Checking inequality in Nigeria’s security system
Oludayo Tade THE attitude of the leadership of Nigeria and its security institutions to the safety of the poor and vulnerable is condemnable. In the same system, the social structure ensures the...
View ArticleHow Ekwueme helped in creating more states (2)
ERIC TENIOLA Dr Alex Ekwueme’s committee on creation of more states worked in conjunction with another committee inaugurated in the National Assembly and headed by Alhaji Abubakar Tuggar of the House...
View ArticleLagos and the preservation of Yoruba language
Fola Adeyemi Recently, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, recorded yet another first when he signed seven vital bills into law. Perhaps, the most noticeable of the lots is the Yoruba Language...
View ArticleWhy I pity Tinubu
SKC Ogbonnia Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu means different things to different people. But if dynamic opposition is the lifewire of democracy, it is very fitting then to name him the saviour of Nigeria’s...
View ArticleA short essay on ‘the other room’
Banji Ojewale “In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman” –Margaret Hilda Thatcher (Late British Prime Minister) It’s fast turning out that ‘the other...
View ArticleAnti-graft war and Oloyede’s JAMB example
Segun Imohiosen The fight against corruption today is a major milestone of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. It has not made this kind of impact in its almost three years that reverberate hope...
View ArticleNigeria, the Igbo and 2019
Promise Adiele The reality of Nigeria’s political configuration since independence and the extended parodies that have defined its economic undercurrents should agitate the mind of any concerned...
View ArticleWhy African leaders disobey political prophecies
Jerome-Mario Utomi One of the most exciting teachings I received during my formative years was the lesson on prophecy. It was during my catechism class as a Catholic Christian, and prophecy as a topic...
View ArticleMorgan Tsvangirai: The African hero
Emmanuel Onwubiko ZIMBABWEAN’S political horizon has a striking resemblance to that of Nigeria in the sense that there are individuals who by merit ought to have become President of their nations...
View ArticleAtiku : The odds and hurdles
Ariyo-Dare Atoye Nigeria is in a delicate state: our political survival beyond 2019 now requires a constellation of forces in support of a more prudent option, which must be made by putting a lot of...
View ArticleThe search for an ideal governor in Imo
Obinna Anyanwu THE race for Government House, Imo State, has gathered momentum and a number of aspirants from registered political parties have already started jostling for the number one position in...
View ArticleNigeria and its culture of oddities
Adeze Ojukwu WITHOUT the benevolence of a Danish Charity worker, Anja Ringgren Loven, little Hope Uwem would have died two years ago in Akwa Ibom State. The survival and transformation of Hope, who was...
View ArticleOkowa, unemployment and challenge of job creation
Fred Edoreh Caught in the web of slow pace of industrialisation, especially in Africa, thousands of fresh school graduates join millions in the labour market yearly. In Nigeria, successive federal and...
View ArticleNeedless demolition of houses in Aba
Sixtus Chibueze Ezennaya What makes a Government-Local, State or Federal–likeable, acceptable and admirable to the electorate is how the government responds to complaints. People are also interested in...
View ArticleGoverning Nigeria like a public company
Ekpa, Stanley Ekpa What makes some corporate entities in a country more productive, infrangible and sustainable than the countries they exist in lies in the ageless ethos of integrity, strategies in...
View ArticleFighting corruption in Africa
Charles Onunaiju Almost the whole world, including Africans themselves, regard corruption as Africa’s deadliest cankerworm that has undermined sustainable development, sapped her vitality, driven most...
View ArticleMuch ado about TI’s corruption index
Bob Majirioghene Etemiku Since the recent release of the Transparency Index rating on Nigeria, so much potopoto has been flying around. I have watched the Federal government pass buck by maligning the...
View Article2018 and the governor Osun needs
Abiodun Komolafe Osun governorship election is a few months away. In a way, the interplay of forces between ‘Continuity’ and ‘Change’ will soon come to the fore; even take its toll on the state. While...
View ArticleDapchi abduction and the blame game
In Nigeria, history does not only occur, it keeps repeating itself even in quick succession. We have plenty of such repeated incidents. They include ethnic clashes, religious violence, herdsmen menace,...
View ArticleAnalyzing CBN’s new dividend policy
Arize Nwobu The new policy directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria on dividend payment by banks is a proactive measure to strengthen and protect the banking industry, consumers and financial system,...
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