ON Saturday February 25, 2023, Nigerians will go to the polls to elect a new set of leaders in the two arms of government, the Presidency and the National Assembly. …
Editorial
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari eventually addressed Nigerians on the fallout of the implementation of the country’s currency redesign project which has caused serious pain and anguish across the country in the …
THE confusion and suffering that resulted from the apparently uncoordinated implementation of the cash swap exercise of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) cashless project continued last week with the …
THAT almost everyone in Nigeria now is going through hardship, pain and frustration is no longer debatable. It is a cold fact being cuddled by even the most insensitive: insecurity …
ALTHOUGH the 2023 federal budget has been cleared for implementation, concerns are still being raised about the lack of political will to reduce cost of government business and, in the …
ON Tuesday, January 3, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2023 Budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria into law. It was done shortly after the National Assembly had passed …
WHEN the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the dates for the 2023 general elections, it seemed like they were far away. Days rolled into weeks, weeks into months and months …
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Pele: First global icon of ‘the beautiful game’ takes final kick
by Prince Tobyby Prince TobyHE auctioned his sporting memorabilia to raise millions for charity and founded the Pele Foundation to empower impoverished and disenfranchised children from around the world. Even as recently as June, …
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Qatar 2002 World Cup: Triumph of Qatar’s defiance and Argentina’s resilience
by Prince Tobyby Prince TobyARGENTINA lifted the World Cup on Sunday night in Doha amid adulation for their iconic captain, Lionel Messi; but they were not the only winners. Indeed, the hosts and organisers, …
NIGERIANS are again in the throes of fuel scarcity after a brief respite. It is a frustrating return to a regime of pain which they thought had been put behind …