Edo 2016: Will godfatherism play a role?
THE coinage, godfatherism, is perhaps one of the most popular and self explanatory adjuncts in the world today. It has a dual meaning, one being religious and seemingly harmless and the other political and sometimes dangerous. In the sphere of religion, a godfather is supposed to be a guardian that undertakes to teach a child (grandson) Christian values. In politics, however, godfatherism connotes favouratism, undue advantage, tyranny, suppression and even treachery.
PMI faults ERA’s claim of illegal importation of cigarettes
Phillip Morris International, has faulted claims by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), that the company illegally imported cigarettes into the country.
NextGen Africa Initiative commemorates World AIDS Day
This year, an estimated 20,400 people will be infected with HIV in Nigeria with more than 45% being young people adding to the more than 3.6 million Nigerians currently living with HIV/AIDS.
This Social Media deserves to be banned
One of the identified problems militating against our development as a country is not just the absence of qualitative leadership but lack of intelligent electorates. For a nation far behind its peers in political and economic development, the desire to see Nigeria develop and take the vacant throne of leadership in Africa is prevalent in the international community
Why MASSOB/ IPOB agitations will not stop – Igbo youths movement
*The dangerous and false belief that secessionist agitators can be intimidated by threat of military action. In actual fact, the use of force can only result to pouring petrol to fire. *The continuous insistence that the lopsided structure of state, local government and delineation of federal constituencies based by land mass is iron cast. As this remains the root of much bitterness to those, who genuinely feel short-changed by the military creations.
Ambode lauds NYSC over its skills acquisition programme
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has commended the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, over what he described as its age-long commitment to the duty of empowering Nigerians youths to becoming useful to themselves and to the country at large.
