Self-help on insecurity, the Ohuhu, Abia way as solution, by Adekunle Adekoya
LAST week, I asked fellow Nigerians, readers of this column what else we can do about insecurity that we haven’t done. It was a rhetorical question. Truth is there’re lots we can do that we haven’t done. Are we no longer Nigerians? The most resilient group of peoples in the world? Are we not the ones that […]
Before babies begin to emigrate
By Adekunle Adekoya THERE must be a problem in the land, a very big one. I am not talking about the usual that we have lived with for decades — lack of potable water, epileptic power supply, parlous healthcare system and all that. I am talking about a feeling of disenchantment, perhaps hopelessness, especially among […]
A few good things from Buhari as parting gift
By Adekunle Adekoya THE inspiration for today’s column came from a Bible (KJV) passage, the book of John, Chapter 1, verses 45- 46. Here goes: Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And […]
2023 elections: Do we still need political parties?
By Adekunle Adekoya THE online version of Encyclopaedia Brittanica describes a political party as “a group of persons organised to acquire and exercise political power”. Political parties originated in their modern form in Europe and the United States in the 19th century, along with the electoral and parliamentary systems, whose development reflects the evolution of […]
On Buhari’s participation at the LDC summit in Qatar
By Adekunle Adekoya On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country after attending a conference of the Least Developed Countries, LDCs, in Doha, the Qatari capital. For me his attendance, and by extension, Nigeria’s participation at the conference raises a number of fundamental questions, which have been at the core of my assessment of […]
INEC and the rest of us
By Adekunle Adekoya THERE is palpable apprehension in the land, on account of the February 25 election for the purpose of electing a new president and National Assembly members. The main cause of angst is that people are not assured that all is well, despite the fact that we now have a president-elect, who, alongside […]
