Election without political parties: Outlook towards 2027 (2), by Usman Sarki
“Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience.” — John Dewey The reactions to my recent article, “Election Without Political Parties: Outlook Towards 2027”, have been several, and they raised important questions that deserve further examination. If political parties in Nigeria are losing […]
Billy Graham, the measure of man
THE American evangelist Billy Graham passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday 21 February in his home in Montreat, North Carolina, USA, age 99. William Franklin Graham Jr was born on 7 November 1918 on a dairy farm outside Charlotte, North Carolina, of Scottish-Irish Presbyterian stock. Graham was brought up on a diet of rural Calvinistic values.
Polio, Lassa and Yellow Fever: Where is the Political will?
SINCE the conception of Nigeria as an independent country, it has struggled with a number of deadly viruses and diseases. The most prominent and reoccurring have been Polio, Lassa fever and Yellow fever. These three have plagued parts of the country for many years and appear sporadically, peaking and dipping throughout the country’s history.
How Ekwueme helped in creating more states (2)
Dr. Ekwueme’s committee arrived at the conclusion that the request to join Anioma is
unanimous
Mai ruka bulldozer (El-Rufai) and this demoncrazy
We are going nowhere with our democracy for as long as we keep the immunity law in our books. It would encourage the kind of impunity we have seen El-Rufai displayed
South should set up ranches for indigenes
State governments can establish ranches and parcel out portions for youth who are interested in livestock farming to embrace them; these youth should be trained to run these ranches as profitable businesses modelled on best practices around the world
