Torrential tears for doctor, 3 children as Omiyale returns in Ibadan
The flood disaster that led to the death of scores of people in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, was similar to the one popularly called “Omiyale” in 1980. It was indeed a day of rage. Heaven was angry.
Emzor to expand wellness race
Apoko master Terry G was celebrity guest runner at the August edition of the monthly Emzor celebrity run, just as the pharmaceutical firm said it was in the process of expanding the scope of the event.
The Nigeria Police: A post-mortem organisation?
In 2001, while travelling to Atlanta, USA, to attend the annual CNN world news report conference, I changed flights at Gatwick Airport, London. While there, one British ‘area boy’ snatched my brief case and ran into thin air. With confidence, I went to the police desk at the airport to make a complaint. The officer there virtually ignored me after murmuring something like “the public announcement you have been hearing repeatedly that everyone should hold on tightly to his luggage is not for fun.”
Writing Twilight at Terracotta Indigo was a healing process for me – Umari Ayim
Young Umari Ayim, a lawyer and a writer was the guest of Abuja Writers’ Forum for the month of August. In this piece, TUNJI AJIBADE highlights the thrills and frills of the event
‘Vision 20:2020 is realisable’
Elder George Akpabio, is the permanent secretary to the government of Akwa Ibom State and was recently honoured as the fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management (chartered). He speaks in this interview with Sunday Business, about the need for Nigerians to work collectively to realise the Vision 20:2020 target.
Govt wades into Lagos village land case
The attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Lagos State has waded into the land matter and the execution of judgment by judgment creditors in suit No. ID/1752/89 involving Mr. Abiodun Ojo and Mrs. Jokotade Bakare, the two octogenarians who went to court to challenge Alhaji Imam Ayinde Akinyemi, Alhaji Bello(Bale) and Alhaji Raheem Adejumo over the 13.31 hectares of land bought by their father, Samuel Ojo, a.k.a Ojo Barber.
Folly as a criterion of leadership: Nigeria as an exemplar (2)
Specifically, memories of the traumatic years of 1985 to 1993 have faded because of the solvent of time, whereas Obasanjo’s failures (and successes) are more vivid in our imagination due to the fact that his tenure ended just four years ago, in 2007.
Foreign direct investment: How ready is Nigeria?
As the Federal Government battles to sustain capital inflows into the economy through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), analysts are of the opinion that pragmatic steps must be taken to tackle insecurity in the country.
Reading culture: illiteracy, bane of economic development
It is no longer news that the Nigerian reading habit is generally low and this has been confirmed by several experts and as part of efforts to stem the tide, the federal government launched the Bring Back the Book, BBB project on December 20, 2010.
Many people misunderstood Al-Mustapha’s video on Yoruba leaders – Faseun
Dr Fredrick Fasehun is a medical practitioner of over 35 years standing. This presidential aspirant in the fourth republic is however better known as founder of Odua Peoples Congress which he says promotes and protects Yoruba interests. He cautions, in this interview, that Major Hamza Al Mustapha, the former chief security officer to the late Gen Sani Abacha, incarcerated and being tried for murder in Lagos, must not be allowed to die in prison.
To President Jonathan: On national security – 1
One of the few lessons I learnt in my early years in the United States was the popular saying that “Politics ends at the border”. Once the US was engaged in hostilities with another country, every patriotic citizen of America was expected to stand solidly behind the President and Commander-in-Chief, C-I-C, of the armed forces. It is my strong belief that America started losing wars when that solid defence broke down.
