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Deconstructing Buhari’s Economic Advisory Council
The news of the recent appointment of an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) by President Muhammadu Buhari has elicited interesting comments from various stakeholders both from…
How I cemented my friendship with Aliko Dangote – Bill Gates
Have you ever met someone new and immediately felt like you could talk to them for hours? That happened the first time I met Aliko Dangote. A couple years ago, he and I ended up going…
Benefits of CBN’s cashless policy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has re-introduced charges on the deposit and withdrawals of sums above N500, 000 to promote a cashless economy. But curiously, the policy seems confusing to so many, no thanks to…
Osinbajo and the hounds
Sir: You can accuse Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo of being ‘’down-to-earth’’, considering his pint-size. You can also accuse him of intellectual exuberance, but you cannot tack corruption…
IKOYI CLUB AT 81: The Youth And Leadership In Nation Building, Being The Text Delivered By Babatunde…
Ladies and gentlemen, let me thank the Vice Chairman of Ikoyi Club, who incidentally is Chairman of the anniversary sub-committee, Tafa Zibiri-Aliu, and by extension, the…
Ambode and Lagos apc need mediators urgently
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; for they ne’er pardon who have done the wrong.” John Dryden, 1631-1700. VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS.The first part of this two-part series ended rather abruptly. But, I hope…
Bukola Saraki yet to realise why his dynasty failed
HarrySong, a musician once sang, “after the reggae play the blues, the blues, the blues”.The song signifies that, after a system has outlived its purpose, the wise thing to do is to…
Time to save this risky Bob from himself
Idris Okuneye, the indolent male loafer who by some magical contraptions turned himself into a woman, is finally getting the attention he has craved for years, but certainly not in the…
Why Nigerians will never leave South Africa
A lot has been said about xenophobia and on the strained relationship between South Africa and the rest of black Africa with particular reference to Nigeria. In the…
P.W. Botha May Be Savouring Some Big Laugh in Wilderness
Pieter Willem Botha, South Africa’s former Prime Minister and first Executive President may be turning in his grave, jeering at the seeming inability of the African National Congress…
The Rising Menace of Oil Thieves
With tension brewing between the United States and Iran following last week attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility which removed as much as five percent of global supplies, there has been an unprecedented jump in…
Allen Onyema: The Face Of Nigeria
Like most Nigerians, I have never met Allen Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace Airline, before. I may not even be able to pick him out in a crowd.…
Avoiding judgment debt doomsday
Scary. That, in one word, captures my conclusion after reading a chapter on judgment debts in Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke’s book, Burden of Service: Reminiscences of…
ATIKU: His Elusive Shadow And Political Cumming
When you begin to chase your own shadow, you must be ready for its elusiveness. Because you will never catch your shadow! If you cannot 'cum,' must you be 'cumming' or force yourself to…
Sorry, I don’t think Atiku is coming
I have pondered on Atiku Abubakar’s case against President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential election petition tribunal. I have also cerebrated on the counter arguments of…
The $9bn P&ID scam: Between TY Danjuma and our government lawyers
Growing up in the military days, I used to wish to grow up to be as handsome as T. Y. Danjuma. I have an eye for things beautiful and Danjuma was indeed tall, dark and handsome in the…
Tit for South Africa, tat for Nigeria
I am presently in South Africa, in resident as a fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies (STIAS), in Stellenbosch, the Western Cape. Early in the week I began to receive numerous calls and…
$9.6bn UK Judgement: Don’t Blackmail Nigeria
Process and Industrial Developments Limited(P&1D), a virtually unknown entity among most Nigerians two months ago, has since seized the front pages of local and international news media after a UK court awarded a…
Why I feared Mugabe but also revered him
Until he was ousted two years ago, Robert Mugabe was the only president I and the other "born frees" - the generation born after independence in 1980 - had ever known. Mugabe was my grandmother's…
Yar’Adua and the $9.6 Billion Question
Even before I began receiving inquiries regarding the controversial $9.6 billion judgement that has become a Sword of Damocles over Nigeria, I was digging to find out what happened. Late President Umaru Musa…
South Africa: Nobility died with Mandela?
THERE is a popular belief about Karma — what you sow, you reap. By Karma, those who sow evil must reap evil, even if payback time could be a later generation. But could Karma also…
South Africa stands ashamed – Standard Bank CEO
Over the last few days, South Africa has been deeply saddened by a wave of violence against our fellow Africans. We stand ashamed before our African brothers and sisters and before…
The Orphan Called Hon. Justice Ngwuta
Hon. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta I wonder if you know him. Or even remember him, or his name. If you have forgotten him, don’t blame yourself.…
Threat Cannot Earn Ibos Nigeria’s Presidency
I would like to comment on the views expressed in today’s issue of The Sunday Sun by some Nigerians on the issue related to the need for the emergence of the President of Nigeria from…