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Celebrity deaths that shocked Nigerians in 2016
Jan 1, 2017As 2016 comes to an end today, DAILY POST has reason to call to memory celebrities the nation has lost to death in the cause of this year. It will be recalled that many inevitably embarked... -
Reviving Nigeria’s Shrinking Economy
Dec 30, 2016By: Amina Ado The condition of the Nigerian economy has preoccupied many Nigerians in the last several months. Hardly was anyone surprised when the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its second quarter 2016 Gross Domestic... -
Nigeria Police and Civil Society
Dec 27, 2016By Abba Mohammed Bashir Shuwa Recently the Nigeria Police organised a conference on how to improve its performance in policing the nation which was attended by a wide spectrum of the Nigerian populace. To follow up... -
It Takes One Man To Change A Country From Lootocracy To Democracy
Dec 27, 2016By Farouk Martins Aresa Nobody would argue that Fidel Castro changed Cuba. Whether it was for better or worse than he met it depends on your economic and political persuasions. No matter what, Fidel Castrol made a... -
Godwin Okpene: Unmasking the Real Owners of Nigeria’s Extractive Assets
Dec 24, 2016One of the ways in which corruption continues to ravage the economies of resource-rich countries is through hidden ownership of companies operating in their extractive industries. Hidden ownership allows companies to avoid taxes through practices such... -
Bola Ige’s murder: We were paid huge money in Abuja – Suspects
Dec 24, 2016Two yet-to-be named suspects undergoing investigation in connection with the murder of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, have reportedly opened up on their involvement. This is coming after... -
Patience Jonathan’s Multiple Bank Accounts Frozen By Federal High Court
Dec 24, 2016A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has given an order that an account operated by former first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, be frozen on the ground that it contains suspected proceeds of crime. The account,... -
Police investigate attack on Kaduna Governor, Nasir el-Rufai.
Dec 24, 2016The Kaduna state police command has commenced investigations into attack on Nasir el-Rufai, governor of the state. Aggrieved youth in Kanfacha pelted the convoy of el-Rufai with stones on Tuesday. Some women also destroyed vehicles belonging... -
FG’s whistleblowing policy and the death of financial corruption in Nigeria – By Simon Ncheta
Dec 24, 2016At Independence, Nigeria was projected as the nation to lead Africa out of its third world status, into a continent of pride, worthy of competing with the developed world on every aspect of human development index.... -
Why it is too early to give up on the Buhari government
Dec 17, 2016This piece was motivated by the apparently growing disillusionment with the Buhari government, especially on his handling of the economy. Many people, including some of the passionate Buharists, seem to have given up hope that the...