Pensions for ex-public office holders
By Ayodele Okunfolami Barely ten days after leaving office as a two-term governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole made headlines again. This occurred following a recent Pension bill passed by...
View ArticleIgbo culture and its struggle in US
Culture, perhaps its maintenance, has been on the mind of many Nigerians, especially Ndi-Igbo in the Diaspora as they constantly think of what would become of their children when they exit this earth....
View ArticleGabriel Kolawole, courageous Judge
THE first gut reaction of many Nigerians to Justice Gabriel Kolawole’s judgment last Friday was: why did it take so long? Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky was seized from his home in Zaria between 12th and...
View ArticleThe agony of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Temilade Aruya These days, plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has become a torment for commuters, especially those residing along the Mowe-Ibafo axis of Ogun State. It is rather sad that a journey...
View ArticleOkwuosa: When history vindicates the just
By C. Don Adinuba In the 1985 prestigious Ahiajoku Lecture in Owerri, Imo State, entitled “Igbos in the Context of Modern Government and Politics in Nigeria: A Call for Self Examination and...
View ArticleRivers rerun and INEC’s impartiality
IT is good and desirable that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will tomorrow conduct the remaining Federal and State legislative elections in Rivers State. Nigerians and indeed the...
View ArticleAny difference between supplementary budget and virement?
By Femi Gbajabiamila Since the request for Virement was passed by both Houses of the National Assembly, it has ignited a lot of debate as to its constitutionality especially in the Senate where the...
View ArticleWho wants to kill BOI?
By Tajudeen Kareem The Nigerian Senate last week opened a public hearing on its intention to harmonize the functions of development finance institutions in the country towards the establishment of an...
View ArticleValue of the $30bn infrastructure loan
By Oseloka H. Obaze & Izu J. Okoye GREAT value was lost in the skewed reportage of the keynote address delivered by Lamido Sanusi, Emir of Kano in Abuja on December 2, 2016. Emir Sanusi, the...
View ArticleAnambra Central’s delayed rerun poll
By Michael Jegede AT the end of the Anambra Central Senatorial poll held during the 2015 general elections, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, the then candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared...
View ArticleRaufnomics and the challenge of development
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE A ‘nomics’ has been added to the buzzword of economic policies and Nigerians should be glad it is coming from their part of the planet, especially, at a time the world is...
View ArticleTHISDAY on Kalu’s defection
A fortnight ago, THISDAY, THE SATURDAY NEWSPAPER, of November 26, 2016, published on page 21 a concise and dispassionate commentary on the epochal defection of the former governor of Abia State, Dr....
View ArticleIt’s Readers’ Day!
Re: When python goes dancing Your masterpiece: “When python goes dancing”, I have stored the page of the newspaper in my wardrobe; thank you for being reasonable and realistic. +2349086059751 The most...
View ArticleA case for devolution of power
By Ugochukwu J. Amasike Recently, bill seeking to grant states control over mineral resources within their domain passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill titled “A Bill for...
View ArticleSoyinka and the shredding of his Green Card
By CHARLES ONUNAIJU “Our common sense is totally lost. I am embarrassed sometimes that I occupy the same nation space with some people… what is the right of any Nigerian to challenge me on my decision?...
View ArticleNCC, service providers and data tariff hike
By Nwobodo Chidiebere THE dust raised by suspended data tariff increment, which was necessitated by public outcry, is yet to settle. The essence of this piece is to look at the pros and cons of the...
View Article2017 budget : Will it spur economic recovery?
BARRING ANY sudden change, President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow (Wednesday) lay the 2017 budget proposals to a joint session of the National Assembly. According to a letter addressed to the Senate...
View ArticleCombating humanitarian crisis in IDP camps
By EMMANUEL UCHENNA UGWU THE most muted fact about Nigeria today is that it is the site of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. As many human beings are starving to death daily in...
View ArticleReducing maternal and child mortality
By Ademola Orunbon At a recent press briefing of health-oriented Non-Governmental Organisations, under the aegis of Mothers and Beyond International with the support of the UK Department For...
View ArticleThe trouble with fake NGOs
THE oddities, even barbarities, of Nigeria’s daily life can sometimes be truly overwhelming. Some of them occur so frequently that they compel Nigerians to think they are normal. An example is the...
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