AT a recent public ceremony in Ngwa land, the Governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, declared his readiness to offer amnesty to repentant kidnappers.

THERE are two local expressions synonymous with being behind bars that I know. The first is “smelling rod”. The second is “eating beans”.

In 1999, a lot of factors came into play and metamorphosed into the present style and structure of today’s political dispensation; the successive election annulments by the IBB regime, with the last one of June 12, 1993 which left a lot of cynicism among the beleaguered elitist political class.

THAT was the second time it was happening. When the Nigerian National Anthem was played before the commencement of the World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Mozambique in Abuja on Saturday, October 10, 2009 , rather than obeying Nigeria ’s call, a large section of the football fans booed.

TO deregulate the oil sector or not to deregulate it is an issue. When to do so is even more of an issue. The logic of deregulation is beginning to catch on, even among sections of organised Labour. The success of the liberalised telecoms sector is a very persuasive example to cite.

By Ochereome Nnanna
DR. Mohammed Hassan Lawal, the Honourable Minister for Works is an experienced member of the Federal cabinet. He was one of the very few ministers that the Yar’ Adua regime inherited from the Olusegun Obasanjo cabinet. Under Obasanjo, he was the Minister of Labour and Productivity.
When Yar’ Adua assumed power he was reappointed [...]

BEFORE a fraudulent act succeeds two conditions must be met. The first is that the prey must be desperately in need and willing do anything to meet that need.

By Ochereome Nnanna
FOR  years, the tragic absurdity persisted. Nobody knows the number of people who lost their lives as a result of it. Someone is shot by his enemies or opportunistic gunmen or is caught in a cross-fire.
He is still breathing. Good Samaritans (Nigerians) rush him to the nearest hospital where people who were trained [...]

When the story of Bi-Courtney Air Services’ take-over bid of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) hit newspaper front pages about a fortnight ago, my initial impulse was to support the sentiments being propped up by the various unions operating at the airport.

ON October 1, 1960, Nigeria was in festive mood. The day had come at last. The British colonial rulers were going home. The Union Jack was coming down and the Green-White-Green, the most rhapsodic colour which portended a future of untrammelled economic possibilities and prosperity as well political stability, was going up.