by Akin Osuntokun The role of a presidential spokesman is mostly a no-win situation. It is his lot to champion and defend the president in all materials particular even where he personally entertains a different opinion. I recently attended the burial ceremony of the mother of the spokesman of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati,... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi And in another country where leaders are actually accountable to the people, several public officials would have lost their jobs by now, assuming they are not already in jail. But because this is Nigeria, we have a situation in which arrested vessels carrying stolen oil just ‘disappear’ into thin… At the public... Read More
by Chido Onumah Clearly, the South-West holds the ace in the 2015 elections. As a geopolitical bloc, it is more cohesive than any other zone. But the popular sentiment is that the zone has had its “turn”. We must state unequivocally that we have no illusion about the present order. We do not think that... Read More
by Isi Esene The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has offered reasons as to why corruption persists in the Nigerian polity, citing impunity and lack of political will to fight the menace of corruption as the major obstacles. Ribadu, who was the presidential candidate of the Action... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu There are indications that governors from the north and other senior politicians in the region, may form a new political party, new reports suggests. On Friday, a source speaking to the Punch said the creation of a new political party was part of the three options considered by northern political leaders as... Read More
by Isi Esene The presidency has responded to the speech made by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, at a lecture in Kaduna on Saturday describing Nigeria as a “sinking ship” under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. In the release which was signed by Dr. Reuben... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, has called on Nigerians, especially people in the three states under emergency rule, to “stand by” the military personnel deployed to the volatile regions. Ribadu who was also 2011 presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) showed support... Read More
by Isi Esene Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday in Abuja spoke against the misapplication of the law in granting pardon to corrupt officials. Tambuwal who was speaking at a Two-day National Conference on Corruption and National Security in Nigeria, organised by the Institute for Anti-Corruption Studies, University of Abuja, said, “A situation... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu has voiced his support for amnesty for members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram. On Saturday, Ribadu warned that if President Goodluck Jonathan refused to grant amnesty to Boko Haram, the country could fall into another civil war. He said if President Jonathan didn’t act soon, with the... Read More
by Danlami Ibrahim Maikano The same government that showed this lackadaisical gait in dealing with this clear case of disservice for the nation is now reversing the good works Ribadu did many tears back. Nuhu Ribadu is a frustrated man. He is hardly a happy man, at least outside his small cycle of family and... Read More
How do you continue to shout at a government that has had almost no single arrest or conviction of a government official for corrupt practices in almost 3 years of its life only to make its strongest corruption statement by forgiving a thief of all his sins? I haven’t written an article in a few... Read More
by Tatalo Alamu Jonathan ought to be commended for showing courage and statesmanship in granting state pardon to the victims of the 1995 and 1997 purported coups against the government of General Sani Abacha. It is a normative freefall in Nigeria. When a society experiences a combination of anomie and normlessness, the captive denizens exhibit... Read More
…it is a warning to those who might yet choose to stand with the people, that their government will not stand for them… Nigeria must learn to treat her whistle blowers with more respect and they must be protected at all cost. The man works at a bar and when he heard a presidential candidate... Read More
by Nuhu Ribadu Ngo is an extremely loyal and trusted friend. She stood by me through thick and thin, in spite of high-level pressures to disown some of us. Ngo does not betray her friends. I am sceptical about awards in our country. From the national honours given by the federal government, to the honorary... Read More
by Oluseun Onigbinde This book offers insights and lessons on the challenges, pitfalls and common battles of a technocrat in public service. Accidentally, I found myself at the launch of Nasir El-Rufai’s book now overtly referred to as controversial and full of insider details, mysterious to the common citizen. I wanted to say goodbye to... Read More
We must always remember that in Nigeria, because it can be so easy for one to lose one’s way; our challenge is clear – we need to drastically reduce the number of us who fall by the wayside. I have to confess; I never really understood the concept of round pegs in round holes as... Read More
by Theophilus Ilevbare The merger between the ACN and CPC alone might just be enough to see out the PDP, as a school of thought will have us believe. No, it is a political miscalculation. There is a need to provide a credible alternative to the electorate, a radical change borne out of the growing... Read More
by Godwin Onyeacholem If El-Rufai would be honest, in very many ways, many of those highly pedigreed and qualitatively educated young men and women like him who found themselves in government at different times have disappointed beyond description. This time out, Nigerians must “shine their eyes”. The ongoing series in some publications titled “In Search... Read More
by Michael Orodare The evil many of the political opponents do in the name of opposition knows no bound, their actions and what some of them profess now portray them as desperadoes rather than a veritable alternative(s)… If there is any reason why I like competition, it must be because it does not give room... Read More
by Nuhu Ribadu It gives me immense pleasure to be part of this distinguished gathering. I am very honored to be asked to speak on an important topic that is at heart of the national discourse and therefore the key to any solution to our various challenges. Behind every problem confronting us, there is corruption.... Read More
by Akan Ido There are indications that Nigeria’s opposition parties are in a frantic search for a young Northerner with a pan-nigerian outlook to be fielded in the 2015 elections. Sources say this represents some sort of a back-up plan considered by the merger partners should former military president and leader of the Congress for... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze The sad truth though, is that money laundering is quite a common thing among our elite in this country. Merry Christmas in advance. For those of you who like Chxta will be making the annual trek Eastwards for the holiday, be careful not to spend your annual salary at one of the... Read More
The Presidency has taken on Punch newspapers for its unflattering reports on the leadership style and activities of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration. Punch Newspapers reported on November 25th, that N5 trillion had been stolen under President Jonathan’s administration. Punch said, “Our correspondents arrived at the stolen sum after poring over the reports of the... Read More
Behold, Paschal the ultimate man Exactly eight days ago, Paschal Eronmose Ojezele was unveiled as the 2012 Gulder Ultimate Man at a grand reveal party at the Le Meridien Hotel, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Paschal who is from Edo State is a 24 year-old Applied Mathematics undergraduate of University of Benin. The previous day,... Read More
by Akan Ido The Goodluck Jonathan administration assumed office in 2011, with a firm commitment to fight corruption and win the war, but almost two years down the line, the ‘fight’, according to analysts seems not to have left the runway for take-off. The current EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, recently gave reasons why the commission... Read More
Full text of Chairman Nuhu Ribadu’s speech during the presentation of the report of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force to President Goodluck Jonathan on November 2nd. Your Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR The Honourable Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Deziani Allison Madueke Distinguished members of the Petroleum... Read More
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