The Cross Babangida Still Carries At 80, by Eric Teniola     General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, GCFR, will be eighty on Wednesday August 17. He is the second longest Military ruler in Nigeria, the first being General Yakubu Gowon, GCFR, who ruled Nigeria from 1 August 1966...

A Country That Is Bleeding, by Eric Teniola       On April 22 this year, the Minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (71) (rtd) was on the spot. He told State House correspondents that “Nigeria is bleeding”. During the media chat, he informed us all...

The Scandal in Port-Harcourt Refinery, by Eric Teniola     Abracadabra is now commonly used as an incantation in the performance of magic. Literally it is used as the more you look, the less you know or see. Abracadabra is the best word to describe what is...

Does Privatisation Serve Public Interests By Eric Teniola     Between 1988 and 1993, Alhaji Hamzat Rafindandi Zayyad (1937-2002) dominated the headlines in this country. He was in the news not because he was the first chartered accountant from the old Northern Nigeria. He became an accountant in...

Can We Afford Bicameral Legislature By Eric Teniola         Covid-19 is ravaging our land and destroying the economy. In the mean time the economy is under performing. The country has gradually continued to slip back. There is a shortfall on our oil revenue. Nigeria’s foreign capital inflow...

INEC Job and The Risk Elements By Eric Teniola     As expected the tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu (58) as chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission ends on Monday November 9. Then came the announcement by Professor Yakubu that the presidential election will hold February 18, 2023...