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The Senate Bill To Gag Labour

The heated debate at the Senate over a bill seeking to compel union leaders to secure the consent of their…

The Politics of Oil Blocks and the Northern Elites (2)

By ROSS ALABO-GEORGE I agree the North is poor. Yes, I agree the poverty has bred millions of destitutes, who…

S/Africa’s Continual Maltreatment Of Nigerians —Gbenga Kayode

The recurring and unwarranted diplomatic fireworks were obviously sparked again, by South Africa, otherwise called the Rainbow Nation, when it…

Reflections On Lassa Fever —Isaac Asabor

There was a time when some educated and seemingly enlightened Nigerians would dismiss the issue of Lassa Fever with a…

Have Policemen Abandoned Their Job?

In the last few days, armed robbers have become more daring while police response has become seemingly lethargic, although quite…

Weight Training Without Weights

There are many books in the market that instruct you on how to strength train, using dumbbells, barbells and whole…

Purging Nigeria Of Apathy Towards Safety Practices —Sola Ogunmosunle

Safety is the state or condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, or any…

Fashola Is Working —Taiwo Shanana

Apocryphal allegations by the Lagos State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, that the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola…

Don’t Name District After Jonathan

When the Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed announced last week that he was naming the Maitama Extension District,…

Lagos 2012 Budget Analysis: The Need For Peoples’ Support —Mac Durugbo

One feature that has become synonymous with budget presentation in Lagos State, especially since 2007, is the clarity of purpose…

Dismantling Of Road Blocks: A Trillion Thanks To IGP —Joe Igbokwe

Before my father died on July 24, 2004, he gave specific instructions that his body should be buried the day…

Let There Be Peace At Ladipo Market

Violence erupted again last week at the Agui Ironsi International Trade Centre, Ladipo Market, Mushin. During the fracas, armed thugs…

What Is Love? (2)

You may describe the subject- ‘love’ as being vague and mushy because of its affiliation to lust, romance, emotional attachment…

Riyadh Sets Agenda For Knowledge Society —Sulaiman A. Osho

The basic attribute that the Almighty God has used to enthrone man above other creatures including the angels and the…

Ojukwu: Biafra And The ‘Abandoned Properties’ Question (2) —Charles Ugwuanyi

What a law! What a sin! Who were the members of this committee and who actually got title to those…

Nigeria And South Africa Must Let Sanity Prevail

Africans and indeed the world have been taken aback by the ongoing diplomatic row between Nigeria and South Africa. The…

Bachelors And Marriage-Phobia —Isaac Asabor

Marriage, no doubt, is the oldest human institution ordained by God. It is absolutely natural for any bachelor or spinster…

Ojukwu: Biafra And The “Abandoned Properties” Question —Charles Ugwuanyi

Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu meant different thing to different people. To the authorities of Kings College then, he could have…

Public Utilities And Reckless Residents

Every time government hands over a project to a community or commissions one, the government always urges the community to…

Faster Way To Lose Weight

If you have to shed some weight sooner than later, cut your high-carbohydrates for several weeks, and the fat will…

Stella Damasus: Battle Of The Sexes

If there is a battle that has never been won, ended or understood, it is the battle of the sexes.…

The New Cashless Policy

Ever since the Central Bank of Nigeria announced its plan to reduce the amount of physical cash in circulation through…

Tribute To Matthew Mbu

My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when the news of Ambassador Matthew Tawo Mbu’s death slapped me from…

For Ojukwu, I wished I Were Born Igbo

He stood firm when others ran, compromised and did back room deals with their oppressors. He was a great and…

Telecoms Services: Quality Vs Quantity?

In the last 13 years since the advent of GSM to Nigeria, we have seen prices of SIM lines, calls…

Climate Change And Challenges Of Reducing Carbon Emission —Rasak Musbau

Climate change has become a new reality and a peculiar problem that has continually put world leaders on their toes…

Why Journalists Are Better Than Lawyers, Doctors —Simon Ateba

I am discombobulated and even flabbergasted that our society today seems to give a relatively greater respect to lawyers, doctors…

Ibori: Nigeria’s Judiciary On Trial

By now many Nigerians would have come to the conclusion that the ongoing trial of the former governor of Delta…

What Is Love?

We might not be able to give a single generally acceptable meaning of love but one thing is sure; everyone…

Borrowing From Boko Haram —Chichi Aniagolu-Okoye

As a sociologist, I am constantly fascinated by society and the dynamics that propel and shape it. The Nigerian society…
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