Nigeria at 57 and human rights record (1)
By EMMANUEL ONWUBIKO At 57, a man/woman is typically expected to be putting plans together for post- retirement age. Some of these strategies must of necessity cover the various ramifications of...
View ArticleUnity in need of justice
By Isaac N. Obasi After going through the Daily Sun of Thursday, September 28, 2017 particularly on the issues raised by the Catholic Bishop of Umuahia, Most Rev. L. Ugorji in his article titled ‘The...
View ArticleNigeria’s poor healthcare governance
By Lanre Odusile Recent developments in the nation’s health sector suggest that all is not well. Particularly, they serve as warning signals to the Health Minister, Professor Isaac Adewole, and other...
View ArticleNigeria at 57 and human rights record (2)
By EMMANUEL ONWUBIKO Delivering Nigeria’s national statement during the General Debate of the 72nd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 72) in New York, the President said this commitment...
View ArticleReviving Igbo language and culture
By Okechukwu Ukegbu There is a bill before the Lagos House of Assembly tagged“A Bill for a Law To Provide for the Preservation and Promotion of the Use of Yoruba Language and for Connected Purposes’’...
View ArticleKing Olutanmole Agbaye: A man worth emulating
Who is the man, King Olutanmole Agbaye? By: Ajogu Maria A lot of people speculate and many are eager to know much about this spiritual giant of our time. This generation and particularly Nigeria is...
View ArticleNigeria and the prospects of restructuring
By Itaobong Offiong Etim THE verve with which Nigerians are pontificating on the need for the country to be restructured is loud enough for even the deaf to hear. There seems to be a renaissance of...
View ArticleObaze, experience and Anambra guber poll
By Esin OSuji In every assemblage of human beings – as a family unit, kindred, organization or geo-political entity – the pursuit and fulfilment of their collective interests and aspirations are...
View ArticleBuhari and 2019, to be or not?
There are a few things on my mind this week. One of them is related to the preparation for the 2019 elections. Last week, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) came out with the time...
View ArticleAt 57, Nigeria can do better
Nigeria at 57 is not a super tale. It is a sorry tale of failed dreams and aspirations. It is a story of abundant riches, squandermania, bad politics, military coups, corruption, war, ethnic tensions...
View ArticleMy thoughts on our path to greatness
By Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola The occasion of the 57th anniversary of national independence should give us a cause for deep reflection and critical thinking without necessarily taking anything away from...
View ArticleNSF 2017: Trolling Nigeria into tolerance
By Ariyo-Dare Atoye OUR descent into another dark phase of unbridled divisiveness has been rapid and threatening. The country is unravelling, once again – about 15 months to another general...
View ArticleRe: Hate action vs hate speech
People’s Parliament Dear Ralph, your piece has not only forcefully and convincingly added me as your fan but also an addict to the Sunday Sun. Ride on brother. Hate speech is the granddaughter of hate...
View ArticleInside the negotiation that broke the ASUU conundrum
By Nwachukwu Obidiwe As journalists were about to leave the Conference Room of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment after the opening session of the prolonged re-negotiation of the 2013 agreement...
View ArticleNigeria at 57 and the change agenda
By Caleb Adebayo At 57, any individual is considered as aging, approaching the sexagenarian years, an elder of sorts, with a mature outlook on life. Pragmatically speaking, 57 is 7 years into the...
View ArticleOpen letter to Buhari on health matters
By SKC OgbonniA LET me begin by expressing gratitude to God that you are continuing to enjoy a good health after a prolonged stay in a London hospital. You have demonstrated the new lease of life by...
View ArticleReducing inequality in Nigerian healthcare system
By GREGORY T. OKERE The word inequality is defined as difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality. Social inequality means imbalance, inequity, variation, bias, prejudice,...
View ArticleBuhari’s charter of national renewal
By CHARLES ONUNAIJU THE return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in London has considerably calmed anxieties of most concerned Nigerians, while a few appeared unimpressed. Prior...
View ArticleLewdpapers or newspapers?
By Banji Ojewale It troubles one to observe that Nigeria’s clean weekday newspapers metamorphose into lewdpapers at weekends. Saturday and Sunday when you look forward to domestic company with...
View ArticleKachikwu: Why I still stand with Buhari
By Ikeogu Oke After reading the recent letter by Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, to President Muhammadu Buhari, one troubling cinematic image stood clear in my mind. It...
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