The Hardened Heart, By Femi Aribisala
If God speaks to you in your native tongue and you refuse to understand him, he will then speak to you in a foreign language. On one occasion, Jesus used just five loaves of bread […]
If God speaks to you in your native tongue and you refuse to understand him, he will then speak to you in a foreign language. On one occasion, Jesus used just five loaves of bread […]
The youth are the most valuable resource of our country. We have an expanding youth bulge – about 65 percent of the Nigerian population is under 35 years. With this, comes the challenge of making […]
Despite a flurry of unusual activities and groundswell of opinion on the politics of post-cabinet-portfolio allocations, the rise and rise of a Chief of Staff to the President and our notorious G-77 reportedly painting Nigeria […]
A disarming smile is his trademark, a veritable asset that neutralises the temperature of an environment he finds himself. For Prof. Charles Dokubo, coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, carrying a light heart creates a […]
Reproduction is regarded as a basic function of life. Inability to reproduce, also known as infertility, is a widespread problem in our today’s societies, given that the population suffering infertility is significantly increased in the […]
“There is going to be a scarcity of meat all over Nigeria as we are going to shut down the entire meat market because the Igbos and the entire south have not appreciated our efforts […]
In February 1998, Gen Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s military head of state, sent troops to Sierra Leone to restore democracy. Major General Johnny Paul Koroma had sacked the democratically elected president, Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who […]
Predictably the constitution of a new ministerial team and the assignment of portfolios was the news of the week. It had been a long wait for an anxiety ridden public. There is nevertheless a lifting […]
Three environmental scientists have warned people living in coastal cities, such as Lagos, to beat a retreat now or face the prospect of a disorderly, chaotic withdrawal in about three decades, as climate change worsens. […]
In the heat of the lynching of Igbo citizens in Asia in 2013 over alleged criminality, I wrote an essay entitled, ‘The Igbo fallacy’. In it, I appealed to the Igbo to de-emphasise the culture […]
Data from RapidSMS, a global birth registration platform has shown that no fewer than 1,436,986 (31 per cent) of under-five children in Lagos are not registered at birth. To this end, the National Population Commission […]
FOR many Nigerians, any faint hope of radical reforms or positive change under President Muhammadu Buhari grew dimmer still following the unveiling of portfolios to his 43-member cabinet. Save for a pitifully few known performers, […]
We’re constantly revolving in circles; and this perhaps accounts for our very slow growth in virtually all the development indices. In healthcare, infant mortality, infrastructure services, electricity generation, wealth creation, number of children out-of-school and […]
Driving through Lagos, I am struck by the juxtaposition of wealth and poverty. However, what is truly interesting is the contradiction between what one views and what one hears concerning the potential of this bustling […]
tunjioa@yahoo.com 08036683657 A few days ago, President Muhammadu Buhari presented members of his executive council with exotic bags filled with materials he wanted them to read. It’s reported that the materials are meant to make […]
The naked beating of Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Germany evokes painful lessons, particularly with Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and, of course, the continued detention of the frontline anti-corruption advocate and presidential candidate of the […]
The sheer disingenuity of the writer of the article titled, “Yemi Osinbajo: This silence is deafening,” which was published in The Guardian on August 20, is itself deafening, especially as the writer, Itunu Ajayi, claims […]
Money, the wag says, gets attention anytime, anywhere. So did it happen that on August 21, this got my instant attention: “Nigeria heading into fiscal crisis – presidency warns.” Mallam Garba Shehu, the president’s senior […]
When I accidentally saw the video clip of the attack on Mr. Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, in Germany I shook my head several times to the right and to the left in disbelief. […]
Pilgrimage is now a political weapon in Nigeria. Governors and even local government chairmen now make it a grand duty of nominating lackeys to make pilgrimages. The religious aspect of pilgrimages is neither here nor […]
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