Meet Antony Goldman: The Merchant Feeding Fat on Nigeria’s Woes
These days, it pays to be an analyst; it pays even more when you are seen as an authority on a newsy country like Nigeria which is more projected by…
Suspension Of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Now Is Politically Wrong
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria should be like Caesar’s Wife, above all suspicions. Mr. Lamido Sanusi is plastered with suspicions but it is wrong to suspend him…
Fashola, Sanusi, el-Rufai and the APC
When Sanusi Lamido Sanusi lost his job, and chose to head for Lagos rather than Abuja where he had a home, many did not read much meaning into it, until…
Nigeria’s Over-hyped and Uncoordinated Minister of the Economy
In 2011, I had the privilege of writing a letter to the recently returned Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on behalf of my boss. Despite being meticulously prepared, the letter…
National Conference: Resource Control, Derivation And Tiv Interests
President Jonathan has called a national conference to discuss important issues that are connected to the interests of all ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria. Those interests are many and…
NNPC Controversy: Between CBN and Ministry of Finance
I have followed, with keen interest, the controversy surrounding the unaccounted federation account funds involving the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It will…
A Voice from the Diaspora: Sanusi: The Reign of the Unsure Banker
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, would go down in history as the most controversial Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). From his actions and words these past five years…
The Missing Oil Money Saga
Transform Nigeria Citizen Initiative (TNCI) has called on President Jonathan to open investigation on what it calls the missing oil money. It says that it does not matter that Mr.…
We Are The Government
When I wrote an article titled Failed Government or Failing Citizens in January 2013, I expected a reverberation of mixed comments. I was not disappointed. In that piece, I attempted…
Imo Politics, Closet Gossips and Sen. Nzeribe
With election year on our hands, deft political movements by politicians have commenced; real and imagined would be opponents to political gladiators have either been marked out for political blackmail…