Who is minding the economy now?
By Dele Sobowale EVER since he was appointed the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Export Promotion Council, Mr. Awolowo has been singing the same song. When it comes to sounding like a…
Category: For The Record
How Buhari ran PTF, missing N500m – Newswatch
[Courtesy Newswatch, published in March 2000] Interim Management Committee on PTF raises questions over some of the transactions it considers irregular during the tenure of retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari By Jossy Nkwocha How did N500…
Genocide, hegemony and power in Nigeria
By Obadiah Mailafia The Italian Marxist political philosopher Antonio Gramsci was one of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century. I admire his freshness of approach and his critical spirit in approaching issues of…
Bill Gates’ speech at the National Economic Council (Full text)
(Speech by Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, at the National Economic Council, Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.) Your Excellency Muhamadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Professor Yemi Osinbajo,…
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Five useful idiots and the spirit of the accursed slave [Parts 1 & 2]
By Femi Fani-Kayode “Useful idiot” is a political term which is often used to describe the misguided supporters of an unreasonable, irresponsible, ill-conceived and ill-advised cause. First coined in western Europe in the late 19th…
The roots of hate speech, the remedies
By Bayo Onanuga Hate speech is a phenomenon we should be worried about as we move nearer another general election. The Nigerian constitution guarantees the right of every Nigerian to freedom of speech and expression.…
PDP indicts INEC for registering kid voters
Text of Press Conference by PDP National Publicity Secretary on Issues of Urgent National Importance, today, Tuesday, February 20, 2019 at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja. Gentlemen of the press, We have invited you today…