Tag: p.m.news opinions
Better Life In Europe: How Feasible?
By Femi G. Oguntoyinbo The headline for this article was a statement made by an African migrant to explain his…
The Beginning Of The End Or The End Of The Beginning? Part 1
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema You do not need to be a Jean-Paul Satre to see the sense of worry inherent…
The Dangers Of Ethnic, Religious, Sectional Manipulation
By Rasak Musbau One of the very important values accepted by most people and nations in the world today is…
For Brother Jonathan – A Recipe Beyond The “Fear Of God”
By Kola Johnson The fear of God as they say, is the beginning of wisdom. At least, that is how…
Nigerian Rebasing And The Making Of A Phantom Economy
By Peter Claver Oparah And so storm tossed and weather beaten Nigerians woke up on Saturday, 5 April to hear…
Nyanya: We Better Wake Up Or Die Where We Lie
By Henry C. Onyema I do not know what to say or write here that will make sense. In other…
Insecurity And Structural Injustice In Nigeria
By Femi G. Oguntoyinbo I was disheartened to read about the 17-year old boy who was beaten to death by…
Lagos, Ehingbeti And Accelerated Power Delivery
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In the words of Harvey Firestone, foremost American Business man, “Capital isn’t so important in business. Experience…
Musiliu Obanikoro Endangers The Nigerian Army
By Joe Igbokwe The only reason why the former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, former President of Georgia,…
Tackling Gender-Based Violence
By Bilikis Bakare According to the United Nations, gender-based violence, interchangeably used with Violence Against Women or at times domestic…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Taking African Infrastructure To The Future
By Elizabeth Uwaifo One of the top developmental challenges in Africa (the focus being on sub-Saharan Africa) continues to be…
Pastor Moses Iloh At 84
By Kola Johnson Is Nigeria a jinxed nation? I ask this question in the light of the astounding surfeit of…
BAT: The Paragon of Leadership Trudges On @ 62
By Joe Igbokwe In writing this piece I read through a book by Dottie Billington Ph.D with the title Life…
Nigeria’s MDG Score Card
By John Tosin Ajiboye The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established after the Millennium…