Imagine a diplomat dressed in military fatigues, with the protective jungle boots and a Kalashnikov firing through the pages of this edition in your hand. Wait a minute, our guest in this week’s interview is not a military man, and he does not pretend to be one. What he shares with the men in uniform…
Can Buhari Change Nigeria?
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presents him as the leading agent of change that Nigeria needs at this time. Critics look at his past and doubt if he can truly deliver the change. Like him or not, General Muhammadu Buhari, the APC candidate for the 2015 presidential election is one man Nigerians cannot but talk…
Austerity: Too Little, Too Late
This week’s edition is with the cover story that looks into the tokenism contained in the austerity measures announced by the federal government to tackle the looming economic crisis, occasioned by the dwindling prices of crude oil, the sole plank on which the economy is built. It is titled Austerity: Too Little, Too Late. Just as…
Jonathan Dares The Odds
On Tuesday, November 11, President Goodluck Jonathan declared for a second term of office. That event witnessed a large turnout of party faithful and supporters of the President at the Eagles Square, Abuja. It was also a platform for the President to give an account of what he has been able to achieve in the…
Boko Haram is Beyond Politics – Oshiomhole
Adams Oshiomhole, the Comrade governor in Edo State is not a friend of godfathers. We have proof here in this edition. But when we got the clearance for this interview with him and the editorial board asked Dipo Onabanjo, editorial director, known in-house here as the godfather, to lead the TELL team, we knew that…
Condemned Mutineers: Our Sons Must Not Die – Families
Last week, Nigerians expected two victories. And it was apparent that politicians would have rehearsed how to celebrate, for each one of them was worth dancing for. But whatever celebrations planned for the expected breakthroughs had to be mellowed because only one of them fell through. The World Health Organisation declared Nigeria Ebola free. It…
Taming Hurricane Ebola and other Matters
The lead story in the coming edition of TELL is about the headache that the world carries at the moment. The burden that makes all governments and major organisations combine forces to fight a common threat: Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. Apart from being the worst outbreak since the virus was discovered in 1976, the problem…
