Atiku is right, subsidy removal needs revisiting – 2
By Dele Sobowale Some called it lunacy; others were more polite in their condemnation of the idea of government reversing itself. Few did the rational thing when confronted with a proposal on a vital public interest. Most of Atiku’s traducers were political opponents; who were afraid that the idea might just be popular and could […]
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 […]
Going back to the classroom! By Segun Odegbami
A few days ago, Felix, a childhood friend that I had not seen or heard from since we both left secondary school in Jos (he went to St. John’s College whilst I was to St. Murumba College) called me up from the blue. After all the usual felicitations he commended me for attaining national prominence […]
Has the great ‘American dream’ run its course? By Muyiwa Adetiba
During the early years of the Punch Newspaper, I had a colleague who later became a brother. He studied in the US and was besotted with the country. He often talked about life in the US in a way that tickled my curiosity and heightened my expectations. He talked about its system and its advanced technology. Being […]
Esua goes into writing, by Emeka Obasi
The book title veered off my expectations, I thought Offiong Esua would write about how the Nigerian factor denied his maternal grandfather the much deserved position of First Indigenous Chief Justice or why members of the family avoid politics after their paternal grandfather supervised elections in the First Republic. ‘Trenchant Focus’, Dollar for Dollar, is Esua’s entry […]
