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Arms Industry In Nigeria: Matters Arising
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema President Muhammadu Buhari’s call to Nigeria’s Defence Ministry to outline a plan for the development of…
Buhari’s Roadmap To Steer An Adrift Nation Aright
By Peter Claver Oparah President Muhammadu Buhari is on an arduous task. It is a tough and mine-laden task. He…
Fuel Scarcity: IPMAN Vs Capital Oil
By Abel Okpechi Last week, the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, told journalists in Abuja…
Ooni’s Death: Did Ife Chiefs Lie?
By Tayo Ogunbiyi My interest concerning Ile-Ife stems from an understandable emotional attachment to the ancient town. Though not an…
IPMAN, Capital Oil And Fuel Scarcity
By Johnson Nwanuforo The call on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) by the President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers…
Reuben Abati’s Critics Are Hypocrites
By Nonso Nwando The late afro beat music maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, in one of his songs of 1980s says: ”…The…
Breastfeeding And Infant Mortality
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Infant mortality occurs when a child dies before reaching the age of one year. Many factors such…
Nigerian Youth And Drug Abuse
By Michael Oputeh A drug is a substance used for medical purposes that changes the state or function of the…
For PDP Lagos: Actions Carry Consequences
By Joe Igbokwe Ever since Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered a crushing and debilitating defeat in the national elections,…
Unpaid Salary And The Conspiracy Against Osun
By Lateef Raji Osun State is one of the 24 states currently contending with the challenge of unpaid workers’ wages.…
Mr. President, Remember History; Do Not Repeat It
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema When Murtala Mohammed became Nigeria’s third military Head of State on 29 July 1975, he won a…
President Buhari’s Great Diplomatic Feat For A Change
By Peter Claver Oparah No doubt the four-day official visit of President Muhammadu Buhari came off so successfully on every…
Boko Haram And The Assault On Education
By Rasak Musbau Ignorance, Poverty and Strife – the real axis of evil- are not inevitable in any part of…
Corruption, EFCC And Conspiracy Theory
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The issue of corruption has over the years been a constant subject of discourse among Nigerians. To…
Before Buhari Goes To America
By SKC Ogbonnia President Muhammadu Buhari will be the guest of President Barack Obama of the United States of America…
Bart Nnaji And Repeat Practice: Tribute To Ex-Minister Of Power At 59
By C. Don AdinubaIn his popular management book, Performance Management, Herman Aguinis who is an internationally recognized authority on human resource management…
Teachers And Falling Standard Of Education
By Rasak Musbau According to 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, “One child, one teacher, one book, and one…
Buhari And The Hurting Scoffers
By Peter Claver Oparah Only yesterday, they were men of power, prancing the national stage with so much haughtiness. They…
Presidential Bailout For States: Matters Arising
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The recently announced bail out approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for states owing workers several months of…
7 Reasons Why Those Clamouring For Another Biafra May Wait Forever
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema I know those who followed my articles on Nigeria between 1966 and 1970 may wonder at…
National Assembly Crisis And The Real Issues
By Joe Igbokwe Since President Buhari took the oath of office on 29 May, 2015, I have been following the…
Private Universities And TETFUND
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Running a university, be it public or privately-owned, is not a tea party. It demands a…
Which Path To Economic Growth And Development In Africa?
By Kunle Ajibade Last week, The Economist of London (June 20th – 26th 2015 edition) ran a story on the…
House Of Commotion? Never Again!
By Ayo Oyoze Baje When Amoke, the wife of a newly elected member of the House of Representatives made the…
Of Ambition And Destruction: Truncating The ‘Change’ We Desire
By Olusegun Ejiwunmi BACKGROUND Dr. Bukola Saraki is not a bastard although some people will like to call him that…
President Buhari, Crack The Whip Now!
By Godwin Onyeacholem Of Buhari’s presidency so far, one thing is clear: the pace is inversely proportional to the quantum…
Okey Ndibe And His Fantasy
By Joe Igbokwe Almost a year ago, during the formative stages of APC, I had warned Nigerians that PDP will…
Tackling Lagos Traffic Gridlock
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos is famous and unique in many ways. It is the sixth largest city in the world…
Buhari And The Lessons Of June 9th
By SKC Ogbonnia The events since the inauguration of Nigeria’s 8th National Assembly are not trending exactly like the making…
Ramadan And Social Change
By Rasak Musbau Ramadan offers Muslim faithful a unique opportunity to move closer to the creator and inspire spiritual rebirth…