Anambra poll: Can APC get it right?
By Ikenna Ebubedike There is tension in political circles in Anambra. The governorship election is less than three months away and there is high-pitched fever in various camps. From the circles of...
View ArticlePresident Buhari’s short speech
President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast to the nation shortly after his return from medical vacation in London has attracted so many comments, some laudatory and others not complimentary. Those who felt...
View ArticleTrump: The decline and fears of the Wild Wild West (1)
By Henry A. Onwubiko Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me. For could the sun do that then could I do the other-Captain Ahab in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (Chapter...
View ArticleLagos: Excellence in the face of challenges
By AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef Lagos is a great State. It is great not because there are no challenges on the path to its dream. The network of lagoons, beautiful coastlines, alluring beaches and the...
View ArticleAfrican Bar Association: Setting agenda for Africa’s development
By Osa Director The African Bar Association, AFBA, which prides itself as the fearless voice of the legal profession on the continent recently held its annual conference in the garden city of Port...
View ArticleAs Danbaba Suntai, Taraba State former governor bows out finally
By Imikan Attah In the northeastern state of Taraba, the people there are about to hold their first state burial. It’s to bid farewell to their well-loved former first citizen and second elected...
View ArticleSOS to Buhari
By U.S. Ladan (Snr) “To cure injustice, you must expose them before the light of human conscience and the bar of public opinion, regardless of whatever tensions that exposure generates” Your...
View ArticleBuhari’s speech and rodents’ invasion
By Carl Umegboro PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja House in London on 19 August for Nigeria after a 103-day medical vacation. On arrival, every nook and cranny of the country erupted in...
View ArticleOpen letter to ASUU
By Isaac N. Obasi Historically speaking, the strike statistics of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are usually frightening in both frequency and duration. The duration of ASUU strikes...
View ArticleRe: No to Peter Obi’s stooge
By Valentine Obienyem On August 25, 2017, one Hon. Emma Okafor – supposedly a member of Anambra State Legislature – wrote a back-page article in The Sun entitled: “No to Peter Obi’s Stooge.” On seeing...
View ArticleWhy bribe is a metaphor for greed
By Ayo Oyoze BAJE The recent report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), that an estimated N400 billion, or...
View ArticleCorruption war: Time to strengthen the EFCC
By Agatha Ezendiaru The return of President Muhammadu Buhari to the country after his medical vacation in the United Kingdom appears to be renewing hope in the land. The ecstatic crowd that turned out...
View ArticleAgenda for the Lion King
By Gbemiga Olakunle After his extended medical vacation in London which lasted more than 100 days, the King – President Muhammed Buhari has returned to the country to the warm embrace of his countrymen...
View ArticleRestructuring and political infestations
By Kezie ogaziechi Restructuring, fiscal federalism, Nigeria question and unbundling the power at the centre are juxtaposable concepts which politicians gleefully adopt whenever it suits them depending...
View ArticleNteje mental home: Obiano’s tender touch on society
By James Eze (eziokwubundu@gmail.com) One of the outstanding ways in which Governor Willie Obiano has made a mark in leadership is by doing those little things that come naturally to him. Things like...
View ArticleParis Club refunds and leadership gaps
By Jerome-Mario Utomi It was a very sad scene watching our state governors complain about the delay in the release of the second tranche of the Paris club refunds without giving an account of how the...
View ArticleRe: If I were Buhari
The write up, If I were Buhari, which featured in this column last week attracted many responses from people who either called or texted me from different parts of the country. I consider it necessary...
View ArticleObiano, APGA and Anambra guber poll
By Idris Mohammed THE return of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigeria after his prolonged medical sojourn in the United Kingdom (UK) was marked by wild jubilations in parts of the country, especially...
View ArticleEkiti: A season of betrayals
By Festus Enegide AS governorship election beckons in Ekiti State, the season of betrayal has set in again! In June next year, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct...
View ArticleAgenda for youths and women in governance
By Victor Emejuiwe The problem of inequality amongst youths and women in governance can be traced to the poor representation of these groups in leadership positions. This has created a large number...
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