2027: Nigeria must not go the 1966–69 route again
There is a proverb that says those who stumble twice on the same stone deserve to break their necks. Nigeria fought a bitter 30-month civil war that claimed millions of lives and left the country torn apart and gasping for breath till today. One of the remote causes of that war—electoral fraud-related violence—is rearing its […]
Tribute to Igbo leader, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, OFR
In August, 2008, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, renowned businessman, politician, publisher and Igbo leader, attended the World Igbo Congress, WIC, in Detroit, Michigan, in the USA. He was one of invited distinguished speakers. Shortly after delivering his address, news made the round that he had passed on from a sudden diabetic crisis. Fortunately, he fully recovered […]
Protests: Why Tinubu is targeted
The primary theme of the August 2024 protests is #EndBadGovernment. Other sub-themes are #EndHunger and #EndHardship. Bad governance, hunger and hardship were already ravaging the land before President Bola Tinubu assumed the mantle of leadership on May 29, 2023. But for most Nigerians, the situation was still largely bearable. Petrol, the primary energy resource of […]
Mele Kyari: Storm in oil sector teacup
The controversy over the “fitness” of products of the nascent Dangote Refinery has become for some an opportunity to engage in needless witch-hunting and pursuit of selfish interests in our oil industry. The questionable utterances of the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulation Authority, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, that products of the […]
The livestock reform Nigeria needs
President Bola Tinubu has taken some firm steps to signal his readiness to address head-on the problems challenging the livestock sector, as well as the headaches the sector poses to the rest of the population. He is prepared to create a separate ministry for it from the current Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development […]
Kidnapping: Zamfara’s big haul
Over a month ago, the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Mohammed Dalijan, announced that a lawmaker, former Local Government chairman and District Head had been implicated in connection with the banditry and kidnapping which has ravaged the state and the North-West for about ten years. Over the past weekend, the suspects who have been […]
