October 1

As Nigeria marks its 59th Independence on October 1, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on citizens to put the country first and work for its betterment. Abubakar, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic…

“Springwater flowing to the desert, where you flow there is no regeneration. The desert takes. The desert knows no giving...Springwater flowing to the desert, your future is extinction” —Ayi Kwei Armah in Two Thousand Seasons.        Every…

THE Eastern Consultative Assembly (ECA) while reacting to President Muhammed Buhari broadcast to the nation, said, "The President has finally confirmed to all and sundry, that he is light years behind global trends and far away from the…

Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, in this interview with CHIMA NWOKOJI, shares his thoughts on Nigeria at 57. Excerpts: NIGERIA is 57 years today, looking back, would you say that the country has done well in terms of…

On October 1, 2017, Nigeria will mark her 57th years as an independent nation from the dictatorship of British colony. Three years after her independence, Nigeria became a Federal Republic (in 1963), and the Governor-Generals, who were…

ON Tuesday, June 6 this year, 16 groups from the Northern part of Nigeria, who styled themselves youths, addressed a press conference at the Arewa House in the key northern city of Kaduna, after a well-attended meeting by their members. The…

A major crack surfaced on Friday in the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) over whether Igbo people should stay or be asked to leave the north as announced during the week by a coalition of youths from the north. While spokesman of the NEF,…