Is State ‘EFCC’ the right way to go?
Abdulkadir Manu Following in his trail-blazing anti-open grazing law which was first condemned before it became the toast of those who turned round full circle to embrace it, Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti...
View ArticleLagos, waste management and the environment
Mukaila Sanusi The question that comes to mind as Africa’s model mega city contends with waste dumped by its residents indiscriminately on highways and major roads is: what is responsible for this...
View ArticleCelebrating PMB’s anti-corruption credentials
Ibrahim Mohammed “A truly public-spirited person should accept public office not for what he can get for himself – such as the profit and glamour of office – but for the opportunity which it offers him...
View Article2019: Obasanjo should give Nigeria a break
Ignatius Arinze THE public letter written by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, on January 23, 2018, in which he called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election for a second term, and...
View ArticleNigeria and the bookstore debate
Adeze Ojukwu Few days back, a French journalist stoked award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, with the ‘book store’ question, thus sparking off disparate opinions across the globe. The query was...
View ArticleEkwueme: Exit of a rare gem
Chiedu Uche Okoye A British historian said this about death: the consequence of birth is death. Once we are born into this world, the threat of death hangs menacingly over us. We do take ill, and...
View ArticleConsumption tax: A win-win for states and businesses
Ndubuisi Adaba A consumption tax is essentially a tax on the purchase of a good or service. It may take different forms such as sales taxes, tariffs, excise or other taxes on consumed goods and...
View ArticleIGP’s indefensible response to IBB’s gambit
Sufuyan Ojeifo When former President Olusegun Obasanjo released his state of the nation press statement of January 23, 2018, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to forget about 2019 presidency due to...
View ArticleA new dawn in democratic representation
Rauf Aregbesola We are gathered here to inaugurate 389 councillors representing the same number of wards in the state. This will be followed by the inauguration of the parliaments from whence will...
View ArticleNigeria’s cattle rearing politics: A colonial legacy
Bernard Adinuba Nigeria is today engulfed in a boiling conundrum over the menace of Fulani cattle herdsmen, who as it seems, are engaged in stiff competition with the Boko Haram insurgents for a...
View ArticleBelated posturing on restructuring
There is no doubt that Nigeria, with its multi ethnic groups, cultures and languages, is a dynamic society. Nigeria’s diversity, which many think is its major problem, can be its strength at times....
View ArticleFayemi’s legacies in natural resource governance
Akin Rotimi Ten eventful years have passed since I met my mentor and benefactor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi in Accra, Ghana during the African Business Leaders Forum. The ABLF was the brain child of Mr....
View ArticleOjudu’s Day with Ekiti in Diaspora
During the last yuletide the euphoria was high and aspirants in the coming governorship election in Ekiti State were embroiled in a game of wit for relevance. However, rather than play to the gallery,...
View ArticleHow Shagari picked Ekwueme as VP (2)
ERIC TENIOLA On December 12 1978 after winning the Presidential nomination of the NPN, Alhaji Shehu Shagari did not name his running mate. The rules of the party gave him the prerogative to name his...
View ArticleOkorocha, Madumere remains your best bet
By Samuel Nwanjoku “I understand the vision of my boss. I feel his pulse in his passion to render service to humanity. In all these, keep it simple and ensure you make input to make your leader succeed...
View ArticleBeyond restructuring: The need for strong institutions
Chinedu George Nnawetanma The restructuring of Nigeria has been the staple of conversations across the country for quite some time now, in the light of the glaring inability of the extant political,...
View ArticleNot in IBB’s character
Sufuyan Ojeifo THE Igala of Kogi State in North central Nigeria have a proverb that succinctly explicates an exception to what is generally seen or thought to be the conventional. While the young...
View ArticleWhy governments don’t exist just to pay salaries
Ayo Akinola The above question arose in my mind and got me thinking a long time ago when my State, Osun, was in the news on its account. The question elicited criticisms of the state governor, Rauf...
View ArticleValentine: Lessons for selfless and patriotic leadership
Offor Evaristus Every year, the whole world stands still to hail the virtuous and heroic martyrdom of a Catholic priest, St. Valentine, as far back as 496 AD. A selfless and patriotic servant of God,...
View ArticleDanger signal in Kenya
NZE NWABUEZE AKABOGU THE most recent political development in Kenya is obviously worrisome and clearly portends grave danger to the East African nation even as the present extremely precarious...
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