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”Not Yet Uhuru”, by Patrick Omorodion

Uhuru, a Swahili word which means “freedom or independence” was popularized by Kenyan nationalist and leader Oginga Odinga who used it in the title of his 1967 autobiography, “Not Yet Uhuru “. The phrase was used to express the fact that “a long-fought struggle or goal is incomplete, even if nominal independence or a milestone […]
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Cashless Nigeria or confused CBN? – 2

I cannot recollect which one of my classmates wrote that report, when after a Scouts’ Adventure we returned to school at Igbobi College, Yaba and were asked to recount our experience. Mostly, we got totally lost in the forest and it was the benevolent appearance of a hunter which got us out.

2014 Pension Act: Not yet uhuru

The exceptional performance in Pension administration in the last 10 years encouraged the first ever World Pension Summit – Africa in Abuja last week. The event coincided with the 10th anniversary of the commencement of the contributory pension scheme in Nigeria.

Changing dynamics of state creation (2)

IN the first part of this article we showed conclusively that regions and states have never been created based on the much-touted concept of “viability”. They were created principally to grant groups self-determination and opportunity to develop at their own pace.

Fifty-four sham states will not the federation make

I doubt very much that a majority of Nigerians are tuned in to the goings on at the National Conference. A lot of Nigerians still regard it with some distrust. For one, it was constituted without the consent or input of the voting public; the citizens of Nigeria.

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