NNPC, Oando and Atiku Abubakar’s attacks, by Temitope Ajayi
By his advanced age and eminent status as a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is by no means qualified to be an elder statesman. Statesmen are…
Nigerians home and abroad, by Ken Ugbechie
Nigeria is a mystery. A mystique among nations. Nigeria trends for good and for bad. A patch of earth where the ridiculous interfaces with the sublime. Nigerians are smart, intelligent,…
Before the next ASUU strike, by Monday Philips Ekpe
Many news organisations reported few days ago a supposed decision of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to declare a nationwide strike in…
The making of a confidence vote in President Tinubu
By Bayo Onanuga The National Council of State, a diverse body comprising former presidents, heads of government, chief justices of the federation, state governors, the secretary of the federal…
Nigeria, corruption and leadership vacuum, by Ken Ugbechie
Nigeria is sick. Afflicted by a deadly disease. That disease is CORRUPTION (mind the emphasis). This ten-letter c-word is the reason Nigeria has remained a complex paradox; a puzzle waiting…
The fear of the north: A coward called Onanuga, by Dele Farotimi
A shameless old fart, who doesn’t respect his age. As said, fools grow old too. And this old buffoon did grow old. He goes about fueling ethnic tensions. In the…
Census: The delay and the damage, by Ken Ugbechie
It’s over a year now since the National Population Commission, NPC, took delivery of census materials from suppliers. And about a year since ad hoc staffers were trained for what…
Building Abia economy through digital technology, by Emeka Nwosu
Abia State, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, is poised to regain its lost glory and lead the way amongst the comity of States as it embraces…
The $100m loan bazaar, by Pius Mordi
Like a mere whimper, the revelation by Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, that the initial tranche of $100 million from the World Bank $500 million loan for…
Atiku as an endangered specie, by Paul Ibe
Sam Omatseye’s article, brimming with vitriol and sanctimonious posturing, demands a rebuttal rooted in truth and literary eloquence. Omatseye, in his misguided zeal to malign Atiku Abubakar, reveals more about…