Opinion

OPINION: SARATU UMAR: BEFORE WE HEAR ANOTHER STORY

How are the mighty fallen. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mrs. Saratu Altine Umar finally got the boot. Umar’s sack has joined the notable response of President Goodluck Jonathan to popular demand even...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE PROBLEMS WITH NNPC

The release of the PWC Forensic Report into NNPC has raised serious questions even while it gave some serious answers. We now know that the $20 Billion is not actually missing. More than anything, the PWC report shows that...

OPINION: SANUSI AND MISSING $20B

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Perhaps no issue has been more discussed, investigated and analysed than the one about the $20 billion ‎oil revenue that was allegedly not remitted to the federation account. It is important to note that the matter was first raised...

OPINION: THE BURDEN OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA’S GOVERNANCE

“I have known you to be a man of justice and I ask you to please continue. Do not change or compromise justice for anything. We know what we have gone through, I will ask you not to discriminate...

OPINION: HOW WILL HISTORY REMEMBER OKONJO-IWEALA?

History, they say, is subjective. It takes on the life of whoever is writing it. But there are some events that will always be viewed from the standpoint of objectivity, no matter the attempt at changing it. As President Goodluck...

OPINION: NSITF AS A GLOBAL INSTITUTION; THE ROLE OF DR. OLEJEME

I will be basing this epistle on the turn around of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) on two key quotes of our great yesterday men. "To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart".-E. Roosevelt "The mediocre...

OPINION: AS PRESIDENT JONATHAN HEADS FOR OTUOKE, HE LEAVES A LEGACY OF CORRUPTION, LIES, AND WASTE

Looking back through our history, Nigeria has been led by a series of Heads of State and Presidents. Some like Murtala Muhammed, Muhammadu Buhari the President-elect, and Yakubu Gowon left a legacy of service and wisdom. Others of course, like...

OPINION: FURTHER THOUGHTS ON BUHARI AND A CORRUPTION STRATEGY

My column last week, titled “Corruption and Buhari’s Perfect Storm,” provoked vigorous debate on social media. In addition, I received numerous emails from readers who wished to weigh in on my central prescription, that incoming President Muhammadu Buhari ought...

OPINION: SIR EMEKA OFFOR FOUNDATION IN EPIC BATTLE WITH GLAUCOMA

Glaucoma is an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision which in many occasions progress to total blindness. Glaucoma affects people of all ages, and is the second major cause of blindness globally after cataract and...

OPINION: HOSNI MUBARAK AND HIS IMPRISONMENT

How was a President called Muhammad Hosni El-Sayed Mubarak sentenced to prison for corruption, nay stealing, as defined by a Nigerian President? Does Egypt have the wealth that can attract stealing by its leaders? Is this the Egypt that...