Nigeria is going through one of its most difficult periods in history with very unhealthy discussions going on about her future. The elites that robbed the country of her glory, now want it divided. They are quick to blame the British for the 1914 amalgamation without owning up to the responsibility of their failure […]
The recent hacking down of two more 330kva pylons in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital by Boko Haram insurgents is a devastating blow to the capital as this may mark the beginning of Borno becoming a failed state due to the effects of war. The restoration of electricity to Maiduguri which was heralded as […]
The Standing Committee acknowledges the sacrifices being made by media owners and journalists to sustain the survival of media businesses in these dire times; with the operating environment made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The following decisions were taken: The body of Editors thanks medical and media workers, who against all odds and at […]
Finding a drug or vaccine for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 was unrealized early on due to several factors, chiefly the relatively unknown nature of the virus, and the fact that drugs and vaccines cannot be produced overnight. Producing drugs andvaccinestake time becausetheyhave to undergo clinical trials, which, in the case of a vaccine, […]
Despite the growing criticism against medical tourism by top government personnel to foreign countries, thereseems nottobeawayout of whathasbecome acostlyofficial indulgence. Just a few days ago, Nigerians staged a protest at the Nigeria House in London against President Muhammadu Buhari’s current medical trip to the country, asthePresidentisexpectedtospendabouttwo weeksforthe‘shortrest’. Thismedicaltripcanbesaid to be ill-timed on the […]
Otunba Gbenga Daniel, whose sobriquet OGD first caught major public attention in 2001 when he was angling to do the impossible by unseating the incumbent governor in Ogun State, has now fully come into his own as a dominant force in the scheme of things in the state and on the national arena. Of […]
The name Temi-Tope Ogbeni-Awe certainly rings a bell in the circles of journalism in Nigeria, particularly in the niche of travel writing and reporting. In the more recent 25 years of his life, the man popularly called “Ogbeni,” a Yoruba word which translates to “Mister” devoted his time to creating a niche in the public […]
Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed hitherto Deputy Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, the acting Inspector General of Police. Baba replaces Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, his former boss, whose tenure was extended by three months before the president’s volte face. Adamu had a few weeks left on his extension, but if you ask me, the […]
Given that the term progressive is used loosely in Nigerian politics, it is important that APC leaders and members are able to functionally decide what the party represent beyond just the name. Progressive politics is about dynamism, action and improvement, which is goal-oriented with a clear vision. Political challenges in the country especially in the […]
Britain is a heartless operator and Nigeria is its hapless victim. No other person than one man Britain feared to hate and love at the same time aptly captured the essential British character the way Nnamdi Azikiwe did during his nationalist heydays. Azikiwe had, in a moment of anger arising from his disappointment with British […]