Opinion

INTRODUCTION The budget of a country is probably the most important piece of document in governance apart from the constitution. This is because it is through the budget that resources are allocated to deliver public goods and services to the...

Eritrea is a relatively unknown African country. Little news filters out. In October 2012, I wanted to pay with a hundred dollar bill in a Washington supermarket, and the cashier declined. He asked me to pay with a smaller...

Recently, the Department of State Security Services (DSS) warned Nigerians against falling victim to the activities of fraudsters who have devised sophisticated means of stripping them off their hard-earned money through blackmailing. According to news reports, the fraudsters have developed...

A few days ago, a large crowd of people trooped out in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, to celebrate the victory of Dr Alex Otti at the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri. Otti was the governorship candidate of...

One of the things I have had to do in recent times was to renew my driver’s licence. This took me to the headquarters of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Abuja. The procedure requires the applicant’s presence:...

I read Governor Adams Oshiomhole's comments to the effect that he heard from the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun, that former President Goodluck Jonathan had told him (Chief Oyegun) that after the election, he...

The story coming out of the crude oil rich Niger Delta region isn't good and the timing is troubling. Suspected armed militants reportedly bombed a strategic crude oil facility in Delta State which is the corner stone of electricity power...

The latest block buster movie in Nigeria today is the Dasukigate and l hope, like most Nigerians, the National Assembly is watching. Although Nigeria is not new to leadership scandals, neither are the citizens shocked by the magnitude of funds...

The Armed Forces Remembrance Day is an annual global event to honour the men of the Armed Forces who fought in various wars to maintain the peaceful co-existence of human race. Many countries, particularly members of the Commonwealth of...

January 15 every year is Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day: wreaths are laid, statements are made, soldiers, government officials and the Nigerian Legion attend parades, pigeons symbolizing peace are released, a dinner is organized for widows of fallen soldiers...