65 steps to nationhood, by Ken Ugbechie
Wednesday last week, October 1, Nigeria marked 65 years of Independence. At 65, Nigeria has turned a full-grown man, a senior citizen in the comity of nations. A person at…
Tinubu’s Independence day speech: Between aspiration and description, by Abraham Ogbodo
I listened to the independence message of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His struggle to assembly plausible statistics to push across a credible message of achievements and hope was palpable. Like…
Lamentations of Caleb Mutfwang, by Pius Mordi
As the governor of Plateau State, the once picturesque and peaceful state, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang last month offered the most credible description of the status of insecurity in Nigeria. Characterisation…
Expectations From The 10th Senate As Plenary Resumes, By Jackson Udom
The Senator Godswill Akpabio-led 10th Senate last month, ended its Second Parliamentary Session and has embarked on its Annual Vacation from Plenary sittings, while committee meetings and other parliamentary engagements…
Oluremi Tinubu: A culture of care, by Ken Ugbechie
Mrs. Tinubu is walking this path of social change and transformational activism. A woman of quiet achievement: she was a Senator like her husband; was First Lady when Tinubu was…
Tess Onwueme at 70, by Monday Philips Ekpe
MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE writes that this foremost playwright, scholar and cultural ambassador has led a truly accomplished life Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o, world-renowned Kenyan literary giant, described Professor Tess Osonye…
Tinubu should not have returned Fubara, by Pius Mordi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not read Godswill Akpabio’s script on how to play vengeful politics. After Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan served out her six-month suspension by the Akpabio-led Senate, the…
Chimamanda: A rare human, true African queen, by Ken Ugbechie
We shall call her Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. We shall call her the Odeluwa (the one who writes for the world). We shall call her the writers’ writer; the great bard…
Unsettling messages from Nepal, by Monday Philips Ekpe
Nigeria’s political leadership should become more responsive to the people’s needs and sensibilities, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE There’s a tricky difference between message and lesson. While the former is…
Even for labour unions and their leaders, there is expiry date, by Abraham Ogbodo
In product manufacturing, especially food and drugs, there is something called expiry date. It is the date set on the pack beyond which the drug loses its potency. Based on…