Oritsejafor: Why the ‘General’ Retreats
ABOUT this time in 2014, as political campaigns gathered momentum, activities of many church leaders became a subject of daily…
2019 presidency: Women can make a difference
WE are in the darkest hour. Yet in these times, we still bask in past glory. We can’t continue holding…
Akwa Ibom State and the failure of leadership
THOUGH Akwa Ibom State was created over two decades ago, it barely came to national and international consciousness under former…
Road traffic: America’s sanity, Nigeria’s madness
THE week which ended on Sunday, September 9th, 2018 when I left Nigeria on vacation to the United States was…
Flood: Assessment team hails NEMA DG, Maihaja over proactive interventions, transparency
The Policing Nigeria Awareness Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation has hailed the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),…
This boggy called corruption
There are a few things that people like me have said about politics in Nigeria, ad nauseam, especially lately; and…
Boosting power generation
NIGERIA’s total power generation stock is expected to rise by 1,150 megawatts (MW) between 2019 and 2020, the Minister of…
Shiite lives also matter
SO much has been said about the growing fractious relationship between the military and the civil society. Before now, our…
SCOAN and Nigerian returnees
THEY had left families, friends and their country with a singular purpose of eking out better living opportunities for themselves.…
Of geographic info systems, sustainable development
It has been observed lately that the heat from the sun is making outdoor experiences quite uncomfortable. The sun seems…
Nigeria’s education sector: Lessons from Finnish system
BEFORE the manipulation came that “power is power”, a dictum that transcended all lands and borders was “knowledge is power”.…
The Yoruba view of the universe
I am standing here before you today in response to the invitation by the Nile University who has deemed it…
The economy has fared well
ONLY recently, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola said that the dismal state of the economy…
Sheba: Fresh impetus in character commission?
PERHAPS a sincere way to assess the impact of the Change Agenda of the Buhari Administration is to hold the…
2019 elections: Deputy gov Adelabu deserves
AHEAD of the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State, the major political parties have played their cards with the selection…
Enduring legacies of Orlando Owoh
November 4, 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the transition to the great beyond of the music icon, Pa. Stephen…
Illuebbey: Exit of a patriot
The sudden death of Chief James Iluebbey has irreversibly decimated the rapidly declining strength of Nigerian patriots. He lived, worked…
Celebrating UI at 70
FROM Faculty to Faculty, drums will rumble and grumble so thunderously as the campus of the University of Ibadan (UI),…
Strikes with dire consequences
There is no doubt that labourers are entitled to their wages, but in Nigeria today despite numerous warning strikes by…
Africa needs emancipation
MORE than half a century after independence, the African burst is still creating a big debate. Africa has changed, evolved…
