Nations are like the families we come from. We have certain people in our various families or extended families who act like leeches. They contribute nothing to the material improvement of their family, while sucking up the family resources in disproportionate amounts. They complain of unfilial neglect as soon...
OPINION
Appropriate funding of tertiary education remains a major challenge for many countries, particularly developing ones. In addition to personnel emoluments and building of infrastructure, the university system requires enormous financial resources to meet its research funding demands and contribute more to more meaning socio-economic growth of nations. To address...
By KADIRI ABDULRAHMAN – In recent times, the paucity of foreign exchange in the Nigerian economy has been of concern to many Nigerians. Some believe that the heavy dependence on crude oil sales, with its volatility, is responsible for the shortage of foreign exchange earnings for the Nigerian financial...
The reign of terrorists is not without its own sardonic humour. Soon after storming Kuje prison in Abuja to free their comrades in arms, ISWAP terrorists indicated an interest in two pricey trophies: President Muhammadu Buhari and, my friend and brother, Nasir El Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State. While...
Senator (Engineer) Yisa Braimoh (aka Uncle YB) the Seriki Musulumi of Afenmai Land in Edo state and the Osiozoikhai of Auchi Kingdom also in Edo, has attained 80 years on earth and has majestically sauntered into the pantheon of Octogenarians in our nation where life expectancy, according to United...
Friday August 12, 2022, is a very important date in the global calendar. It is a day that the global community sets aside to celebrate this year’s International Youth Day. The important purpose of this annual celebration going by information from the United Nation (UN) is to among other...
Great men and women, either by mistake or design, contribute something unique to our civilization. Their actions, utterances, dress styles, dance steps, gait or even their mistakes, constitute standard practices and are emulated by admirers. Indeed, famous people are often listened to with awe even when they say the...
Introduction During the last week, news broke that Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided Wuse Zone 4 where most bureau de change operators in Abuja run their businesses. It was further reported that sources at the EFCC gave reasons for the raid as: “We (EFCC)...
The Urhobo is among the first 10 major ethnic groups, and fifth largest in Nigeria, yet, its initial capacity to command considerable influence in the Nigerian polity was weakened by lack of brotherliness, unity, and trust among its people, unarguably, owing to multiplicity of dialects, as depicted in the...
In recent times, the debate on the interrelatedness of equity, justice; peace and development is among the most presently discussed topics on the surface of the earth. The reason for this unending debate stems from the time-honored belief that without equity and justice, there will be no peace. And...
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta The cry is getting louder that the Nigerian state is about to fail. In the attractive parlance of some foreign reporter, the pessimists insist that the Nigerian house is about to fall. Not quite, I say. The note of perennial pessimism is merely a way of...
Once upon a time, and that was in 1998, I was assigned two towering masquerades to supervise my PhD thesis in the department of English of the Benue State University Makurdi. Destined to live and interact with me for about 24 years, this duo took turns in reinforcing in...
Buying a property is not as much as knowing where to buy the property. You can buy a property and end up discovering that the chosen area is a big mistake because of the lack of its profitability. There are certain features you should look out for when buying...
An obituary is for the dead, not for the living. So, no matter how one looks at Sam Omatseye’s ‘Obi-tuary’ on Peter Obi and the movement Obi’s entry into the 2023 presidential race has become, it is all about a death wish. It rhymes with nothing else. Yes, death...
There’s a new craze in town called the Buga dance. It is perhaps our country’s latest and most expansive contribution to world culture. Nigeria does not offer anything in half measures. The buga is a sonorous generic tune that provokes all sorts of dance steps, the quick, the graceful,...
Similar to the Famous novelist, poet and critic, Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013) who in his widely circulated book, ‘The trouble with Nigeria’, among other things stated as follows: “The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land...
Democracy is about choices and freedoms. In a pluralistic nation such as Nigeria, democracy is also about inclusivity, social justice and fairness. The latter consideration brought to bear the principle of rotation and zoning in this dispensation. The need for stability and unity has become a big issue in...
On the matter of ensuring national security by all means necessary, I accept being called a hawk. But on the concomitant cautious fear that bad things could happen to the nation if our defenses are lax, I will accept the title of coward. In short, a nation is entitled...
By LORD JONATHAN MARLAND – Today, over 5000 competitors from nations as far afield as Malaysia to Jamaica converge on Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games. Challengers will look to make history in an event that previously saw Tanzania’s Filbert Bayi break a 1500m record in 1974 that still stands...