HEART OVER HEAD – by Frank Ofili
I have just heard with one ear (sorry Prof Adesanmi, I need to borrow that phrase again) that James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of my beloved Delta State and the Ogidigbodigbo of Oghara community,...
Monthly Archive: March 2016
Enemies in my government, Biafra unacceptable – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari in an interview aired on Saturday told Al-Jazeera that not all the members of his government are 100% loyal to his administration. The President said there are ‘certainly’ saboteurs in...
FEAR OF IMPEACHMENT GRIPS GOVERNOR WIKE
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike appears to be going through sleepless nights on account of his belief that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to impeach him through the State House of Assembly....
A PUZZLE OF A PEOPLE – by Frank Ofili
I am still finding it difficult to believe that Nigerians are still largely divided over President Buhari’s war on corruption. A fight that every Nigerian ought to participate in individually and collectively is left...
NO BANKING DAY? ABEGI! – by Frank Ofili
Earlier this week I received all sorts of inbox messages (mail and Facebook), BBM and WhatsApp from an organization known as CAFON, urging me to boycott banking services because of what they said was excessive...
DAVIDO SPLASHES $120,000 ON WRIST-WATCH
Singer David Adeleke a.k.a Davido a.k.a. the Baddest has reportedly splashed a whopping $120,000 (about N25 million) on a new luxury diamond encrusted Rolex wrist-watch. This is not the first time Davido is going...
AGAIN, THE NIGHTMARE RETURNS – by Frank Ofili
Twenty years ago fuel scarcity almost truncated my traditional marriage. Some invited guests from far and near could not attend the ceremony at Asaba. Those who could make it had one story or...
How I survived my first Meeting with my CEO (part 2) -by Frank Ofili
On the appointed day I set off two hours ahead of schedule. The GMD’s office was on Marina and mine was on the mainland. With Lagos traffic, one could never be too sure. Better...
How I survived My First Meeting with my CEO (Part 1) – by Frank Ofili
The call came in the forenoon of an otherwise ordinary Tuesday five years ago. I was engrossed in a particularly explosive mail from top Management. The mail laid out the details of an impending...
WHAT DOES IFEANYI UBAH WANT – by Frank Ofili
What does Ifeanyi Ubah, chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, really want? The other day, he claimed he could force down exchange rate of the Dollar to N200.00. Some of us were...
