Frank Talk

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…

I think Americans should come to Nigeria and learn how to conduct elections. Can you imagine that, one whole week after voting was concluded, they are still counting votes! Some electoral official in Georgia (or was it Arizona?) even…

By Steve Nwosu I am writing this piece on the same laptop that I have been using for some three years now. And at this very moment, I haven’t the foggiest idea of where I threw the receipt for its purchase. In fact, I can’t remember if I…

In a day or two from now, I expect  government will fully roll out the tanks to finally crush the about-two week old #ENDSARS protests rocking the country. And the government action would be ‘justified’. Lawlessness has set in. The…