Nigeria since 1999: When will the years begin to count? By Dakuku Peterside
Think of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under a military government. But they may have finished school and not found a job. They have probably learned to plan trips around insecurity, and they almost certainly run a generator at home. […]
The joy of being Igbo…, by Obi Nwakanma
The election of Mazi John Azuta-Mbata as the 13th President of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has drawn both high approbations, and a bit of controversy. The controversy comes largely in the claim from a few quarters about Ikwerre and their Igbo identity. The identity of the Ikwerre as Igbo is not in doubt, and should never be. […]
One week: 3 joyous Nigerian events, by Tonnie Iredia
Last week, Nigeria successfully recorded 3 events that greatly excited many citizens. They were obviously events that many people must have wished could continue without stop. One of them was the conviction and imprisonment of Ignatius Uduk, a professor at the University of Uyo (UNIUYO)who was found guilty of electoral malpractices. Uduk, who served as […]
Going back to the classroom!, by Segun Odegbami
More succinctly, my business life, copied, would be a perfect model for ‘how to fail in business’
PDP’s ‘Delinquent’ children mock, by Emmanuel Aziken
Pity the lot of Nigeria’s once formidable Peoples Democratic Party as it today wriggles in death throes. Given its well-known reputation as a bad mother, it is no surprise that some of the children of the PDP who rose to prominence on the platform have been quick to disown the party. Even worse, to poke […]
Who Said January Is The Longest Month? By Francis Ewherido
We have often heard that January is the longest month of the year. This paradigm stemmed from the practice where many organisations paid their staff December salaries early to enable them prepare for Christmas. By the time they are done with the Christmas and New Year day celebrations, they are practically not only broke but broken […]
