Lukman Ayodeji makes his living pumping air into tyres next to a tattered shack in a bustling Lagos market — and now he’s worried he’ll end up flat broke. His pump runs on a small generator, and a litre of fuel is some 50 percent more expensive than it was on December 31 thanks to [...]
The socio-economic aftereffects of the recent controversial removal of subsidy on petrol by the Federal Government of Nigeria have begun to manifest negatively, particularly in the observed lull in the day-to-day activities of many Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the supposed fulcrum that forms the very basis of sustainable economic activities in the adjudged largest [...]
In recent times I have been reflecting about Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; the manner of man he is and the position he occupies as Nigeria’s president. The more I try to analyse his efforts to steer the increasingly volatile ship of the Nigerian state, the more I am constrained to compare him with General Johnson Umunnakwe [...]
As Nigeria battles to overcome the callous and infamous dreaded Islamic sect called Boko Haram which has succeeded in brutally killing innocent Nigerians in the Northern part of Nigeria for no just cause, there are other serious challenges facing the country. Hundreds of Nigerians have lost their precious lives while property worth millions of naira [...]
Since he came to power as Imo State governor through a widely acclaimed popular mandate, I have written just two articles on the governance of Imo by Owelle Rochas Okorocha. In the first, I evaluated the early signals emanating from the brand new government and felt that there was something good in the offing for [...]
Excerpts from American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (William Morrow) Late March 2003. In the area of Nasiriya, Iraq, I looked through the scope of the sniper rifle, scanning down the road of the tiny Iraqi town. Fifty yards [...]
The still unfolding events in the country all point to the inevitable fact that Nigeria is heading towards a decisive moment in its history. At this point, anyone can take his or her pick of different pointers that lend credence to this fact: the escalating spate of bombings and unrest in the North; the ever-widening [...]
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In Pictures: Day 5 Nationwide Protests Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
In Pictures: Day 3 National Protest Against Fuel Subsidy Removal
In Pictures: Day 2 Nationwide Protests Over Fuel Subsidy Removal