PDP: Back to winning ways
For Atiku, winning the presidential ticket of PDP is more like a homecoming. There are very few Nigerians who worked harder than Atiku in the emergence of PDP as a formidable political party Greg...
View ArticleThe Atiku/Obi team
Obi was chosen by Atiku because of his vast knowledge of the economy. He would complement Atiku and both will make a formidable team. Robert Obioha Since former Vice President and the presidential...
View ArticleFalae’s stewardship and vision for Nigeria
I maintain that Chief Falae has paid his dues in rendering distinguished service to Nigeria. As a civil servant, he was a first-class planning officer and economic wizard Bukar Usman When the 9th...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom PDP and 2019 election
Virtually every politician of note in Akwa Ibom State has moved into the APC after Senator Akpabio moved to the party and it has been moulded into election winning machinery. Anietie Ekong Before now...
View ArticleIgbo and political wilderness
The Igbos will now have eight more years to wander in political wilderness without any viable option to contest against an incumbent in 2023. Kenneth Okonkwo The greatest tragedy that had ever befallen...
View ArticleWimbledon organisers bring in final set tiebreak
NAN Wimbledon will introduce a final set tiebreak starting from next year’s Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), the competition’s organisers said on Friday in London. The...
View ArticleThe Allison Ayida story
He narrated the story of his life in a book titled “RISE AND FALL OF NIGERIA” published by Malthouse Press Limited. Eric Teniola Chief Allison Akene Ayida was born on June 16, 1930. He attended King’s...
View ArticleCurbing vote buying in Nigeria
This idea of vote buying is the deplorable bane of Nigerian society, which our dear President Buhari has unrelentingly been fighting to wipe away. Dr. Akurokokiya Johnbull Job seekers the world over...
View ArticleHow sustainable is the new minimum wage?
An increase in wage will only be valuable and sustainable in a viable or healthy economy, and not in our current comatose economy. MacDonald Chijioke Ezenwaka On September 27, 2018, the Nigeria Labour...
View ArticleBuying made-in-Nigeria goods
Charity, they say, begins at home and this necessitated the campaign for patronage of made-in-Nigeria goods to be enforced first at government ministries and agencies. Kayode Ojewale The need to...
View ArticleWhere’s ‘Abia Stakeholders’ Forum’ now?
It is obvious words have lost their meanings in Umuahia. If not, why would a bunch of rascally scallywags constitute themselves into “Abia stakeholders”? Ebere Wabara From time to time, the vanishing...
View ArticleThe Moghalu challenge
Moghalu warns that: “On current trends of what passes for governance in Nigeria and despite our dynamism as a people, that future is a bleak one.” Ayo Oyoze Baje The statistics are simply scary, sordid...
View ArticleTraderMoni: Bridging gap for low-earning traders
This product involves loans starting at N10,000, and they are for petty traders for whom MarketMoni and FarmerMoni are too large Uzoma Nwagba When the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration...
View ArticleFarewell to Moses Olaiya (Baba Sala)
Moses Olaiya’s profile cannot be contained in one brief piece. In fact, a textual-graphical outline of his life would reveal a series of memorable moments Olu Obafemi I write this short farewell...
View Article2019 polls: INEC and the burden that awaits it
I am inclined to believe that the assurances of the Chairman of INEC to conduct free and credible polls next year are a measure of his convictions. Dan Onwukwe Few months ago, the fate of the 2019...
View ArticleAtiku: The imperative of issues-oriented campaign
There are several areas of grave concerns from which the Atiku Campaign team can draw motivations while pursuing issues-oriented campaign initiatives Chris Nonyelum Before now, there was palpable...
View Article2019 and Ndoma-Egba’s return bid
Ndoma-Egba garnered 50,729 votes in the direct primary held on October 3 to emerge the party’s flag bearer for the 2019 Cross River Central senatorial poll. Michael Jegede Former Senate Leader,...
View Article2019: Between Buhari and Atiku
Can Buhari and his party, the APC in all honesty parade themselves adorned with the garment of integrity in 2019? Promise Adiele With utmost respect to other political parties, the contest in 2019...
View ArticleDangers of herbicides and other chemicals
It is now clear to all that the Niger Delta is under the siege of all sorts of chemicals affecting plants, animals and humans. George Awuru A United States Court reportedly ordered the country’s...
View ArticlePolitical ‘slave’ merchants and the door of return
Post-colonial African and Nigerian experiences have reproduced political slave merchants who continue to trade with the destinies of their people Oludayo Tade Contemporary Nigerian politicians,...
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