Independence address, endless promises no specifics
By Dele Sobowale Bayo Onanuga, the Senior Special Adviser to the President, accused critics of writing their responses without reading Tinubu’s address. That is certainly not true about me. In fact, the address was read to me by Uncle Sam, the Publisher of Vanguard, in his house – while asking for my comments on a […]
Feedback on ‘Still Planning To fail?’
BEGINNING from this New Year, we shall bring your way, at least occasionally, some reactions of our esteemed readers. You will also be adding value to this Column by adding your voice from time to time. We can be reached on E-mail: joligien@yahoo.com, josefomorotionmwan@g-mail.com; and phone +2348036608970 (restricted strictly to text messages).
Why do we keep falling into the ethno-religious trap?
All around the world, perhaps for as long as human beings have lived together in organised communities, politics and policy have attempted to answer a question central to human societies: “how are we all going to live together”. This question, in Nigeria, has been answered all too fraudulently, with selfish propositions that benefit only a few.
Now Donald Trump is president, what next?
IN just 24 hours since he became president of the United States of America, Donald Trump has been bombarded with a series of protests in the US and around the world. Over one million women, it is estimated, in the US alone and tens of thousand in many European capitals from London, Melbourne, Paris and Madrid among others, have marched against what they called the anti-women stance of the new administration in America. Although not all Americans, they fear they would be negatively impacted by the ultra-nationalistic and anti-women poise of the US government under Trump.
Nigeria and Economic Recession: Way out (8)
“In the absence of improved food processing methods and storage facilities, the fear of losing these products due to the effects of nature is one factor that may prevent farmers from engaging in their cultivation on a much larger scale than that which exists at the moment. Therefore it may be counter-productive for any farmer to heed the call of government by participating in whatever measures are introduced to boost crop production without assurances that facilities will be put in place for the storage of the products.”
Oil and local prosperity: A study of ‘Two kingdoms
THE King of Abonnema has just finished a magnificent building he called his palace. The king of Okpo has done same – built a palace. But there the similarity ends. Abonnema is one of the major towns among the Kalabari Ijaws; its history is long and illustrious. It has prominent indigenes whose names are common to all Nigerians, Wenike Briggs, Ajumogobia, Graham-Douglas, Ferdinand Alabraba, W.W. Whyte, Mr. Justice Adolphus Karibi Whyte (SCJ), Odoliyi Lolomari (ex M.D., NNPC), Olu Fubara, Ambassador D.D. Obunge, Admiral Bob Manuel, Chief Lulu Briggs, Dr. Dodiyi Manuel, Capt. Briggs (ex-Minister of Transport), Capt. Ajumogobia, Chief S.K Dagogo Jack (ex-INEC Chairman), Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Bibi Akpana, Tom Fabyan (former M.D. African Petroleum), L.M. Jacks (Permanent Secretary, Internal Affairs), Miss World (Agbani Darego); Miss Nigeria (Syster Jack), et
