Democracy and its discontents By CHIDI AMUTA
In his most recent book, Liberalism and its Discontents, leading American political philosopher, Francis Fukuyama, throws light on the imminent crisis of democracy. The historical […]
OPINION
Dennis Isong bags The Prestige Excellence Award, twice as much in 2022
It was such a moment to revel in on the 27th of November 2022 when Dennis Isong was awarded the Prestige Excellence Award for being […]
Much ado about Chatham House By KASSIM AFEGBUA
Nothing can be so mockingly debasing than going out for a political campaign only to be welcomed by a scanty crowd in a metropolitan city […]
Wike, Niger Delta governors and the limits of ego fantasy By SALOME DURUGBO
Did Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers intend to shame his colleagues from the Niger Delta states when he recently asked their constituents to demand accountability […]
Funny Yakubu Dogara and his co-travellers By KASSIM AFEGBUA
They come to you like saints from Heaven’s most treasured haven. They dance around like free radicals, wearing toga of piety. They move from door […]
Climate change: Between Harriman and Kayanja Ideologies By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
The debate on climate change is among the most presently discussed topics on the surface of the earth. All these years, I have, going by […]
Ndigbo: What if Peter Obi does not win the 2023 presidential election By UGO CHUKWUKA
Ndigbo in Nigeria owe to themselves a sincere and unemotional answer to this question before it is too late: what if Peter Obi does not […]
Wike’s grouse and implications for national development By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Jokes apart, I am a fan of Nyesom Wike, the current Governor of Rivers State. He is a visionary and a revolutionary. He is also […]
Dogara is seeking relevance By KASSIM AFEGBUA
I have just read a piece of news that says Yakubu Dogara and his co-travellers are endorsing Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election. My first […]
Net Assessment: A civilian experience in reviewing counterinsurgency before military generals
Air Vice Marshall Sayo Olatunde, the Commandant of the Nigerian Airforce War College, Makurdi, Benue State, is an excellent host any time I am in […]
PDP and APC, a disaster that replaced a tragedy By UZOMA AHAMEFULE
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) are the two most dominant political parties that do not need introduction in Nigeria. The two parties […]
Education: From Bumbling to Babel By CHIDI AMUTA
President Buhari’s Minister of Education, Mr. Adamu Adamu, is a man who likes to take himself seriously. In ordinary circumstances, he should pass as one […]
Governors and the nation’s poverty index: Clement Agba got it all wrong By ABDULRAZAQUE BELLO-BARKINDO
The tirade early this week by the Minister of state for Budget and National Planning Mr. Clement Agba, on the 36 Governors, where he blamed […]
As Dr. Sanginga bows out of IITA, it is hard to say goodbye
By GODWIN ATSER – On 01 November 2011, history was made— a little-known son of Africa would take over perhaps the largest agricultural research institute […]
2023: Census, Elections as Buhari’s best two legacies
OMOLARA ORESANYA – Between now and May 29, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari is presented with a rare opportunity to bequeath what many Nigerians consider his […]
Atiku’s Azonto dance in Jonathan’s parlour By KASHIM AFEGBUA
Politicians in Nigeria are often described as shameless people; hardly displaying integrity and common-sense. They are used to swallowing their vomit, again and again. Even […]
NAFDAC Director General: Monica who? By SUFUYAN OJEIFO
When the late Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili happened in the ecosystem of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) as the […]
Playing Games with Poverty By CHIDI AMUTA
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stirred an unnecessary storm and in the process may have scored an inconsequential victory. Last week, the NBS […]
Testing the “Mic” for Zulum ahead of 01/01/2023 By ISA GUSAU
As part of our media plans towards Professor Zulum’s re-election, insha’Allah, we have been working behind the scene, to implement a syndicated multimedia plan (combining […]
How to know a realtor or a real estate agent to trust in Nigeria By DENNIS ISONG
Mr. Hassan had been living abroad for over two decades. When he made some money, he felt the need to have the property back home. […]