2015 February

I feel like a woman in a manic relationship. Used and abused. Traumatised, despoiled, raped and insulted. On a daily basis. I wish i could find another partner. But for me, Nigeria is the only option i have. Hence i trudge on, hoping one day I will see the back of the enemies with whom...

yes, there could be as much as N30trilion missing in this country. or embezzled already. you are talking of budget? pls investigate that budget. soludo knows what he is talking about. i didn’t take it serious but two days after his allegation, the FIRS declared it collected taxes worth N4.69trillion in 2014. Something pricked me,...

The least awful A former dictator is a better choice than a failed president Feb 7th 2015 | From the print edition SOMETIMES there are no good options. Nigeria goes to the polls on February 14th to elect the next president, who will face problems so large—from rampant corruption to a jihadist insurgency—that they could...

The debate around Professor Charles Soludo’s many bombshells is yet to end. In fact, it gets more intriguing by the day. Initially, it was about the general mismanagement of the economy and the ‘refusal’ of the two main political parties angling for the leadership of this country to put financing at the forefront of their...