Grandiose Parlor

David Edevbie is the new Principal Secretary to the Nigerian President. If one goes by his qualifications and achievements alone, David will be value-added to the presidency.
David is a Harvard-trained economist, with extensive and impressive exposure in both public and private sectors. According to news report, Edevbie - a development, economic and finance […]

There are very few jobs that guarantee a salary increase and several bumps in allowance, regardless of job performance.
Being a Nigerian legislator is one.
A national paper has the details: Legislators get jumbo salaries . Excerpts:
By the new increase which was backdated to last year, the annual basic salaries of legislators at the Federal, […]

Even if Robert Mugabe continues to play dubious power games, it is not all gloomy for Zimbabwe. AfricanLoft reports in “Playing to Win in Zimbabwe: a Sit-tight Tyrant vs. Olympic Medalist“, excerpt:
The nation leads the continent with its two silver medals won by Kirsty Coventry in the Women’s 100m Back and 400m Individual Medley. Kirsty […]

Lopez Lomong story started when he escaped from captivity in Sudan at age six. His story could have been like the unfortunate thousands of the Darfur genocide.
Lopez spent some 10 years in one of the harshest environment imaginable- a Kenyan refugee camp where he made do with a ration of one meal a day. […]

As far as I can remember, the Nigerian news media has always been flushed with editorials and reports on instances of poor leadership, political irresponsibility, graft and fraudulent activities among those in top leadership positions. Even lately, the Press has been insinuating that the presidency, the pinnacle of power in the land, has gone on […]