“It is a pity that Tunde Idiagbon’s regime was destined to collapse, in spite of all its patriotic zeal and vigour, in words and action” – Major General Christ Ali (Rtd) The above is from a brilliant and intelligent officer of the Nigerian Army who retired as Chief of...
OPINION
There are clear indications that the public debates that will emerge during the campaigns leading up to the 2023 governorship elections in Delta state will be issues-based. Apart from an assessment of the social and economic achievements recorded in the last twenty three years of the People’s Democratic Party...
Once more, posterity beckons on Senator Ken Nnamani, the man who stood firm and strong for Nigeria when 3rd Term reared its ugly head in 2007. Then, Senator Ken Nnamani was Senate President when the 3rd Term was smuggled into the constitutional amendment process and made it a precondition...
Among so many bills recently passed or still working on by the nation’s Senate in the ongoing constitution amendment, this piece is particularly struck by the passage of the Local Government financial, administrative autonomy bill which among other provisions seeks that each local government council to creates and maintain...
There is nothing, so far, in the race for the national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), that is as significant in form, content and context as the open endorsement of Senator George Akume for the plum party position by the governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana...
By STEPHEN EZENDIARU –After taking an analytical look of all the contestants for the exalted position of chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forth coming national convention of the party, it is quite easy to come to some conclusions. First, that Senator Mohammed Sani Musa is...
Give it to President Muhammadu Buhari, his passion for a diversified Nigerian economy is peerless. His imprints in agriculture are both telling and compelling. Now, he has an ally in Mohammed Bello-Koko, the helmsman at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Bello-Koko was on May 6, 2021 appointed the acting...
As the Global community on Tuesday March 22, 2023, celebrate the World Water Day with the theme; ‘Groundwater: Making The Invisible Visible’, the world has a again come to agreement that one of the essential elements of earth, water is the prime necessity of life; that all living animals...
“Transparency is the antidote to hypocrisy.” –Britt Merrick. The major headline last week was “Auditor-General queries NNPC GMD over failure to remit N663.89 billion to Federation Account” and “Audit Query: Reps summon heads of 17 NNPC subsidiaries” According to media reports, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria...
By Colonel ANDRII VASYLIEV –The on-going war started by Russia against Ukraine entered its 22nd day on Thursday, with Ukraine continuing to defend itself and destroy Russian invaders on its territory. On behalf of the Ukrainian people and me personally, I would like to express our gratitude to government...
Regardless of recent onslaughts recorded against the rights of Nigerian women in Nigeria, with the most painful example being the lawmakers in both Senate and House of Representatives rejection of bills which sought to grant special seats for women in the legislature and 35 percent party leadership during the...
For so many centuries, war was considered a lawful violence so far it meets with these three conditions; ‘waged by the lawful public authority in defense of the common good, waged for a just cause, and waged with the right intention, not vengefully nor to inflict harm’. Today, the...
Introduction The war in Russia and Ukraine is contributing to the fuel scarcity in Nigeria. This is a crisis the Government of Nigeria is living in denial to admit and tell the truth about. The current fuel scarcity may have started with the importation of adulterated petrol but the...
Going by Newtonian mechanics, centripetal force is the inward force required to keep an object moving with a constant speed in a circular part. it is a force that makes a body follow a curved path and a direction that is always orthogonal to the motion of the body...
Whatever does not kill, as they say, makes one stronger. So, when circumstances happen to us mortals, most of the time, it is how we react or respond to them that matters. This seems to be the situation with Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), today. Since...
It is no longer in doubt that the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has become reputed for clarifying problems without proffering solution, What is however worrying is that their (FG) persistent inabilities to promptly respond to the socioeconomic need of Nigerians has adversely turned public affair commentators, development...
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States once said, “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your...
Back in the days, as an undergraduate interested in nation-building and enthronement of true political leadership in Nigeria; I cherished two leadership recruitment quotes. The first is from the United States of America born Jim Collins, a very strong human resource development expert and the other, from Niccolò di...
Recent events in the Nigerian socio-political space are all indicative of the on-going calculations and permutations at federal and regional levels for pre-eminence and control of authoritative power at the centre and in the states in 2023. Another unhidden truth about goings-on, particularly in the political arena, and, amongst...
Among many other comments in the recent past, I heard some say that across the globe, funding education now comes with a crushing weight that government alone can no longer bear. To this group, it calls for private public-private partnership and support from good spirited individuals to the rescue....