Atiku/Obi ticket: A fresh hope
Emma Asika Uchem The 2019 elections in Nigeria are imminent. There are palpable frenzy and expectations in the air with a lot of horse trading going on, from the local governments to the states and up...
View ArticleAPC and PDP as metaphoric ‘Egypt’
Oludayo Tade From North to South, East to West of Nigeria, the socio-economic indices of good things of life for Nigerians point to the negative side. Only the political office holders in the ruling...
View ArticleWhat has happened to Ohanaeze’s vision of 2006?
If it takes the visionless drivers to crash the vehicle, it indubitably takes men with vision to navigate today’s Nigerian unstable and rough socio-political terrain. The vision is personified in men...
View ArticleAtiku as Ndigbo’s best bet
The drumbeats of the 2019 presidential campaigns and the posturing of the leading contenders have already presented a veritable opportunity for Ndigbo to make the right choices. In Leviticus 20:...
View ArticleNigeria and the potential of 4th industrial revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the fourth major industrial era since the initial Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring...
View ArticleThe coup attempt in Gabon
THE recent botched coup in Gabon was swiftly condemned by the international community, to accentuate the world’s unequivocal rejection of military dictatorships. Apparently most societies now accord...
View ArticleCJN: Buhari has declared war against Nigeria
I support the war against corruption without minding whose ox is gored. I am on record to have strongly supported President Muhammadu Buhari when, at the beginning of his regime, he authorised the...
View ArticleA Diasporan impression of Enugu’s security
By Ronald Ugwu East, west, home is best. This is true, especially for the Nigerian diaspora community. Even if you hold the citizenship of developed countries, no matter the comfort and prosperity you...
View ArticleAtiku’s missed penalty and OBJ’s strike
Spot kick or penalty as popularly called in Soccer is a sanction against an offending team who has violated one rule of the game. The beauty of the game and any other sport where penalty is allowed is...
View ArticleLagos and the quest for urban renewal
ENFORCEMENT of Lagos Master Plan as well as model city plan has attracted prime position in the inclusive growth programme of the current administration in Lagos State. Considering its growing...
View ArticleA note on Nigeria’s presidential debates
IF voting in the February 16 presidential election were to be influenced by candidates’ performances in the January 19 presidential debate, then both President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives...
View ArticleTrump and the Chinese challenge
Victor C. Ariole “It is easier to make deals with China than with democrats.” – Donald Trump The Champion of the World, USA, is facing distress; and Donald Trump, the President, is...
View ArticleNigeria needs a visionary leader
Iliyasu Gadu The great countries of today did not come about by happenstance. They were the result of painstaking endeavours of great statesmen who laid and pursued relentlessly, a grand vision of the...
View ArticleSocial media, youths and Nigeria’s future
Like every new invention which comes with opportunities and challenges, there was a veiled agreement among participants at a recent gathering in Lagos, that social media originally created to foster...
View ArticleAre you better off than 4 years ago?
The headline of this column today is not my coinage. It was Ronald Reagan’s ‘killer’ question during the 1980 US Presidential debate with then incumbent President, Jimmy Carter. Reagan, the Republican...
View ArticleNigeria: Theatre of the absurd
Promise Adiele Recently, there was an addition to the list of absurdities that have defined Nigeria’s political environment in the last few years. The current absurdity is the present conflict between...
View ArticleObi and the use of economic data
Uche Chekwube A lot of aspersions have been cast on the figures quoted by the PDP vice-presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, during the last debate held with all other vice presidential candidates,...
View ArticleThe Onnoghen matter
Sufuyan Ojeifo WHO misadvised President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Samuel Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, using the instrumentality of an ex-parte order procured at the...
View ArticleWinds against 2019 polls
In another two weeks or so, Nigerians will be going to the polls to elect a president who will preside over the affairs of the country for the next four years. Sadly, however, the nation’s political...
View ArticleThe conspiracy against the rule of law
Jerome-Mario Utomi The vibes coming from the supporters of the controversial suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari and in his place...
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