Frank Talk

By Steve Nwosu Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, former Senate President and later, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, is not one given to frivolities. Though he remains a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…

Dateline Enugu. Akanu Ibiam International Airport. April 11, 2021. The flight was supposed to be for around 4:55 pm on that fateful Sunday. And my friends were checked in around 4:00 pm. One of them had even left for the airport at a…

By Steve Nwosu Dear Ordinary Nigerian, I don't know what the situation of your personal finance and general wellbeing is at the moment, but in the books of the APC government of President Muhammadu Buhari, we have exited recession.…

Dear Ordinary Nigerian, I don't know what the situation of your personal finance and general wellbeing is at the moment, but in the books of the APC government of President Muhammadu Buhari, we have exited recession. And, as comedian Mr.…

By Steve Nwosu A few years ago, the 'maiguard' engaged in the country home of one of my kinsmen knocked up one of my cousins and vanished into thin air. Today, although I have no intention of ever giving up the product of that…

By Steve Nwosu For the first time in recent memory, I, this week, found myself agreeing with the position of Information Minister Lai Mohammed on a burning national issue. I agree with Alhaji on the fact that much of what is currently…

Bye-bye to fuel scarcity? A friend, who is presently spending the Christmas and New Year holidays in the East, kept calling to update me on the progress of his trip, as he journeyed home last week. He fed me with tales of unmotorable…

By Steve Nwosu Nigeria is one hell of a study in paradoxy. And it's not just that it is a rich country of poor citizens. Nor the poor national economy of some of the world's richest billionaires.  It is probably the only…

Since the last three days, I've refused to go to the office. And I won't be going there any time soon. Reason? I have yet to obtain a clearance from the Army to proceed. In fact, since I live in Lagos, I'm even at a loss as to whether it…

By Steve Nwosu If there is one thing the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Muhammadu Buhari has taught us, it is to read partisan politics into everything we see or hear in Nigeria.  When you complain…