Let us begin with some collective introspection. I have become increasingly convinced that, between leadership and the led, there is only a very thin dividing line, often nearly indistinguishable. There is no question in my mind that, most often, the so-called led are their own worst enemies, even to the …
Read More »Buhari the Dead and His Body Double, By Festus Adedayo
The notorious rumour in circulation on Nigerian streets sounds every bit like a citation from a James Hadley Chase. Chase has a pleasant notoriety with his crime fiction novels that hold you spellbound. With a gloating slide to it, the rumour is trending, with celebrated gusto, of the “death” of …
Read More »2019: States where governors’ feuds with senators may shape polls
The outcome of the 2019 elections in many of the 36 states of the federation will be determined largely by the raging power play between state governors and senators wishing to return to the Red Chambers, according to an investigation conducted by The Nation. Be it Akwa Ibom, Benue, Enugu, …
Read More »‘40 percent of the world’s poor will live in Nigeria, DRC by 2050’
A document, The Goalkeepers Report, launched yesterday by the co-founder of Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates, details how nations are doing in relation to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Excerpts from the report We usually express our optimism by highlighting some of the recent mind-blowing improvements in the …
Read More »FG, others shared N1.490 trn FAAC funds in 2 months
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said the three tiers of government shared a total of N1,490,760,000 for June and July, 2018. The Bureau indicated this in its report released on Tuesday on the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, for June and July 2018 disbursement. The report shows that …
Read More »FG, others shared N1.490 trn FAAC funds in 2 months
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said the three tiers of government shared a total of N1,490,760,000 for June and July, 2018. The Bureau indicated this in its report released on Tuesday on the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, for June and July 2018 disbursement. The report shows that …
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