Columns/Opinions/Letters

Oct
12
2025
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Alex Otti And The New Grammar Of Money: How ABIA State Is Rewriting Skidelsky’s Political Economy – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Alex Otti And The New Grammar Of Money: How ABIA State Is Rewriting Skidelsky’s Political Economy – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance
Alex Otti and the New Grammar of Money: How Abia State Is Rewriting Skidelsky’s Political Economy When Robert Skidelsky wrote Money and Government, he was lamenting a world that had forgotten the moral purpose of economics — a world that treated markets as gods and governments as beggars.In faraway Abia, Governor Alex Otti seems to have taken that lament as a challenge. From the shattered books of a debt-ridden treasury, Otti has begun scripting a new grammar of governance — one that reads like a live translation of Skidelsky’s theory into Nigerian reality. In this new narrative, money is not…
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Oct
11
2025
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SATURDAY SPECIAL: How Viewers Voted In BBNaija Season 10

SATURDAY SPECIAL: How Viewers Voted In BBNaija Season 10

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Entertainment, Movie People
Saturday Special: How Viewers Voted In BBNaija Season 10 The certified voting results for Big Brother Naija Season 10 (10/10 edition) have been released, showing how viewers kept and cut their favourite housemates week after week. According to the official data published on the official Big Brother Naija website on Friday, the season featured several twists, including split launch shows, fake nominations, a “Nullify Nominations” card, and a last-minute disqualification that reduced the finale lineup from a historic top 10 to top 9. Season 10 launched with female housemates entering the house on Saturday, July 26, and male housemates joining…
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Oct
11
2025
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When Tweets Meet Policy: How Social Media Shapes Economic Expectations In Africa – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke, University of Abuja

When Tweets Meet Policy: How Social Media Shapes Economic Expectations In Africa – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke, University of Abuja

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Information Technology
When Tweets Meet Policy: How Social Media Shapes Economic Expectations in Africa By Professor Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke, University of Abuja The Big Question Can WhatsApp, X (Twitter), and TikTok really influence how citizens respond to government policies?My latest research—“Rational Expectations, Social Media and Policy Ineffectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa (2000–2024)”—set out to answer this. The Research Journey We examined how fast-spreading digital information affects the traditional link between macroeconomic policy and economic growth.The guiding idea was simple: when everyone receives policy news instantly, they adjust their expectations sooner—possibly neutralizing policy impact. Data and Methods To capture twenty-five years of evidence (2000–2024),…
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Oct
09
2025
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Benjamin Kalu: When No: 6 Becomes An Anathema – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Benjamin Kalu: When No: 6 Becomes An Anathema – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia State, National Assembly
Benjamin Kalu: When No. 6 Becomes an Anathema By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD In the evolving political landscape of Abia State, one figure has increasingly drawn attention not for the depth of his contributions, but for his tendency to wield political rank like a weapon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member representing Bende Federal Constituency, has in recent times turned his so-called “Number 6” position on the national protocol list into a symbol of political arrogance rather than service. Instead of leveraging his influence to uplift his people, Kalu appears more preoccupied with using it…
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Oct
09
2025
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Allerged Certificate Forgery: Why I Resigned As Minister – Uche Nnaji Breaks Silence

Allerged Certificate Forgery: Why I Resigned As Minister – Uche Nnaji Breaks Silence

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, News Flash, Personality
Alleged Certificate Forgery: Why I Resigned As Minister – Uche Nnaji Breaks Silence Uche Nnaji, former minister of innovation, science and technology, says his resignation from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet is not an admission of guilt but a mark of respect for due process. Nnaji resigned on Monday following allegations of certificate forgery against him. An investigation by PREMIUM TIMES revealed Nnaji did not complete his university education and that both the bachelor’s degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate he presented to Tinubu, as well as to the offices of the secretary to the government of the federation…
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Oct
09
2025
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Nigeria Has Pulled Back From Economic Collapse – Emir Sanusi Hails CBN Reforms

Nigeria Has Pulled Back From Economic Collapse – Emir Sanusi Hails CBN Reforms

CBN/Commercial Banking, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy
Nigeria Has Pulled Back From Economic Collapse – Emir Sanusi Hails CBN Reforms Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi, has praised the current leadership of the apex bank for what he described as a “remarkable turnaround” in Nigeria’s monetary and economic stability. Speaking on recent economic developments, Sanusi said he had “nothing but positive words” for the CBN’s policies, noting that the institution had successfully stabilized the exchange rate and curbed the reckless monetary expansion that once threatened the economy. “We came from a period of very high instability due to loose monetary policy and uncontrolled…
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Oct
09
2025
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2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares

2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Interviews, Politics, Presidency
2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu  –  Orji Kalu Declares Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, is confident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win re-election in 2027, insisting that no opposition figure, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, or Labour Party’s Peter Obi, can defeat him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu said Tinubu has performed creditably in steering Nigeria’s economy and governance, maintaining that his achievements and political strength would guarantee him victory in the next general elections. “None of these people parading can defeat President Tinubu,”…
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Oct
09
2025
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Toe The Path Of Honour And Resign Immediately – A Civil Society Group In Nigeria Challenge The Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Toe The Path Of Honour And Resign Immediately – A Civil Society Group In Nigeria Challenge The Chief Justice Of Nigeria

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, Judiciary
The Dependable Patriots for Nation Building and Transformation Initiative, a Civil Society group in Nigeria has challenged the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Kekere-ekun to toe the path of honour and resign immediately. The group while commending the Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji for being honourable indeed; by resigning from office following allegations of certificate forgery, has called on Justice Kekere-ekun to resign immediately for sustaining endemic corruption in Nigeria's judiciary. Briefing news men in Abuja on Tuesday, the Secretary of the Civil Society Group, Malam Ali Abacha berated the Chief Justice of Nigeria for imposing…
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Oct
08
2025
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Otti’s Rising Abia And The Desperate Cries Of The Children Of Baal – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Otti’s Rising Abia And The Desperate Cries Of The Children Of Baal – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics
Otti’s Rising Abia and the Desperate Cries of the Children of Baal By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD In the Bible, the children of Baal were known for their stubbornness, deceit, and resistance to truth. They clung to false altars and fought bitterly against righteousness until divine judgment silenced them. That same spirit seems to have resurfaced in today’s Abia, embodied by those who spread lies, blackmail, and propaganda against Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR. Like their biblical counterparts, they rage not because of injustice, but because truth and light have displaced their long reign of darkness, deceit, and corruption. Their lamentations…
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Oct
08
2025
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Beyond The Lekki Illusion: Aba’s Real Manufacturing Might Humiliates Lagos’ Paper Economy – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Beyond The Lekki Illusion: Aba’s Real Manufacturing Might Humiliates Lagos’ Paper Economy – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Business, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy
Beyond the Lekki Illusion: Aba's Real Manufacturing Might Humiliates Lagos' Paper Economy The narrative of "Lagos Boiled by Igbo Economy" and the potential for Aba to rival China in West Africa is not merely entrepreneurial aspiration; it is a story underscored by official data and a telling political context. The failure of President Bola Tinubu to personally commission the new projects of monumental significance for the industrial revival of the South-East, on multiple scheduled occasions may speak volumes to ignorant minds, but stop and ponder for a second. This perceived snub, whether logistical or political, stands in stark contrast to…
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