to mention a few. Without the threat to withdraw banking licenses of institutions that would further sack employees by […]

Recently, at a world economic forum, WEF event, US Secretary of State,  John Kerry told his audience how Nigerian military generals shared amongst themselves 9 billion dollars that had been set aside for purchase of arms to prosecute the war against terrorism . Not only was the US top diplomat factually incorrect, because it was […]

I would like to crave the readers’ indulgence to introduce upfront the three motivating factors for this article which are: the recent ban on export of some Nigerian food items to Europe by the European Union (EU) which has negative implications for non oil export earnings; the fact that Nigeria has refrained from signing off […]

Just as Nigerians were being regaled  with former presidential spokesman, Rueben Abati’s thriller titled “Spiritual Side Of Nigeria’s Villa” which is a tale about ‘demons’ and ‘ghosts’  in Aso Rock villa, Nigeria’s seat of power, a current Aso Rock occupant, First Lady, Aisha Buhari has presented the world with the UNSPIRITUAL SIDE OF NIGERIA’S SEAT […]

Some of us suffer the malaise of not being able to decouple our personal ego from our jobs or functions and as such, more often than not, our ego gets in the way and we become feisty. The reality is that an editor is a gatekeeper in the public information management sphere. As news is […]

By Magnus Onyibe A certain chief executive officer of a first generation commercial bank, once made a remark that Agriculture has always been a key component of Nigeria’s GDP.  In a 2017 interview, he said “What hasn’t happened is to transition agriculture from subsistence farming to commercial farming” “We import, I think, a shipload of […]

By Magnus Onyibe The adoption of a floating exchange rate by Nigeria on June 14 ,2016 was informed by similar challenges faced in the United States on June 2, 1929 when the U.S stock market crashed, triggering the Great Depression. Pulling out of the gold standard by England in 1931 is the modern day equivalent […]

If care is not taken, President Muhammadu Buhari would inadvertently kill all of the Nigerian people in the name of combating corruption, writes Magnus Onyibe So much has already been written about President Muhammadu Buhari’s unwavering focus of energy on the war against corruption, which has saved Nigeria yet-to-be disclosed huge amounts of money and […]

Going by the number of Memoranda of Understanding, MoUs signed by Nigerian delegation, it’s being reported that president Muhamadu Buhari’s China trip has already yielded a plethora of harvests of projects for partnerships in Nigeria. Take the six (6) billion dollars Chinese  loan of which foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama said Nigeria has been given […]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s undoing is his style, which is not lockstep with the challenges of the new age, writes Magnus Onyibe President Muhamadu Buhari’s face can sometimes be deadpan and inscrutable. That is not surprising. As an ex-soldier, he is supposed to be stern, so, wearing a straight face that belies no emotions and leaves […]

Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the IMF, is in Nigeria. The last time the global financial intervention agency, IMF beamed its gaze on Nigeria (1985-6), was to convince govt to embark on financial reforms including devaluation of the naira. I have heard many commentators lament that Nigeria’s economy is in dire straits similar to the […]

The separatist politics of Movement for the ActualizatIon of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) led by Ralph Uwazurike which has birthed Indigenous People Of Biafra, (IPOB), now branded BIAFRA EXIT and driven by Nnamdi Kanu, started slowly. But now the row has picked up so much steam that it appears as if the dreadful […]

Nestled around the serene atmosphere of the waterfront on Awolowo road, Ikoyi, Lagos, is Protea Hotel, Westwood, where an array of credit administrators were huddled together discussing the imminent publication of the names of those that banks have classified as chronic creditors in the mass media. If the new threat by the banks is carried […]

It is not uncommon to receive alert from your bank that your account has just been debited for all sorts of charges including unsolicited subscription to the bank’s digest. In these very perilous times, how can bank customers who more often than not, are illiterates, be made to pay for subscription to an in-house publication […]

By Magnus Onyibe There is hardly any fairly educated person that’s not familiar with the wise crack ‘He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day’ The fight that former president Olusegun Obasanjo, OBJ was spoiling for via a nasty letter in January through which he unbraided President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB for performing […]

HAVING defined the brand Jonathan that he desires,he should go ahead and make it happen because neither the media nor the opposition will do it for him. In reputation management,one of the biggest mistakes  is to allow a competitor or opponent define your product or principal for you. So engaging in emotional outburst against the very […]

REUBEN ABATI, President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesman’s piece titled, “The Jonathan They don’t Know” syndicated in both national and online media platforms last week made incisive and interesting reading. The opening stanza of the article which was rather caustic to members of his immediate past constituency-media critics- arrested my curiosity. Hear him: ‘‘‘They’ in this piece, refers to […]

IN elementary economics class,we were taught that the preponderance of natural resources in certain locations is one of the major considerations for locating extractive industries in the area. This justified the presence of a huge array of textile mills in Kaduna,a stone throw from Funtua in Northern Nigeria where cotton farming was endemic . It […]

