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Nigeria And The Malady Of Corruption

By Rasak Musbau “Corruption is authority plus monopoly minus transparency” — Anonymous Going by the resources that the good Lord…

Mark: A Leader Of Exemplary Character At 66

By Michael Jegede Senate President, Senator David Mark, a man that is highly respected among his colleagues for his rare…

Getting Children Back To School

By Bilikis Bakare In the midst of current obscene display of opulence and grandeur in which some Nigerians own private…

Stop Heating Up The Polity With Religious Sentiments

Gradually, this political dispensation is drawing to the cusp. As it is the practice, political activities are accelerating, as various…

Time To Seek Alternative Power Sources

Despite the ongoing reforms in the electricity sector, power supply is yet to improve. The distribution companies (Discos) in particular…

Accessing Safe Water In Nigeria

By Musbau Rasak British politician and novelist, Edwina Currie, once said that, instead of drinking Coca Colas, turn on the…

Still On The Notorious Apapa Gridlock

By Tayo Ogunbiyi Once again, pandemonium has returned to the roads in Apapa. Currently, gaining access to Apapa is fasting…

Crimea: Lessons For Africa

By Makinde Collins The recent suspension of Russia from the G8 club of rich countries has been described as “no…

The Sedition Charge Against Ebere Wabara

By Michael Jegede On Friday, 28 March, 2014, I was taken aback when I first read about the arrest of…

GDP Rebasing Must Translate To Better Living Standard

It is not a surprise that the rating of Nigeria’s economy as the biggest in Africa has attracted the curiosity…

NHRC’s Verdict On Extra-Judicial Killing

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, hit the bull’s eye when it declared Monday that eight squatters killed in Abuja…

Is BOKO Truly HARAM?

By Raymond Oise-Oghaede The existence of militant groups in the country is real and worrisome but more worrisome is that…

The Fraud From Nigerian Bureau Of Statistics And 2015

By Joe Igbokwe Afraid of the impending defeat in the forthcoming elections, the ruling party PDP has imported economic magicians…

Curing the Headache Of Nomadic Cattle Rearing

By Akunna Ejim Another clash between Fulani herdsmen and their host community, this time, in Benue State, claimed the lives…

Intoxication Of Power

By Akin Owolabi Much heed has been taken of Lord Acton’s assertion of 1887 that: power tends to corrupt and…

Caution As Ekiti Guber Election Nears

The race for the governorship election in Ekiti State is getting to the peak. All political parties contesting the elections…

Climate Change And Lagos Rain Alert

By Tayo Ogunbiyi According to the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which monitors global weather, the first quarter of…

Ashimolowo And 40 Years In Ministry!

By Emmanuel Ayomide-Praise It is not very often that we in Nigeria celebrate our spiritual leaders, change agents, outstanding sportsmen…

Crisis of appointment of Chief Justice in Rivers State

By Bamidele Aturu A pall of darkness has suddenly descended on the judiciary in Nigeria. Its genesis is the brouhaha…

Who cares if Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy?

By Bayo Onanuga Nigeria will any moment from now announce itself on the world stage as Africa’s biggest economy, eclipsing…

Oluwole Akanni Awolowo: One Year After

By Kola Johnson About 50 years ago, when Segun Awolowo, the scion and a most precious jewel of the Awolowo…

Privatisation Of Refineries: Need To Follow Due Process

Since the idea of privatising the refineries in the country was mooted, it has been generating serious debates. Many are…

The Task Before Emefiele, CBN Governor Designate

Barring all unforeseen circumstances, Zenith Bank Plc Managing Director, Mr Godwin Emefiele, will in June this year be sworn in…

Rejuvenating Technical Education In Nigeria

By Olalekan Olagunju The word education emanated from two Latin words “Educere” and “Educare” which means “Identify in a child…

Pope Francis Not A Pope For All Seasons: A Rejoinder

By Malachy Igwilo I write in respect of the piece that appeared in The Guardian newspaper of 17th and 18th…

Where Is Chief Francis Arthur Nzeribe?

By Kanayo Esinulo Nigeria’s most celebrated maverick politician is not in Abuja for the National Conference that kicked off two…

A National Conference That Excludes The Nation’s Youth

By Toyosi Akerele Enough is enough. To say that I am depressed by the composition of the list for the…

Human Rights, Rule Of Law And Democracy: Whither Nigeria?

By Akido Agenro True to the observation by Mahatma Gandhi [1869-1948] that intolerance is a species of violence, wherever this…

On Lagos’ New Pact With PATH

By Tayo Ogunbiyi  The Policy article of the Lagos state government is the Ten Point Agenda (TPA). However, its recent…

FAA Audit And Implications For The Nigerian Aviation

By Friday this week, whether Nigeria retains or loses its Category 1 rating status in the aviation industry, one thing…
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