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How Dare, Onyali brought joy to Nigerians
On the 13th of May, 2022 while in Abuja on a political expedition, I stopped at the office of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare to brief him on some developments at home. As I was approaching the office, I saw…
Doctrine of necessity, new constitution and Nigeria’s survival
THE threats to Nigeria’s survival are many. Our dispositions to these threats and perceived antidotes to the threats are diverse. I am writing this as an optimist, who strongly believes in corporate existence of Nigeria but without…
Impeachment, penalty for failure and incompetence
SINCE we started operating the Presidential System of government in 1979, no Nigerian President has been impeached. But seven governors have been impeached so far. The Kaduna State governor, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa (21 August 1936 –…
UTME results, ASUU strike and future of varsity education
THE deteriorating situation and condition of education in Nigeria was starkly on display recently when the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced the results of its 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).…
Dr. Bruce Onobrakpeya at 90
WHEN I turned 70 in 2015, there was quite a sizeable coterie of friends, colleagues, and elders who gathered at the campuses of the University of Lagos and the Yaba College of Technology to felicitate with me. The three-day event was…
Digital infrastructure: Huge e-government achievement for MDAs
Before Galaxy Backbone (GBB) commenced operations in 2006, ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) were operated by little or no impactful digital services observed. There were no common systems or platforms that enabled these…
Nigeria and the politics we play
THE founding fathers of politics in Nigeria came with some ideals girding them. To begin with, one would discover that almost all of them were lawyers while those who were not lawyers were people with discernible convictions. Also,…
Democratic sustenance and inclusiveness in Nigeria
WITH Nigeria’s tortuous democratic transition to the Fourth Republic on May 29, 1999 hopes were high once again about the possibility of the political elites to sustain and consolidate the nascent democracy by promoting democratic values.…
Nigeria and the politics we play
THE founding fathers of politics in Nigeria came with some ideals girding them. To begin with, one would discover that almost all of them were lawyers while those who were not lawyers were people with discernible convictions. Also,…
Democratic sustenance and inclusiveness in Nigeria
WITH Nigeria’s tortuous democratic transition to the Fourth Republic on May 29, 1999 hopes were high once again about the possibility of the political elites to sustain and consolidate the nascent democracy by promoting democratic values.…