By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN MARCH 2006, Uganda’s Supreme Court convened to begin adjudication of the disputes over the presidential election that occurred the previous month in the country. Voting took place on 23 February. Two days later, on 25 February, the Electoral Commission announced the results, giving the incumbent, Yoweri Kaguta Muse...
By Udeme Etukeyen LEADING UP to the recent superlative annual reports showcasing one of the most significant growths experienced by a Nigeria Financial Institution in recent years I was forced to ask “what is Fidelity Bank” doing right? My banking and financial sector experience got me digging deeper into the statistics of the report-Fidelity...
By Humphrey Ukeaja IMAGINE WALKING through a busy Nigerian market, where brightly coloured food packages compete for your attention. From small shops to large malls, a wide variety of items are attractively displayed. However, hidden beneath these colourful wraps is a danger of too much sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats in majority of these pro...
By Owei Lakemfa I ANTICIPATED lots of reactions to my April 12, 2025, column titled “How the military taught Nigerians the art of looting.” However, I did not expect an avalanche. It was as if I had made a monumental discovery on corruption. I have not! Some of the reactions suggested that multi-party democracy in […]
By Owei Lakemfa THE FRENCH establishment is, again, sowing the seeds of violence in Africa. As it is traditional with France, it will water such seeds, nurture them until they are ripe for harvest. In its latest genetically-modified violence-seed planting, France in May, 2025 set aside 150 million Euro through its French Development Agency to...
By Joke Kujenya ON A grim Monday in Lagos, 19-year-old Timilehin swallowed rat poison and died. Days later, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admitted to errors in its 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) saying that released results contained some technical errors. Too late, Faith had gone too early fearing th...
By Bola BOLAWOLE ”Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Galatians 6:7). THE ABOVE scripture is a key concept in Christian theology, which emphasizes the principle that our actions, be they good and be they bad, will have consequences. Another word for it is “payback” […]
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu ANAMBRA NORTH senatorial constituency comprises seven Local Government Areas (LGAs). These are: Anambra East, Anambra West, Anyamelum, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, and Oyi. The contest to represent it in the election to the Senate in 2007 turned out to be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Voting in the elec...
By Owei Lakemfa IT WILL be fallacious to say the military taught Nigerians how to steal. In truth, stealing maybe as old as humanity itself. In fact, stealing is so old that it features in the Ten Commandments God reportedly gave humanity: ‘Thou Shall Not Steal’. However, while the politicians who stole before military rule […]
By Gboyega Akosile IN THE last few weeks, I have consistently reviewed the activities of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos and I have come to one conclusion: he is more of a statesman than a politician. He has weathered the storm on many fronts and remains calm amidst what seems like distractions. Sanwo-Olu: A statesman […]
