Too many fake tendencies in Nigeria, by Tonnie Iredia
Notwithstanding its nebulous status, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) was able to appoint a director-general and hundreds of staff. It also secured an office space at the federal secretariat and indeed found its way into the nation’s budget with a Budget Code 0111062001 assigned to it. This huge achievement was attained by the […]
Discordant tunes: The different interests within the ruling party
The other day, perhaps seven days back, if you came to this page, you would have come across a wish that at least, as a country, we could remain at a spot for some time rather than always hastening … and eventually sliding. I never really gave that a deep thought until I became more interested in the relationship between the ruling party and the presidency.
It is written
Have you just bought a new cell-phone and are wondering how to operate it? It is written. Simply check the manual. Have you just set up a new business and want to know how to get it registered? It is written. Are you a new creation in Christ but don’t know what being a new creation means? It is written. Where is it written? It is written in the scriptures.
Saraki provokes mother of all media wars – 2
By Dele Sobowale Read Saraki provokes mother of all media wars 1 “The election of a Peoples Democratic Party senator as deputy Senate President is evidently a grand conspiracy to sabotage the Buhari government.” Senator Kabiru Marafa, PUNCH, June 22, 2015, p 7. In Europe, the 100 years war started one day and with a single […]
Gruesome tales for gruesome times
If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas, or in Latin, qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent. “He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas”
Perspectives on change (1)
The mantra of change facing ordinary Nigerians and their throbbing desire for improved living conditions. But how many of those who vociferously chanted ‘change,’ especially APC leaders and their supporters across the country, actually understand what genuine social change is all about? What are the philosophical underpinnings and dimensions of change? Are all changes desirable – and if so what types of human beings or groups are best qualified to actualise it in a given society?