So it is a no brainer to figure out that the electronic voting model may not be ideal for a national voting exercise in our country which has a population of about 200 million people; geographical spread of 923,768 km2 (356,669 sq miles); comprising of 36 states and the federal capital territory, FCT where electricity […]

The admonition of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar Ill that God does not make mistakes, must have struck strong chords with members of both the Islamic and Christian Faiths in Nigeria. The assumption above is underscored by the fact that people of the two major religions believe there is one God. That is a fundamental and critical […]

Nigeria has become the cynosure of all eyes globally. Not for the positive contributions or inventions by its citizens that would move mankind a tad forward in positive progress, such as when man first visited the moon on July 20, 1969-tributes to the pair of American Louis Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin; or when penicillin was discovered […]

By Magnus Onyibe Magnus Onyibe, an alumnus of Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Massachusetts, USA and a former cabinet member of Delta State dissects the multiple implications of the ENDSARS campaigns Nothing illustrates the constructive and equally destructive capacity of our youths more than the fall outs of the #EndSARS protests. And education makes […]

By Magnus Onyibe Nigeria has become the cynosure of all eyes globally. Not for the positive contributions or inventions by its citizens that would move mankind a tad forward in positive progress, such as when man first visited the moon on July 20, 1969-all hail the pair of American Louis Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin; or when […]

Ferrari heeft de productietijd met meer dan 50% verkort. Dankzij de implementatie van een functionele stagegate-benadering met Infor is het risico op een gebrek aan materialen voor de productielijnen verkleind. When it comes to online gambling platform like the Casino Planetthen you can access it in a wide range of varied languages. Not only that […]

Reddit.com is not simply a site for finding information, but also a location where you are able to take part in discussions about various subjects. Many of the editors on this web site discussing various facets of life and are participating in forums. One other essential thing to keep in mind when working with reddit.com […]

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Are you currently really in a situation where you want a loan but your credit rating is not as stellar? Well there are lenders available who will give you a loan for you through until your next payday. If you’re working to conserve to get some thing else that can show up or an unexpected […]

Few Africans have talked about pan Africanism and made it happen. And one of such people is Tony Elumelu, the self appointed champion  of AFRICAPITALISM. The banker turned entrepreneur through his HEIRS holding has in the past three years been leveraging on his philanthropic platform, Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF to turn the whole African landscape […]

Being a farmer himself, it was easy for president Muhammadu Buhari to spot the fact that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Anchor Borrowers Program has been making waves by having massive impact on the farming sector across the country and by extension helping in lifting up Nigeria’s economy which due to the sharp drop […]

At first, clawing Nigerian economy out from recession ditch was thought to be not only a Herculean task,but one that couldn’t be achieved so fast. But at the rate at which the Naira/dollar exchange rate is converging, putting Nigerian economy back on even keel may be sooner than later. The analogy above may seem simplistic, […]

At 60 years of age (April 10,2017), Aliko Dangote who is slightly older than Nigeria by a mere three years has become the richest man in Africa and the 23rd richest in the world according to Forbes list of billionaires. Comparatively,after nearly 57 years of the founding of Nigeria as a nation, and about eighteen, […]

Last week my security gate keeper suddenly packed his luggage with the intention of quitting his job. The reason he decided to withdraw his services and return to his country is the weakening exchange rate between the CFA franc-currency of the Francophone countries and the Naira. If you have not guessed already, my security man,Honoree […]

If the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, were to conduct a stress test on Nigerian banks today, most of them would likely fail because they are the life wire of business and a mirror of the state of the economy which is now belly up. As a fall out of the slump in crude oil […]

I disagree with those claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari can’t be second-guessed. Put plainly, I don’t share the sentiment that mr president can’t be predicted. And here is why: To jeopardize President Buhari’s quest for a second term in office in the forth coming 2019 general elections , antagonists of his govt , notably former […]

Like him or loathe him, any poll conducted now to determine the popularity of President Muhamadu Buhari in the south west in particular and Nigeria as a whole would reveal an uptick from the level it could have been before the announcement of adoption of June 12,1993 Democracy Day.Thats the positive fall out of the […]

As President Muhamadu Buhari’s electability in the South West of Nigeria was beginning to look weak (at a time that the enormous influence formerly wielded by his main ally Bola Tinubu is being badly eroded) a landmark decision to change democracy day from May 29 introduced by ex president Olusegun Obasanjo, OBJ to June 12, the […]

There is hardly any fairly educated person thats not familiar with the wise crack ‘He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day’The fight that former president Olusegun Obasanjo, OBJ was spoiling for via a nasty letter in January through which he unbraided President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB for performing abysmally low in office […]

The road to justice may be very long, especially if the process of delivering it is long drawn out, but no matter how long it takes, justice is sweet when it is finally done. In a chat on the WhatsApp group of the Ekuku Agbor Grammar School Old Students Association, where we are currently contemplating […]

On November 18 , governorship elections will hold in Anambra State. The stakes are very high as Peter Obi, the immediate past governor of the state will be settling scores with his erstwhile political godson, Willie Obiano, the incumbent governor who parted ways with his benefactor  soon after he helped him win the governorship election […]

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