In an August 8, 2021 tribute to Senator Chris Ngige entitled “Birthday in the Season of Accolades,” it is certain the author wasn’t oblivious the title might change were he to repeat the piece by the turn of the year. Reason is that Nigeria is not only a nation in transition but also in persistent […]
L eadership is said to be everything to any given society because no given society can be better than the leadership it has. This is true because leaders are those who manage the affairs and resources of any given society for the benefit of the members of the society. Like the legendary icon of literature, […]
From the distant past into the recent and of course the present, insecurity has not just become a national monster threatening virtually every community, local government, state and spreading like wildfire to the very ‘heart’ of the nation, (seat of federal power) where, according to noises typical of federalism, is considered more powerful than other […]
The emergence of Peter Obi as Labour Party presidential candidate and relative approval it has garnered so far is an uncommon political act. But the spectre of Peter Obi presidency is unsettling to Nigeria’s traditional political class and they are agitated. The spectre of Peter Obi presidency is so unsettling to Nigeria’s traditional politicians with […]
The number of job seekers in Nigeria increases astronomically by the day. The intriguing aspect of the unending scenario is that most of these individuals are imbued with tangible tech prowess or potentials that should rather make them job creators. The dangers inherent in joblessness are so conspicuous and frightening in such a way […]
The lingering captivity and piecemeal release of victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack have proven the hypocrisy of some interests, including persons and groups in the country. Since the incident in March 2022, concerted efforts are being made to free the victims. A security source involved in the rescue efforts confided that the government […]
This is not a good time for the CBN neither is it a smiling time for Godwin Emefiele. Several people in the open space are calling for his head. Those asking for his head to be placed on the chopping board acknowledged CBN’s interventions aimed at defending the naira but argue that they are […]
President Muhammadu Buhari recently gave a two-week ultimatum, which has since expired, for the negotiating parties to resolve the Federal Government-ASUU imbroglio. Some of us who had been in the educational sector long enough and had witnessed the aberrations knew it was a tall order and more fittingly, an impossible condition. This is not […]
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds then they will just have to sit on their blisters” -Abraham Lincoln When the Deputy Editor of the United States-based Woman’s Day magazine, Andra Chantim stated that: “If we don’t vote, we are […]
When politicians have nothing to offer, they resort to flaunting their “superior” educational qualifications and/or public or corporate experiences to deceive the electorate. That’s why the haggle over “who’s more qualified” to be Nigeria’s president in 2023 has been disputing to detract from the real issues of insecurity, poor economy, poverty, series of agitation, and […]