Grandiose Parlor

The U.S news media shed more light on the bribery allegation involving William Jefferson, a member of the US House of Representatives, Nigerian Vice President Abubakar Atiku and a private investor wanting to do business in Nigeria and some west Africa countries.
On hearing that only $100,000 exchanged hands, I realized it is very unlikely that […]

At present, power generation in Nigeria is at about 3,000 megawatt; about 50% of what it was earlier in the year, and way less than what it should be for a nation the size of Nigeria- some have estimated that the nation needs at least 120,000MV of power.
I read with dismay that after spending about […]

People stand behind burned corpses lying on the ground after a gas pipeline exploded at the waterside village of Ilado, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Lagos. Gas gushing from a ruptured Nigeria pipeline exploded Friday as villagers scavenged for the free fuel, setting off an inferno that killed up to 200 people and […]

“Have you ever wondered why and how Nigeria’s Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Matthew Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo goes free and moves triumphantly where angels are afraid to tread?”—Bola Adawara, e-Life online magazine
He was a champion during the Nigerian civil war. The Biafran military might- or what was left of it- […]

A survey conducted by the World Health Organization a while back found more than half the drugs on sale in Nigeria were fake or sub-standard. –British Broadcasting Corporation.
The Dr Dora Akunyili-led Nigerian National Food and Drug Agency (NAFDAC) has performed exceeding well in implementing and enforcing major regulations, and bringing back santity to the […]