Rule of Law for a peaceful nation
Isah Ismaila Gagarawa When Rule of Law is mentioned, be it on the pages of newspapers, in law courts especially in arguments by lawyers to buttress their points, what readily comes to mind is justice,...
View ArticleMaritime Academy and promotion of girl child education
Edet Okpo It is commendable that the present Management of Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), under the captainship of the Rector, Commodore Duja Emmanuel Effedua, has been fulfilling its promises...
View ArticleThe youth and joblessness: Nigeria’s enigma
Concluding his address to the youth of the diocese of Abruzzo and Molise, Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Castelpetroso, Italy on July 5, 2014, Pope Francis said, “I would not like to finish without...
View ArticleBoris Johnson’s premiership and Africa
Emmanuel Onwubiko About noon today, Great Britain would have officially formalised modalities to have a fresh prime minister to take over from the immediate past leader and only the second ever woman...
View ArticleHighway cattle rearing and herdsmen attacks
Edward Adigwe The death of Olufunke Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere chieftain, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, came as a shock to many Nigerians at a time the polity of the nation is on the heat. There are...
View ArticleSenate and the politics of Abbo’s inquisition
Sufuyan Ojeifo These have not been the best of times for Senator Elisha Cliff Abbo (Adamawa South), an otherwise sedate but highly fecund personality, who has been in the eye of the storm since a...
View ArticleInsecurity, Ruga and amendment of extant laws
Rilwan Balogun The federal government of Nigeria in its bid to end the perennial and incessant crisis between the Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the local areas of different parts of the country threw...
View ArticleAkparawa Akpan: Sunset at noon
‘Uwem-Obong Ankak Writing the word ‘late’ or referring to Akparawa Ubon Jimmy Akpan in the past tense has been the most traumatising experience for me. The mere fact that I cannot escape the dreaded...
View ArticleOf political killings and herdsmen ineptitude
Aliykhal Lanre Since democracy returns to Nigeria in 1999, the country has witnessed a few unresolved political assassination. Consequently, several parts of the country today are convulsed in...
View ArticleBeware of fifth column war mongers
Victoria Ngozi Ikeano Just as the rather heated conversations on the Ruga settlement scheme and Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo slapping saga were dying down following their suspension and court...
View ArticleFrom Sun to banking, telecom & back: Memories
Fourteen years ago, specifically on February 2, 2005, I signed off from this medium as a member of the Editorial Board and Friday Back Page columnist to join one of the country’s banks as a corporate...
View ArticleRising political tension and echoes of war in Nigeria
Chiedu Uche Okoye The amalgamation of northern and southern protectorates by Lord Lugard in 1914 was a marriage of convenience, which has become very tempestuous. He did not consult the ethnic leaders...
View ArticleWhy our ministers don’t perform
Political leaders are often advised to know the difference between what they think is right and what they believe will work, not necessarily in the short-run but in the long-run. Knowing this fact, and...
View ArticleLateef Jakande: Celebrating a legend at 90
Tayo Ogunbiyi The roll call of eminent Nigerians that graced the recent 90th birthday of First Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande (LKJ) speaks volume of his pedigree as a...
View ArticleAddressing Nigeria’s problems
Jerome-Mario Utomi ‘I believe the more we understand one another, the more we will reduce the chances of war or terrorism and of man’s violence against man’ -Hiebert (1988) Each passing day brings yet...
View ArticlePower of diaspora in national development
Inwalomhe Donald Diasporas can play an important role in the economic development of their countries of origin. … Governmental diaspora-focused entities in countries of origin need to play a dual role,...
View ArticleBuhari: A make or mar cabinet
In another three years and ten months, Nigerians will be singing the nunc dimitis of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The period will not even be up to that. As we approach the months...
View ArticleThe imperatives of environmental regeneration
Fola Adeyemi Cleaner environment is among the yardstick for ranking cities and for attracting multinational companies as well as investors. Ranking of cities is helpful in terms of employment and...
View ArticleProtecting Nigerians and redefining our narrative
Achamao Onuche Joseph About 994 Nigerians have been deported from the shores of Ghana. Between 2016 and 2019 over 118 Nigerians have been killed in South Africa. A lot of international embassies in...
View ArticleVisa ban: Kudos to the US but…
Promise Adiele The Holy Bible, that sacred manual of universal acclaim, infinitely rich in wisdom, yet not lacking in contradictions and controversies, means many things to different people. While some...
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