Why is there no national outrage? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
What will ever provoke a national outrage? Why is it that nothing shocks Nigerians anymore even when those in power throw the kitchen sink at them? At what point will Nigerians say enough to insults from their so-called leaders? Why is it that our patience has become so elastic that no matter how outrageous the […]
ABSU: Running a university as a local village contraption, by Owei Lakemfa
Professor Nnamdi Chinwendu Nwaeze holds three degrees in economics, all with distinction. When, on August 11, 2026, lecturers of the Abia State University, ABSU, where he professes, went on strike, he applied his economics profession by comparing the N400,000 some of the lecturers are paid with the income of the commercial tricyclist who makes an average […]
Why your bank might not pay dividends for years
By Dele Sobowale Perhaps there is some truth in the statement that “when an old man dies, you lose a library”. At 82+ and 39 years writing on this page, I have been a media witness to four major banking upheavals – each occurring shortly after recapitalization was imposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. […]
Election rigging: Universities should reply Obi, by Tonnie Iredia
A scathing recent remark by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC, Mr. Peter Obi that Nigerian professors now help illiterates to rig elections in the country must have disconcerted many citizens. It is certainly a remark which keeps Nigeria quite low in the comity of nations more so as it shows the irony […]
Deliverance is key to a new beginning, by Funmi Komolafe
Beloved, we thank God for life as we progress in the month of a new beginning. A new beginning means an end to old challenges, it is the time when we sing a new song, it could also mean the time that people call one by a new name. New signifies a departure from the old. […]
GENERAL BABANGIDA AT 85: Another tribute, by Dele Sobowale
”Nobody is worth being called a friend unless he is prepared to suffer attacks on account of defending you” – Anonymous Annual tributes to former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, has become a ritual; shared by several highly respected individuals than most people realize. Despite the determined efforts by the June 12 opportunists, all they […]
