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Why FG Should Reform NYSC Scheme —Chukwudi Ibe

If there can be reform in the telecommunication sector; if there can be reform in the power sector; if there…

Reducing The Pressure On Lagos —Abimbola Emdin-Umeh

The Seven Up end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway daily records unprecedented influx of people into Lagos from all across the…

Jonathan Should Tackle Root Cause Of Terrorism

Those who were in doubt that terrorism had taken a firm foothold in our country can now have a rethink…

Insecure Spouse (2)

Insecurity is not a problem attributed to only one gender, it knocks on the door of every heart and leaves…

Lawmakers And Lawlessness

The arrest and arraignment of Dimeji Bankole, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, is a pointer to the executive…

Jonathan’s Neo-Liberalism

“You have trusted me with your mandate, and I will never, never let you down.” This statement well couched and…

Commando Attack At Ibereko

It would not be right to refrain from criticism while wrong ideas spread uncheked and allowed to monopolise the field.…

FAAN Should Sit Up

The old culture of inefficiency at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, must give way. The tired-and-empty argument that…

Nigerians At War With One Another

The statistics of fatalities are grim enough but few Nigerians are conscious of the reality that their nation is in…

18 Years After June 12: President Jonathan Must Hear This!

Eighteen years after the criminal annulment of the June 12 1993 presidential elections won free and square by the late…

King Kanu: Tribute To A Legend

On the 11th of June, 2011, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, the curtain was drawn on the international…

New Cabinet: Not Job For The Boys, Mr. President

As expected, the nation’s capital, Abuja, is abuzz with news of applicants laying siege to Aso Rock, the seat of…

The Secret Behind June 12 Annulement

I recall my meeting with our common friend, General Babangida on June 21, 1993 on the June 12 issue; I…

June 12 Is Historic

Freedom and choice are powerful ideas whose pursuit have changed the course of human history dramatically. They are values that…

Why MKO Abiola Should Be Immortalised

It was exactly 18 years yesterday when the June 12, 1993 presidential election was held in Nigeria. Though Moshood Abiola,…

Insecure Spouse

Insecurity is one enemy of love we seldom identify yet, its venom keeps people in perpetual torture and prison, never…

A Toast To BRF

Far beyond induced ignorance, deceit, conspiracy, wars, injustice, diseases, poverty, religious/intellectual bigotry, electoral fraud, irresponsible governance, falsehood, treasonable democracy, western…

One Life To Live

The 21st of May 2011 has come and gone and the world did not end. As a matter of fact,…

Megacity, Mega-Challenges

The monthly environmental sanitation exercise introduced by the military government of General Mohamadu Buhari seems to be waning, just like…

Bankoleism: The National Assembly, The Public Thieves

Very quickly, Bankoleism is a term used to describe a man that adorns himself in white attires all the time,…

Those Who Mislead Investors

There is a serious problem in our financial system that has caused pain to many and is still with us…

Wrong Foot Forward

It is too early in the day for any of our elected officials to forget promises they made to the…

Taking A Cue From Fashola’s Second Coming

As the brouhaha that characterised the 2011 general elections in Nigeria begin to simmer down, it is imperative for Nigerians,…

After Yet Another Periodic Ritual

The morning after what was yet another fanciful celebration of our transition from one civilian epoch to another, I had…

The Tasks Before The New National Assembly

With the election of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives yesterday and the swearing in…

The Role Of Legislators

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, dear honourable elected members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, let me start by expressing…

Jonathan’s Finest Hour

It was President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s finest hour. And obviously Nigeria’s finest hour. It was the first time Nigeria truly…

Self-Serving Legislators

If there is anything the 6th Assembly (House of Representatives) will be remembered for, it was the proclivity of the…

What Men Need To Know About Women

It was a quiet Sunday evening with the children at home when suddenly the phone started to ring. Immediately I…

A New Beginning In Ogun, Oyo

With the inauguration of Senator Ibikunle Amosun as governor of Ogun State and his counterpart, Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State,…
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