The scenario playing out between two top superpower ladies in the country’s Presidency is like a Nollywood movie scene that if released into the market would surpass the sales of foreign films like “Titanic”, “Basic Instincts”, “Spartacus”, etc. To an average Nigerian, even a layman, three women stand out in every ramification with their style…
The hottest gist in the political arena in Nigeria currently shaking the atmosphere like a colossus is the much awaited National Conference, or call it CONFAB. Many Nigerians are in the dark as to the reason for this get-together by some group of people who are expected to determine the future of the country. In…
Lagos State governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, no doubt is rated as one of Nigeria’s best performing state helmsmen. His emergence as the state governor in 2007 brought a new lease of life to the infrastructural development of the aquatic state. He rehabilitated and constructed many roads while he also embarked on other societal goodies. Fashola…
Knowing how volatile and difficult it is to hold an executive position in the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is very surprising that a woman could hold three different top spots in the country’s governance since 2007. The woman in contention is described as one of the two most powerful women in…
Having taken special notice of reports of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and other investigating bodies, which indicate clearly that Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s tenure has been characterized by various acts of financial recklessness and misconduct which are inconsistent with the administration’s vision of a Central Bank propelled by the core values of focused…
Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr, Chairman of Globacom Limited, has been conferred with the Centenary Award by President Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Government for his outstanding entrepreneurship and immense contributions to the growth of Nigeria’s economy. Dr. Adenuga was bestowed with the prestigious award in the category of‘Accomplished Contemporary Entrepreneurs’ on Friday night at the…
Apparently worried about the rate at which the Rauf Aregbesola’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government in Osun State has obtained loans from financial institutions, the Bankers Forum in the state has declared that no more loans will be granted to the government. Sources revealed that the Bankers Forum met in Osogbo a few days ago…
Recently, the governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi sought for the issuance of an additional $200 million (about N45 billion loan) from the World Bank and the African Development Bank. This time around, the governor is planning to embark on water projects without considering the fact that he once embarked on projects in the…
This is not a time to laugh for the immediate past governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Isola Oyinlola. You will not forget in a hurry how he was sent packing from the Abeere government house in Oshogbo just few months to the end of his second tenure of office as the second executive governor…
The number one citizen in the gateway state, Governor Ibikunle Amosun is presently having sleepless nights. Why, one may ask. Gist merchants say his biggest concern is Ogun lawmaker, Hon Abiodun Akinlade. Political observers believe Akinlade who have won elections three times on the platform of the two major political parties, PDP and ACN, has…
