Opinion

Apart from institutional leakages where deliberate non-implementation of policies has continued to lead to porosity of public funds; braze greed of unpatriotic public servants and sheer lust to climb the ladder of societal superiority are elements that have continued to rekindle the flames of corruption in Africa. Beyond...

A presidential candidate that loses global respect even before he assumes office, due to the vitriolic expletives that he has hauled at women, religions, cultures, nations and race in the cause of running for office, risks becoming a liability...

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” Psalms 23:5 For the acting Managing Director and Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs...

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...