He returned some weeks ago, with incisive comments on project Nigeria, its leaders and the people. Nosa Igiebor, president of Tell Communications Ltd, did not really go anywhere. It was just that the challenges of business management and editorial control took much of his time. Click here to download our magazines Now, it is official…
Construction Firms on Death Row
From the beginning of last year, and as we moved towards the general elections, the tractors were at work at different locations in the country. The administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan appeared to be in haste to fulfill its promise not to allow for any abandoned project. But the sharp decline in the resources…
The Making of A New Nigeria
For the fifth year running the national Independence Day event was marked within the precincts of the Aso Rock Villa, the seat of government in Nigeria. First, the allocation for the event warranted a low-key celebration. President Muhammadu Buhari cut the allocation to N70 million, a far cry from the billions of naira often spent…
The Politic’s Of Saraki’s Trial
Twice last week Bukola Saraki, embattled president of the Senate was in the news for the not-so-pleasant reasons. First, he was put in the dock at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja, after losing the bid to stop his trial for alleged false declaration of assets. Then Ilorin, his birthplace that naturally should be…
Challenges Of Cleaning Ogoni (Cover Story)
Adekunbi Ero, executive editor, is a general in every sense of the word. When she leads an editorial battalion to the battlefield, there is no room for excuses nor is there impossibility in her dictionary. Just as you are suggesting for her to take some rest, she is insisting on charging ahead, most times breaking…
Descent Into Impunity
Convinced it was doing its legal duty, the Directorate of Security Service, DSS, launched a probe into a development in Akwa Ibom state government house. Click here to download full copy But it ran into murky waters, and in the process drew flaks for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. We got curious: what informed…
100 Days Still Waiting For Buhari
Olusegun Adeosun, staff writer hardly allows challenges to overwhelm him, once set on a task. And he did contend with some in his assignment in the past weeks. For two weeks he combed Ile-Ife, in Osun State talking with and somewhat ‘stalking’ community leaders, kingmakers and princes. His mandate was to go look for those…
Curing Nigeria’s Oil Curse
Salif Atojoko, deputy general editor, business and special project was in the middle of an investigation for a major story, the development of which he reported to the editorial board. “Great efforts, encouraging leads,” so said the editors. But the board decided that while that investigation was going on, we should do another story, one…
Corruption War: EFCC’s Theatrics
Justice Mustapher Akanbi, first chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, is passionate about ending corruption in Nigeria. When Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor, reached out to the man on whose integrity the ICPC was built last week, he was out of the country. He went to take some rest.…
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