Opinion
-
-
No matter how long you’ve been travelling in the wrong direction… By Jideofor Adibe
There is a saying that no matter how long you have been travelling in the wrong direction, the best solution…
Read More » -
Abuja 2016: Turning point for Lake Chad Region? By Garba Shehu
The tone and tenor of speeches of Heads of State and government at the Regional Security Summit hosted on Saturday…
Read More » -
Re-thinking the National Assembly By Jideofor Adibe
The inspiration for this piece came from a conversation with an elder statesman who felt it was time for President…
Read More » -
The End Of A Scam? By Aniebo Nwamu
Which labour union plans to protest the recent hike in the price of petrol? In his address on Wednesday, minister…
Read More » -
A case for study of History in our schools By Imam Imam
History is to society what memory is to the individual. —Ian C. Friedman Let me bore us a little with…
Read More » -
Power sector: Fashola’s new approach BY UCHE ANEKE
Barely a week ago, at an event in Lagos which was a public lecture, the Minister of Power, Works and…
Read More » -
London 2016: A recognition of Buhari’s focus By Malam Garba Shehu
President Muhammadu Buhari arrives in London on Tuesday to join 50 other world leaders at a landmark international anti-corruption summit…
Read More » -
FBN Holdings: 2015 financial results – Matters arising (An analysis)
FBN Holdings Plc’s 2015 financial results recently released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have elicited fresh market sentiments which…
Read More » -
Before the mass sack of civil servants By Aniebo Nwamu
Finance minister Kemi Adeosun seems to have caught the bug. A characteristic of Nigeria’s public office holders is repetitive behaviour…
Read More » -
Has PDP shot itself on the foot? Jideofor Adibe
The recent report that the PDP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has zoned the party’s chairmanship position to the North-East geo-political…
Read More » -
Why did Catholic Clergy call Ikpeazu a ‘Philosopher-King’? By Godwin Adindu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State is a clinical biochemist by training, a teacher, an administrator, a witty humourist and…
Read More » -
Between Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen By Tayo Ogunbiyi
These, indeed, are strange times for our beloved nation. Harsh economic realities occasioned by sharp decline in global price of…
Read More » -
On the purported merger of Christian and Islamic Studies in schools By Jideofor Adibe
Nigeria can be anything but boring. The country often reminds one of the title of one of Dr Anezi Okoro’s…
Read More » -
Edo 2016 and the Obaseki agenda By Ernest Omoarelojie
As the current administration winds down in Edo state, the people are beside themselves, singing “thank you” to the governor,…
Read More » -
Sad signs of the times By Eze Emeghara
I did not sleep at all last night, my daughter was ill, so my wife and I stayed up nursing…
Read More » -
Ikpeazu’s new urban cities By Godwin Adindu
In Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s Abia State, there are cities, like a retarded child, that have refused to grow. They are…
Read More » -
United By Common Sense By Aniebo Nwamu
We’re reminded that Nigeria is the only former British colony that is still intact. That is a sign of strength,…
Read More » -
Buhari’s foreign trips: My takeaway By Babatunde Fashola
In making this public intervention, I seek to highlight the benefit of global relationships and cooperation in a world that…
Read More » -
Exports: Lessons from Anambra State By Benedict Erhabor
At a time the export of Nigerian foodstuffs like beans has been difficult for substandard practices, it is gratifying that…
Read More » -
At Ife, University autonomy goes gaga By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The on-going impeachment drama in Brazil is interesting; but, perhaps, more newsworthy is the reaction of…
Read More » -
Between Quota and Federal Character principles By Jideofor Adibe
This reflection is a continuation of my last week’s piece on how to re-engineer our politics to make it less…
Read More » -
Chibok two years on: Remembering all Boko Haram’s victims By Salil Shetty (Amnesty International )
In September 2014, a 19-year-old woman whom I will call Aisha was celebrating a friend’s wedding in a small village…
Read More » -
A case for Igbo customs and values By R M Odegbo
It is fairly evident that Igbo customs and values are on the highway to extinction. Their fleeting existence, already stark,…
Read More » -
OGD! Many happy returns!! By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Otunba Justus Gbenga Daniel aka OGD, two-term governor of Ogun state (2003 – 2011) turned 60…
Read More »
