Dogara, Jibrin and other tales (2)
By Victor Afam Ogene BUt, while these two instances could be regarded as internal affairs of the House, the externalisation of similar disagreement, reached a new high in the 7th Assembly under the...
View ArticleAmbode’s inspiring possibilities
“Everyone is born with an instinct of success, and ability to make it, but only the ones who think out of the box succeed.” ― Unarine Ramaru By Kunle Fadahunsi THE innovative voyage embarked upon by...
View ArticleEdo 2016: How fence-mending swayed our sympathy
By Osazua Omoruyi WE were incredibly disillusioned and disturbed to the point of imagining that the seeming political bust was already short-living our common dreams for Edo State. Not a few grieved...
View ArticleCleaning the Augean Stable at NIMASA
By Hassan Adamu When President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Dr. Dakuku Peterside in March, 2016, to head the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), like the proverbial Hercules who...
View ArticleMedical Mission: A call for corporate philanthropy
By Ezedi Udom The Doctors on Air Medical Mission, a one-day annual health initiative during which the residents of rural communities of Lagos are given free comprehensive medical attention covering...
View ArticleFinal word on Rochas, others
USUALLY, I do not respond to pseudonymous cowards as such would amount to dignifying harebrained mites who ordinarily should be ignored. But, when such moppets smuggle themselves into public arenas,...
View ArticleImproving the quality of police investigations
By Steve Obum Orajiaku In the Nigerian public sector, the word “investigate”, has long lost its weight and proper value owing to the lackadaisical manner in which those who are supposed to effect its...
View ArticleRestructuring best for Nigeria
By Fred Brisibe THE Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) favours regional autonomy or restructuring. Indeed, the subtle review of its initial demand for an outright break-up through referendum seems to have...
View ArticleIn defence of the social safety programme
BY FIDEL AGU THE problem with Nigeria looks intractable. When you also reflect deeply on how long the country has been struggling to come out of the woods, you also may write her off. It is obvious,...
View ArticleThe Binis and Edo 2016 election
As the September 10, 2016 governorship election in Edo State draws near, the Binis are confronted with the choice of a candidate among those on the field that would enhance their development and...
View ArticleIs CBN really helping the economy?
Of the many policies that the Central Bank of Nigeria has made in recent months ostensibly to strengthen the banking sector, two really stand out for me: first is the approval given to Money Deposit...
View ArticlePromoting selfless service to humanity
By Fred Nwaozor On August 19 each year, the world over commemorates the World Humanitarian Day. The World Humanitarian Day is an annual and international day dedicated to recognize humanitarian...
View ArticleNigeria and the US travel advisory
I was in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, two Fridays ago when the news of the American travel advisory on Nigeria came. The advisory identified 20 states, more than a half of Nigeria’s 36...
View ArticleOgun, Julius Berger and Lagos/Ibadan Expressway
By Soyombo Opeyemi BY all accounts, the Ogun state government’s directive to Julius Berger Plc not to work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during the rush hours is a welcome development.According to the...
View ArticleKaduna: The planned demolition of Gbagyi community
By Sunday Onyemaechi Eze SINCE March 4 when residents of Gbagyi Villa Community – a new settlement behind Kaduna Polytechnic by Sabon Tasha were issued notices of demolition amidst heavy security...
View ArticleA country of wasted talents
By Nkechi Cherry Bianze Mike was a student at the school where my father was once a principal. In 2006, 16 year old Mike took the WAEC and JAMB examinations. He smashed 9 ‘A’s in his WAEC examination...
View ArticleAssembly of Ali Babas
No matter how Speaker Yakubu Dogara spins the budget padding scandal in the House of Representatives, Nigerians know what the issue is about. Budget padding is perhaps the most polite way, the least...
View ArticleNigerian marriages in US are ending, but not in death
It is no longer a secret that many Nigerian families in America are dysfunctional. Disturbingly, many Nigerian marriages are in trouble. Some have either ended in divorce or separation, while others...
View ArticleKogi: It is time to move on
By Mubarak Isiaka According to a renowned scholar and critical thinker, Frantz Fanon; “every generation out of its relative obscurity discovers its mission, fulfills or betrays it”. In simple terms,...
View ArticleRestructuring is in Nigeria’s best interest
By Eddie Mbadiwe “27 States cannot pay salaries.” That was President Buhari speaking at a recent occasion. Restructuring is not a swan song neither is it a mantra. It cannot also be called a slogan....
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