Bridging public/civil servants’ salary dichotomy
Ibrahim Mohammed The Civil Service the world over is known to be the engine room of growth and development. All government programmes, policies and actions both domestic and foreign are domiciled in...
View ArticleRocking the boat before the poll
Banji Ojewale How come the eve of major elections in Nigeria always throws us measly meals, as it were, which we grab with passion and prey on ravenously, not discerning the food’s irredeemable...
View ArticleWhat has happened to Ohanaeze’s vision of 2006? (2)
Below is the concluding part of “Vision for Ohanaeze and Igbo” as enunciated in the “The Ohanaeze Road Map” authored by the Ohanaeze Transition and Caretaker Committee on April 29, 2006 could not be...
View ArticleHow Atiku/ Obi sold their candidacy to Nigerians
The chorus to Lupe Fiasco’s 2007 song “Superstar,” goes as follows: If you are what you say you are A superstar Then have no fear, the camera’s here, and the microphone, and they wanna know Oh oh oh-oh...
View ArticleSouth-East PDP and the VP slot
By Okey Enekwe Initially, I was worried that our people in the South-East would not support Atiku Abubakar’s running mate and our brother, former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi. With the...
View ArticleNYSC, skill acquisition and entrepreneurial development initiative
By Bola Omotosho The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was created by the Federal government of Nigeria in order to involve young compatriots in the country’s progress and improvement. Following the...
View ArticleA vote for Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade
By Wale Solomon Anyone who read the Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index report for 2018 will surely not have a good picture of what is happening in Nigeria. But it will not be the...
View ArticleAs Ugwuanyi welcomes Atiku/Obi in Enugu
By Chidiebere Aninwaede Today, the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu) will welcome and play host to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar...
View ArticleWHAT IS BEING NIGERIAN?
Omoshola Deji Nigerian is reminiscent of someone destined to be king, but becomes a slave in the king’s palace. The nation’s situation chronicles the life of Wazobia: a boy destined to be a lawyer,...
View ArticleOn Buhari’s visit to Anambra State
Chris Nonyelum President Buhari’s recent visit to Anambra state was very instructive and illuminating. It gave deep insight into the true nature of politics and what it means to be in control of...
View ArticleAtiku: Coming to America
After all the hullabaloo about former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, not being allowed into the United States of America because he is...
View Article2019 elections and 91 political parties
Ayodele OKUNFOLAMI Sometime back, the Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu rolled out a specimen of the ballot paper to be used for the presidential election, it...
View ArticleThe stakes in Imo 2019 governorship poll
Emeka Jideofor The coming governorship election in Imo state will be both interesting and intriguing. It is bound to generate considerable interest because of the array of top politicians flying the...
View Article2019 and the game changer
Uche Amunike Choosing Peter Obi as the Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, was a great delight to Nigerians all over the world. He had indeed been tested and trusted in...
View ArticlePresidential debate and matters arising
Carl Umegboro Ahead of the 2019 presidential election scheduled on the 16th of February, the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) strategically designed a debate for presidential candidates of the...
View ArticlePresidency: Who’s the best man for the job?
The time of choosing is almost here with us. It’s only ten days away to the much-awaited Presidential election on February 16. Though the Presidential and National Assembly elections hold same day,...
View Article2019 elections: Time to pray
Promise Adiele Nigeria musicians are interesting people. Some of them commit to real music, using its medium to address social issues. Others simply commit to foolery, composing meaningless songs which...
View ArticleLiberate sudan now
Victor Ariole When you create vacuum and people work endlessly…crazy from morning to evening and nothing comes out of it, you have anger and resentment in abundance. – Carmen Angelique Kidjo in ThisDay...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom as Nigeria’s emerging entrepreneurial state
Jim A. Igem It is clear Professor Chinua Achebe was right on point. He hit the bulls’ eye in one of his classic and best regarded novels. According to the canonical novelist, the world is like a...
View ArticleKadaria interviews and the presidential poll
ACE journalist and media entrepreneur, Kadaria Ahmed, has been in the eye of the storm since she hosted President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on one hand, and their main...
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