Editorial
The Buhari “If” By Ikeogu Oke
As we approach the 2019 elections, it is important to examine the motives of our politicians and how or if they square with the interests of the average Nigerian. But seeing how most of them […]
Month: November 2018
Government
Re: Revisiting Jonathan’s Single Term Proposal By Simon Abah
I refer to Anthony Akinola’s opinion piece with the above title in The Guardian of 01 November 2018. I have read his many pieces in this medium and elsewhere and I respect the author’s views […]
Editorial
National Assembly Without Service Commission Board | Guardian (NG)
A report the other day about the non-constitution of the National Assembly Service Commission Board, which is said to be causing some disquiet at the National Assembly, is a yet another story of how Abuja […]
Editorial
National Assembly Without Service Commission Board | Guardian (NG)
A report the other day about the non-constitution of the National Assembly Service Commission Board, which is said to be causing some disquiet at the National Assembly, is a yet another story of how Abuja […]
Issues/Policy
Revolution Without Ammunition By Bayo Oluwasanmi
Beginning next week, I will write a new column under the name Revolution Without Ammunition. The column will have a short life span of five months – from now till the end of 2019 presidential […]
Economy
Corruption As An Economy By Olorunfemi Adeyeye
Any serious political leader who wants to fight corruption sincerely must first be intellectual enough to understand that corruption is an economy, just like poverty is an idea created by the ruling class. In fact, […]
Issues/Policy
Money, Money Everywhere & Yet More Debt! By Henry Boyo
The International Monetary Fund Country Chief, Amine Mati, who spoke on Thursday, November 8, in Abuja, at the presentation of the Regional Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa, was clearly concerned that despite Nigeria’s very precarious 1.9 […]
Issues/Policy
Lai Forces N3.5m Lie Down El-Zakzaky’s Throat By Tunde Odesola
Apart from President Muhammadu Buhari, another Mohammed is the second most-hated member of the ruling All Progressives Congress by the opposition. A great leader, polyglot, politician, PR expert, media consultant, husband, father and grandfather; his […]
Issues/Policy
We Need Issue-Based Campaigns By Eze Onyekpere
In a few days from now, the Independent National Electoral Commission will formally declare Nigeria’s political space open for campaigns by candidates flying the flags of the respective political parties at the presidential, governorship and […]
Issues/Policy
Oritsejafor: Why The ‘General’ Retreats By Michael West
About this time in 2014, as political campaigns gathered momentum, activities of many church leaders have become a subject of daily debate in the media. Regardless of how noble or well-meaning their motives were, insults, […]
Business
Lagos-Ibadan Road’ll Be Completed In 2021 – Julius Berger
The Sagamu-Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project will be completed by 2021, the contractor, Julius Berger, has said. The Operations Manager, Julius Berger, Thamm Olaf, told the Senate Committee on Works, led by its […]
Issues/Policy
As Oshiomhole’s Cup Runneth Over, By Festus Adedayo
Who you align with is a major factor in wars. Warriors, both in contemporary and old times, know that if your alignment is faulty, your fall will be as calamitous as Lucifer’s. Warriors thus choose […]
Government
Why the Muddle On Social Intervention?, By Kanmi Ademiluyi
It is clear that two roads face us in this country. Either to stick with a political economy based on croynism, which the incomparable Fela Kuti described as “paddy, paddy” government or pursue policies which […]
Business
Tax Accountability Matters!, By Kenneth Amaeshi
…citizens have a very poor perception of the government in relation to tax accountability. It is like pouring money into a bottomless pit. They often argue that they pay taxes and are still their own […]
Health
Who Should Be Held Responsible For Drug Misuse, Abuse In Nigeria? By Sam Ohuabunwa
In the year 2001 or thereabout, I was a member of a delegation of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) that visited President Olusegun Obasanjo at Aso Rock. The delegation was led by the […]
Issues/Policy
Yoruba: Time To Speak Truth To Power – Part 3 By By Martins Oloja
It was gratifying to note that early last week, the six governors in Western Nigeria rose from their meeting in Osogbo, capital of Osun State after they agreed that the solution to the Apapa, Lagos […]
Law
When Courts Replace The People By Hope Eghagha
The theory and principle of democracy effectively removed the power of elevating officials into the ruling class from the hands of potentates and transferred same to the people. In practice there had always been interference […]
Editorial
Governor Okowa, Fix Warri Roads By Lexzy Ochibejivwie
Warri, a one-time beautiful and bustling city, has become a laughing stock. The city has been severely scoffed at several fora as a place where people appreciate talk more than physical development. Some social media […]
Economy
Economy: From Induced Recession To Rapid Growth | Guardian (NG)
According to the NBS, Nigeria’s GDP grew at 1.95 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 and 1.50 per cent in the second quarter. The low and falling growth rates led the Central Bank […]
Issues/Policy
Atiku Has Not Been Tried But Voting For Buhari Again Would Eclipse Nigeria – Olisa Agbakoba
Nigeria does not exist except on paper. And what we do every day in court is a charade’ By Henry Ojelu Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, is a very passionate man. In his quest to fulfil […]