Amotekun as catalyst for Nigeria’s restructuring
Ayo Baje “The voice of the people is the voice of God” – Anonymous It was only a matter of time before someone pulled the trigger on the political contraption called Nigeria’s current incongruous,...
View ArticleImo State: Defection in Nigerian politics
Promise Adiele A colleague informed me recently of his intention to develop a theory which will give English words regional meanings, every country with a different meaning of a word. According to him,...
View ArticleThe doctors’ exodus
Cosmas Odoemena It’s no longer news that Nigerian doctors are leaving the country in droves for greener pastures. An article by this newspaper more than captures the grim statistics. But as a recap,...
View ArticleCurtailing the resurgence of Lassa fever
Tayo Ogunbiyi There are conflicting reports on the actual number of newly confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the country. While a report says causality figure is 64, another puts it at 72. Situation...
View ArticleAmotekun and Bakare’s vibe on unemployment
Ifeanyichukwu Mmoh Only recently, following the bold step to launch Operation Amotekun and, to point the obviously confused National Security Council to a more robust means of tackling the insecurity...
View ArticleBridges we haven’t destroyed 50 years after Biafra
Banji Ojewale One should not forget that the war of 1967-1970 taught everyone, even the victors, a lesson: you cannot massacre a people or destroy their property, even an ethnic minority (without a...
View ArticleChima Ikwunado’s death must not go unpunished
Late last year, a mechanic, Chima Ikwunado and four of his apprentice mechanics were arrested by Policemen in Port Harcourt. Their offence was that they drove against traffic. They were all taken to...
View ArticleNeedless splitting of hairs over Amotekun
When the late Nigerian literary icon, Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike, wrote The Bottled Leopard in 1985, he did not envisage that the beast would one day dominate the nation’s security discourse to the extent...
View ArticleCoronavirus, china and nigerians’ health
Bernard Nwufo In a twinkle of an eye the world has been afflicted with a strange disease from a remote China province called Wuhan. This disease as have been reported in the media is spreading so...
View ArticleThe International Day of Education
Bellarmine Nneji Education remains the bootstrap of both human and national developments. It is the solvent to the myriads of societal and economic challenges. As the world marks the International Day...
View ArticleAmotekun: Malami’s too many ‘illegalities’
Samuel Adegbola Indisputably, the indigenous security outfit set up by state governors of the southwest geopolitical zone, Amoketun was birthed by the alarming insecurity in the country. By the...
View ArticleCurtailing fire outbreaks in Lagos
Tayo Ogunbiyi Considering recent spate of fire occurrence in which billions of Naira worth of goods and property were destroyed in Lagos State, it has become extremely essential for all and sundry to...
View ArticleIn defence of Supreme Court’s verdict on Imo
Ifeanyichukwu Mmoh In the wake of pronouncements by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on gubernatorial election of some states since litigations passed from the state election tribunal/court of appeal unto...
View ArticleMohammed nami and the tax evaders (1)
Oluwole Osagie-Jacobs There is no doubt that one of the right steps this government has taken is the appointment of Alhaji Mohammed Nami, a thorough bred tax professional, as the Executive Chairman,...
View ArticleFacts, fallacies and fictions about China-Africa cooperation
Charles Onunaiju Ahead of the 2019 Presidential election, in which he was the candidate for the opposition’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former vice president, Atiku Abubakar said in an interview...
View ArticleSustainable development of Niger Delta region
Jerome-Mario Utomi For the well foresighted Nigerians and the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), that are conversant with the excruciating environmental pains and socioeconomic deprivations the...
View ArticleMohammed nami and the tax evaders (2)
NWABUEZE AKABOGU In Nigeria, you can have more than thirty houses in Lagos which you put up for rent and yet pay no personal income tax. There are many secondary schools in our cities where parents pay...
View ArticleHope rises in Uzodinma’s security plan
The emergence of Senator Hope Uzodinma as Governor of Imo state is something many people are yet to come to terms with. For this group of people, the Supreme Court unanimous judgement that affirmed his...
View ArticleGood news from Zamfara
John Otu Despite the general outcry against the diminishing fortunes of the education sector, especially at the tertiary level in contemporary times, certain developments in some quarters in the...
View ArticleEnvisioning 50 years of Anambra State
Paul Nwosu A historic event took place in Anambra State about two months ago but it passed largely unsung. For the first time in the history of this country, Governor Willie Obiano pooled a large...
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