Beyond Gov. Otti’s N1bn gift to teachers
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State deserves commendation for placing teachers at the centre of the state’s development agenda. On October 5, 2026, at the Michael Okpara Event Centre, Umuahia, during the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration, he announced a N1 billion Teachers’ Appreciation Fund, to be shared equally among teachers. He also ordered payment […]
Our Prosperity Is Tied To Security
The state of insecurity in the country is deteriorating. By the day, we are recording terrible cases of murder, assassination, violent robbery and extra-judicial killings without any one being brought to justice.
Happy Easter, but…
Today, we continue the celebrations of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, from the dead. The Easter period, in some Christian denominations, kicked off with the 40-day Lenten period of self-denial, while in some it started with Palm Sunday.
National Unity – Not on Gadaffi’s terms
FOR the second time in as many weeks, the Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi created some furore in Nigeria with his comments on the question of unity in the country, and what should be done about it.
Lessons from food sellers’ strike
IT had seemed like a crisis situation. Indeed, for many families, it was. When recently foodstuff sellers from the northern part of the country decided to withdraw their services as a result of oppressive taxation and extortion they suffered, especially in South Western parts of Nigeria , the markets ran dry of such commodities as meat, vegetables, fruits and other agricultural consumables that people, especially Lagos dwellers, had come to take for granted.
Warnings over River Niger Bridge
FROM the Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Boniface Egboka, came yet another warning that the Niger Bridge at Onitsha/Asaba, is on the verge of collapse.
