Where are ‘Mezie Abia’ clowns? (1)
ON February 15, 2014, one sycophantic group known as “Mezie Abia Organization” took a full- page advertorial in SATURDAY INDEPENDENT to pour tirades on the trio of Femi Adesina, Eric Osagie and my...
View ArticleLessons from Julius Nyerere
By Banji Ojewale Gbolabo Ogunsanwo, Nigeria’s most captivating columnist of the 1970s who rewrote history as editor of Sunday Times of that era, once returned from Julius Nyerere’s Tanzania and...
View ArticleDonald Trump and Obama’s shadow
By Tayo Ogunbiyi IN a few days’ time, the Trump administration will mark its 100 days in office. To what extent President Donald Trump has so far been able to successfully focus on fulfilling his...
View ArticleEdo, PDP and Ize-Iyamu’s petition
By John Mayaki Earthquakes are never delightful to their victims, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon be the latest witness to this tragic truth. I do not refer here to that natural phenomenon...
View ArticleProbe activities of police anti-kidnapping squad in Lagos
Policemen operating with private cars and without uniforms, nametags and identity cards are hardly difficult to differentiate from armed robbers. At 11:50am, March 4, 2017, a group of armed policemen...
View ArticleMakoko needs a health centre
We wish to notify the governor of Lagos State, Akninwummi Ambode, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care...
View Article2019: Waiting for Sule Lamido
FOR not defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after initial permutations and indicators, the former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji (Dr.) Sule...
View ArticleThe bill to curtail burial spending in Anambra
By Solomon A. Ikongshul I read with awe the move by lawmakers in Anambra State to curb spending at burials. It is pertinent to consider the legality or otherwise of such moves by the Anambra State...
View ArticleImportance of investing in Igboland
By Chinedu George Nnawetanma Igboland is an ethnocultural region in the present-day Southeastern Nigeria. It differs from the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria in that it encompasses both the...
View ArticleLagos job creation initiatives
By Hopo Reuben Globally, unemployment is a major issue that governments are confronted with. In Nigeria, the unemployment situation is quite startling. According to recent World Bank statistics, youth...
View ArticleBetween Nigeria’s ERGP and China’s Vision 2020
By Zhou Pingjian “The Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) articulates our vision for the country for the period 2017-2020, and lays the foundation for long-term growth,” writes President Muhammadu...
View ArticleTouring S/West with Works Minister
By Tochukwu Ezukanma BABATUNDE Fashola, the Minister of Works, Housing and Power, toured the Southwest geopolitical zone between Thursday, 23rd of March, 2017 and Saturday, 25th of March, 2017, and...
View ArticleIn defence of Emir Sanusi
By Nwobodo Chidiebere “THE truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is”. —-Winston Churchill The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has...
View ArticleLessons from the reopened Abuja Airport
By IKEOGU OKE NOW that our faith in our country – Nigeria – seems to be at its nadir, when it has become fashionable to hear some of us declare that they have given up on her, that they no longer...
View ArticleKalu: A man for all seasons, pride of millions @ 57
By Peter Ogbonna Eze A person may be a blessing to himself and his immediate family. At other times, he may be a blessing to a close set of beneficiaries, such as his kinsmen. Rarely do we find a man...
View ArticleBBN: Enhancing TV experience with social media
By Lawrence Amaku It is common knowledge today that reality TV show organizers not only use the social media to create awareness for their shows, but also to obtain viewer feedback, reactions and...
View ArticleThe increasing rate of suicide
By TEMILADE ARUYA THE rising incidence of suicide in the country is both alarming and disturbing. Most shocking is the fact that younger ones are not exempted from the worrying trend. It is ironic...
View ArticleOsbornegate: Our moments of angst
By Sufuyan Ojeifo OUR nation is now a big theatre where farcical actions and events take place at a pulsating pace. And, keeping up with the tempo of the outlandish dramas that have grotesquely...
View ArticleMike Adenuga this Saturday
WHAT you are about to read shortly after this prefatory remark are foundational thoughts that I call appetizers. The fresh (main) meal and dessert come up in THISDAY, THE SATURDAY NEWSPAPER, April 29,...
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Ugwuanyi and the challenge of developing Enugu
By Mark Mbam Jnr. The Holy Bible, in 1 Samuel chapter 17, from verse 1, recorded the battle between the Philistines and the Israelites. For the people of Israel, there was no hope of surviving the war...
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