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 […] More
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 […] More
When he has some special news to pass across, particularly if it is a story idea or breaking news, it is not difficult to know from his voice even on telephone. But he often adds an emphasis by saying, ‘I have something for you’, sometimes wanting you to plead with him to quickly come up […] More
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 […] More
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. […] More
There was one statistics we could not lay our hands on before going to press last week: the percentage of fuel stations in the country that are regularly dispensing premium motor spirit, pms. But one thing that was apparent is the growing sense of despondency that greets the mention of subsidy, due to the cost […] More
We were almost putting the week past us when the sad news dropped. Ebenezer Olanle, assistant manager, production, was everybody’s darling. He was close to the young and the old, a dedicated staff, one who had one of the best records with the directors. Jovial, kind, the man we call evangelist, because of Olanle’s love […] More
Just as we were rounding off production of this edition last week something happened: two bombs went off in Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, while Muslims were gathering for the Eid-el Fitri prayers. By the time the security men counted the losses, 50 fatalities had been recorded. These are parts of the painful effects of […] More
The campaigns were sweet, the promises assuring, Nigerians, hungry for change, held out as if the country will start getting better from the night of May 29, after the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The reality is that Buhari is coming in at a critical time in the life of the country. All hope is […] More
The President and His Style – Some years ago, a colleague went to a law firm to seek the views of the head of chamber, a senior member of the Nigerian bar who holds a doctorate in law. On the visitor’s form, the journalist had asked to see ‘Mr… (name withheld)’ and sat back expecting […] More
The fuel scarcity that started towards the end of last month lingered last week, thus increasing stress to the pockets and the health of Nigerians. The tango between petroleum products marketers and the outgoing government even compounded the pains on the people. This is because it remains unresolved, and that with little consideration for consumers […] More
How long did it take you to buy fuel into your car last week? And, at what cost, time and money? Now, how much of that hard-earned fuel did you burn in unnecessary traffic jam, much of it caused by queues at the few filling stations dispensing fuel? It is a cycle; we were at […] More
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