Fighting Corruption: The Importance is Crystal Clear
By: Kristalina Georgieva My parents didn’t know that the name they chose for me meant “transparent” in Spanish. But they did know the importance of transparency, honesty and…
Debt-Distressed African Countries Again Look to IMF
By: Akani Chauke By the International Monetary Fund (IMF’s) own admission, there are circumstances where African governments’ debt levels are so high they become unsustainable, such that the…
2019: Before you make your choice
KEN UGBECHIE Before you make your choice of president in the February 2019 presidential election, there are critical factors you must consider. Nigeria has been managed by tough men, real…
AITEO Cup Victory: Divine intervention, Enugu Rangers and the Asaba ‘Miracle’
By Emmanuel Jonathan, JP. The 2018 Aiteo Cup (otherwise known as the Federation Cup) may have come and gone but the drama and miraculous manner with which the Rangers…
317 Roads: Why Okowa is called Roadmaster
By Barth Ozah If there is one area in which the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has excelled, it is in the development of road and physical infrastructure in Delta…
Okowa as new face of democracy
KEN UGBECHIE The recent elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt provides chroniclers of Nigeria’s political odyssey a rich fodder for dispassionate disquisition. The PDP had…
The need for accountability for health in Nigeria’s political space
Min. of Health, Isaac Adewole By: Dr. Mike Adeyemi-Lawal Health, like housing, income and virtually all other aspects of human life, has a political dimension. The central importance…
You must be a Nigerian (2)
KEN UGBECHIE We return to the concept of what makes Nigerians unique. Going by the torrent of reactions elicited by the prefatory piece of last week, it is inevitable for…
Buhari and the hallowed truths in the Punch editorial
BY TERFA GODWIN IORNUMBE It is now clear to me Nigeria is terribly an endangered country under its present national leadership. Without pretensions, every perceptive Nigerian knows the Federal Government…
You must be a Nigerian…
KEN UGBECHIE The story was told of a Nigerian journalist who was posted to Ghana by his newspaper. On his first day in office, he worked late. Journalists work late;…