Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (4), by Eric Teniola
This week continues the narrative on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. In 1934, he, Vaughn, H.O. Davies and others became the leaders of the new Lagos Youth Movement (NYM), which in 1938 was renamed the Nigerian Youth Movement and came under the leadership of Dr. D.K. Abayomi. Three years later he was elected to the Legislative Council […]
The Dwindling Standard of Education in Nigeria: The Way Forward (4), by Afe Babalola
WHY STUDENTS JOIN CULTISM Why do students join cultism? Many reasons can be proffered but I will attempt just a few. Some of the reasons are: i. Desire to obtain undue privileges ii. Desire to have a sense of power; influence and prestige among fellow students iii. Desire to command undeserved authority and respect within the […]
Receipts, not rhetoric: A trust reset for Nigeria, by Dakuku Peterside
Trust is the everyday currency of democratic life. When it drains away, institutions keep their seals but lose their weight. The recent Chatham House/NBS findings are not just gloomy numbers; they describe a social contract under strain. Almost half of Nigerians say they “greatly distrust” the police, and roughly a third deeply distrust the presidency and […]
Elders above the North, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
“Elders do not fight battles, but they know which battles can be won or lost”– African proverb. A noticeable flurry of activities in many parts of the North involving elderly northerners, politicians, and others who wear both caps is engaging a lot of attention. These activities have not been seen for quite a while in the […]
The supreme powers of the President(3), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of how party supremacy has declined over the years with the President now calling the shot, ordering the party chairman around and can fire him at the slightest excuse. This is unlike what obtained during the NPN era when a caucus chaired by the party boss would take the […]
Professor J Isawa Elaigwu – The Exit of a Mentor
By JIDEOFOR ADIBE I met Professor Elaigwu through his former teacher and mentor, the late Professor Ali Mazrui who transited to glory on October 12, 2014. My meeting with Professor Mazrui was fortuitous. I was living in London at the time and had founded the publishing company, Adonis & Abbey publishers(www.adonis-abbey.com), in 2003. The following […]
