Jideofor Adibe The ongoing travails of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his fight-backs provide incredible excitement to political spectators as they watch the moves and counter moves between the former Kwara State Governor and his suspected traducers. It is the excitement provided by these moves and counter-moves, with the …
Read More »(Letter to the Editor) Apapa: The good times are back
Whatever Magic the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has put in place to ease the Traffic Gridlock in APAPA must be sustained. I spent less than 35 minutes from Shangisha to Lagoon Hospital, Apapa. I must also thank the Lagos Governor for saving the life of my bosom friend, who …
Read More »(OPINION) Why Peace Committee must disband now By Rev Chris Okotie
The drumbeats of war sounded so loudly in the run-up to the 2015 General Elections, that it reverberated in major capitals across the world, raising concerns that Nigeria could blow apart, if the polls were stalemated. The prospect of a political quagmire loomed very large on the horizon. But like …
Read More »Pause & ponder: What would be the scenario 25 years from now? by Anonymous
While we have been busy talking about Nigeria of today, I wonder if we have spared a thought about how this country will be in the next TWENTY-FIVE years. On October 1, 1979, when Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was sworn-in as president, Goodluck Jonathan was just a 22 year-old …
Read More »(OPINION) Who is the winner in the Saraki ordeal? by Jideofor Adibe
The ongoing travails of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his fight-backs provide incredible excitement to political spectators as they watch the moves and counter moves between the former Kwara State Governor and his suspected traducers. It is the excitement provided by these moves and counter-moves, with the embedded suspense, …
Read More »(OPINION) Letter To Kumalia: This March Of Folly! by Yinka Odumakin
Dear Alhaji Ibrahim Kumalia: I have watched with amazement your futile attempt to deny the communique of the summit of Northern Reawakening Forum read by you at the end of your recent summit declared open by the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Prof Yemi Osinbajo(SAN).I hope the VP would …
Read More »(Opinion) Breaking the jinx of DSO at the NBC with innovative licensing
By AZUH AMATUS I have watched and observed with dismay and keen interest the unwarranted attacks, condemnation and persecution of the Emeka Mba-led National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and some powerful forces who see Nigeria as their private estate. Their bone of contention was a …
Read More »Nigeria: The Continuing Search for Leadership by Professor Anya O. Anya
I. PREAMBLE It is a great honour and privilege to be given the opportunity to give the 2015 Emeka Anyaoku Lecture here in Port Harcourt, a city that holds many childhood and adult memories for me. This is the fourth major public lecture I have been afforded the opportunity to …
Read More »(OPINION) Lagos and the menace of street trading
Rasak Musbau Lagos, to use the trending cliché, is a happening city; a bubbling city that never sleeps. It is a city of amazing allure and limitless opportunities. It is a city of the good, the beautiful and the ugly. Without a doubt, Lagos is the commercial nerve center of …
Read More »(OPINION) PDP’s bag of lies and fear of Timi Alaibe by Richard Akinaka
Faced with the consequences of the last four years of scandalous misrule of Bayelsa State and fazed with the emerging reality that Timi Alaibe remains the single, most potent and capable politician in the state that is set to dislodge them from power, the ever callous leaders of the now …
Read More »(Opinion) Addressing the problem of street parking in Lagos
By Modupe Ileyemi Brisk walking is a known and encouraged exercise recommended by doctors and dieticians for both young and old for healthy living and as such its importance to the people of any community cannot be overemphasized. Considering the situation which we find ourselves in this country, where people …
Read More »(Opinion)At 80, Bamanga Tukur re-affirms faith in Nigeria’s democracy
By Peter Jones Ailuorio Eighty years in the existence of a man is no mean life journey, especially as a politician and businessman, more so in a topsy-turvy inclement clime in a country like Nigeria. Today marks yet another colourful day in the life of Dr. (Alhaji) Bamanga Mohammed Tukur, …
Read More »(Opinion) How Buhari’s September cabinet is hurting the budget cycle
By Chris Uwadoka There are reasons to believe that the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute his Cabinet in September 2015 (i.e. four months after his swearing-in) is hurting Nigeria’s budget cycle on which macroeconomic management efforts are hinged. A key milestone in Nigeria’s budget cycle is the presentation …
