The positive image of Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River State, unravels as allegations of corruption mar his tenure as governor. The senators could not contain themselves, some reeled in laughter, others stood up and cheered. It was September 2006 and Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was giving his best performance

Ndidi Okereke-Onyiuke, Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE is a visionary who sees opportunities where others could not. Perhaps that was why she initiated the idea of the third tier market early last year. This raised the expectations of small scale investors that they too would soon be represented on the stock exchange. But since then that dream has been elusive.