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How Justified Is The Arlarm By The Senate On States’ Bankruptcy? —Odunayo joseph

Considering the open plundering of monthly allocations from the Federation account by some states and embezzlement of public funds as…

Ghanaians Fight Over The Dead —Elizabeth Ohene

A friend of mine has had a traumatic experience and this has brought the subject of death forcibly to the…

Desperadoes On The Loose

The season when crime spirals out of control is here again. This is the period desperadoes go to any length…

Whither Grassroots Politics? —Isaac Asabor

It is not an overstatement to say that the just concluded local government elections in all the local government and…

The Sovereign Wealth Fund: The Ends Do Not Justify The Means —Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Nigeria struggles to become a nation governed by the rule of law and the principles of federalism. Establishment of the…

Let Colonial Servitude End In Aviation Industry

The recent feud between Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, and the British Government over the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA,…

Time To Reclaim Nigeria 2 —Chido Onumah

Perhaps the most interesting – some would say most bizarre – story out of Nigeria this past week was that…

Abuja: Their Own Abuja! —Joe Igbokwe

In 1975, the late Nigerian hero, General Mutala Mohammed appointed a committee on the new location of the Federal Capital…

Promoting Illiteracy Through Unpopular Policies

The affordability of university education allowed Nigeria’s first generation of graduates attain that status while government scholarship helped most of…

Fuel Cartel And Related Issues — Les Leba

The issue of fuel subsidy has generated so much indignation all over the country. The reason for the heat is…

Gaddafi’s Positive Impact On Africa (2)

Simplicity in customs and behavioural patterns are also essential if one is to avoid spending the bulk of the time…

The Sack of Non- Indigenes In Abia

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has unwittingly courted the wrath of many Nigerians by approving the disengagement of 3,000…

How Did We Get Here?

Africa was well known for decency; clothes were used for a covering. I used to think it’s only mad men…

Listening In Love

Almost any book you grab on relationship is likely to have a section on communication. People hear too often how…

Time To Stop The WOP And WOGs Of Nigeria

Bayo Onanuga Yesterday, Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan marked her 48th birthday in Perth, Australia. It was a ceremony…

Gaddafi’s Positive Impact On Africa —Jean-Paul Pougala

It was Gaddafi’s Libya that offered all of Africa its first revolution in modern times – connecting the entire continent…

60 Hearty Cheers For Dokpesi

High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, a marine transport engineer, was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, on 25 October 1951. He…

Time To Tame Trigger-Happy Policemen

At every available opportunity, the Nigeria Police remind us of the supposed cordiality that exists between the citizens and themselves.…

Alcoholism: A Habit Too Expensive, Too Damaging —Rachel Audu

By most accounts, excessive intake of alcohol is a menace, both to the body of the drinker and to the…

Rat As A Metaphor —Isaac Asabor

Amidst thousands of political terminologies and phrases that can be found in lexicons, one of the phrases that continues to…

Occupy Wall Street Protests: Lessons For Nigeria

The “Occupy Wall Street” protests are taking place thousands of miles away in New York but recent developments in Abuja…

Ladies And Fashion

“Every woman, no matter her level of spirituality, wants to be the best dressed in church”—Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai. The…

Why I Miss Ribadu —Dolapo Abimbola

The first time I heard of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu was when he was appointed Chairman of the EFCC. Like many…

What Happened To Nigeria? —Prince Charles Dickson

The foregoing quotation is from former SGF, Alhaji Ahmed Yayale. He made this ‘confession’ at a send forth organised for…

Let’s Fix These Highways Of Death

How many lives must be lost before the Federal Government re-orders its priorities? Since the return of democracy to our…

Time To Reclaim Nigeria —Chido Onumah

I have been following the “Occupy Movement” across the world and I must say I am impressed. What started as…

Ekiti’s Day In The Sun —Clever Oparah

Two weeks ago, Ekiti, that state that prides itself as ‘The Land of Honour’ was caught in the spasms of…

The Hemlock Called Subsidy Removal

For the umpteenth time, the Federal Government is toying with the plan to remove the so-called petroleum subsidy. Although the…

Is It All About Academic Qualification?

Does success in life depend on one’s educational background? Is it not surprising how we have suddenly shifted our gaze…

Why We Nag (2)

The human nature doesn’t like being told what to do not to mention saying it time and again. Isn’t it amazing that…
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