Read More »(OPINION) Curtailing fire outbreaks in Lagos Tayo Ogunbiyi
Considering recent spate of fire occurrence in which scores of human lives have been terminated and billions of Naira worth of goods and property destroyed in Lagos State, it has become extremely essential for all and sundry to pay immense attention to safety issues. The recent fire disaster that led …
Read More »Outlook for Nigeria: Opportunities and Potential in a Low-Price Global Oil Market: Highlights of a public lecture hosted by Emerald Energy Institute, University of Port Harcourt
Highlights presented by PROF. CHIJIOKE NWAOZUZU, the Deputy Director, Emerald Energy Institute, University of Port Harcourt. The Emerald Energy Institute (for Petroleum & Energy Economics, Policy and Strategy), EEI, University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) hosted a public lecture on September 04, 2015, which was presented by Paul Michael Wihbey, a …
Read More »‘Nigerian educational sector as bad news’ – Dr. Frederick Fasehun
Being text of a speech delivered by Dr Frederick Fasehun, National Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN and Founder/President of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) on the occasion of an award received from the West African Students Union, at the Century Hotel, on Thursday, September 10, 2015. …
Read More »(OPINION) Ambode’s steady strides in Lagos by Tayo Ogunbiyi
The chief executive of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, once observed that what is needed from strategic leaders with an accounting qualification is a confidence that their ability and relevance is nearly impossible to compete with, not only in business, but in politics as well. It is Malley’s conviction that accountants …
Read More »(OPINION) My views on Buhari’s leadership by Idang Alibi
A friend of mine, a former governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Salihu Nataro, sent me a text message wondering why, according to him, I have so far been silent on Buhari’s leadership and governance of the country. As if on cue, Walter Amakiri from Rivers State, who says he reads …
Read More »(Opinion) Tackling resurgence of bird flu in Nigeria
By Rasak Musbau Poultry products including eggs, chicken and turkey meat are a healthy part of the diets of most Nigerians. They are a major source of high protein representing about 36.5 percent of the total protein of Nigerians. In Nigeria poultry production can be divided into small, medium and …
Read More »For the Record: We’ll forge a new social and economic order – Gov. Simon Lalong’s 100 days-in-office address
100 DAYS STATE-WIDE BROADCAST OF HIS EXCELLENCY, THE RT. HON. BARR. SIMON BAKO LALONG TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF PLATEAUSTATE ON SUNDAY, THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2015. My dear citizens of Plateau State, today marks 100 days since my assumption of office as Governor of Plateau State on the 29th …
Read More »I will ensure that bridges of reconciliation and peace are built — Lalong
100 Days State-Wide Broadcast: Text of a speech by Governor of Plateau State, Barrister Simon Bako Lalong, to Plateau people on the occasion of his 100 days in office, Sunday, September 6. My dear citizens of Plateau State, today marks 100 days since my assumption of office as Governor of …
Read More »A new Sheriff is in town By Femi Adesina
Some call it the Buhari bounce. Others describe it as the Buhari effect. Yet some others say it is the Buhari aura. One thing is however crystal clear. Things have not been the same in the past 100 days in Nigeria, since Muhammadu Buhari assumed the presidency. A new Sheriff …
Read More »(Opinion) Ojuelegba as a metaphor
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Satire is a genus of literature which ridiculously exposes societal vices, follies and abuses usually with the objective of effecting positive change and improvement in individuals, corporations, governments or the society at large. Typically, satire appears to be comical and completely harmless in outlook, but to the …
Read More »(Opinion) Corruption as national security threat
By Okechukwu Emeh Jr It can be asserted that official corruption and national security are strange bedfellows owing to the fact that the former denotes act of dishonesty or criminal breach of trust, as clearly manifested in the use of public resources for private gain or self-enrichment, and the latter …
Read More »(Opinion) What is it about 100 days in office?
Tayo Ogunbiyi The concept of democracy has received varying definitions and interpretations from scholars and political observers depending on the ideological leaning or interest of the contending scholars. Being a political ideology that firmly has its root in the United States of America, certain American political traditions and tendencies have …
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