The exchange rates of the Naira to other trading currencies are important factors that shape the volume and value of items imported into Nigeria. As a...
It was a sweltering Wednesday afternoon when my telephone line rang, mid May. I took no special heed as I was just settling down to work,...
By Samuel Ibemere… I have laughed ceaselessly since the image for this write-up crept up. All I hoped for when I shared the story idea with...
By Samuel Ibemere… Abeg, what the hell is going on in Lagos, the supposed home of excellence? For 37 days, six kids of Lagos Model College,...
Mr President, jokes apart, can we get serious? By Samuel Ibemere… C’mon, what is there to be said about Nigeria that has not been said? The...
Edo, home of the ancient Benin kingdom is never short on suspense and high-pitch drama. The gubernatorial election of 2016 that saw the candidate of the...
Edo, home of the ancient Benin kingdom is never short on suspense and high-pitch drama. The gubernatorial election of 2016 that saw the candidate of the...
By Sam Ibemere… Hameed Ali’s troubling tale has become all too familiar. The retired Army Colonel and Comptroller-General (CG) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has been...
By Sam Ibemere… ‘Buhari don fall our hand,’ a friend belched as we sat glued to a Nigerian television network that was offering a ‘free show’...
Pictures don’t tell lies! President Muhammadu Buhari made a majestic return to office on Monday. It was his first day at work after a 50-day absence...
By Sam Ibemere… Dear Professor Osinbajo, I reckon how occupied you are, and so this may not really be time for unnecessary niceties. Anyway, guess you...
On Monday, the loud murmurings of several weeks on social media finally caught the attention of the presidency. The issue had been the quiet but sometime...
By Sam Ibemere … The very long wait is over! It came to an end Wednesday, September 30, 2015. On that day, on a very sober...
By Sam Ibemere … Kano, the great city of the red-cap wearing Kwankwasiyya troupe is in the news. I do not know what else newspapers live...
By Sam Ibemere … I woke up on the morning of the first day of the Sallah holidays not knowing what to make of a distasteful...
Monday, March 23, 2015. Two separate incidents conspired to whip me back to life. Deadened by Jona’s shock promise of 50% reduction in electricity tariff, my...
