The 9/11 that never happened: What Britain saved the world from
TWENTY-FIVE years after the planes struck America, the most frightening part of 9/11 may not be what the terrorists achieved, but what they originally intended to achieve - and what intelligence agencies have since learned to prevent.
Revisiting the Land Use Act for a 21st-Century Nigeria
Fixing the Act will not be easy; it is entrenched in Nigeria’s Constitution, but it is possible. Reform must start with decentralization
Repositioning Nigeria’s economy: The Alaro City Example
By Charles Ilechukwu As a developing economy, Nigeria needs the component of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to complement local efforts, in order to achieve the desired objective of economic stability for improvement of the standard of living of the people. Despite concerted efforts that have been made by successive administrations to encourage local production of […]
Wike VS Kingibe: Matters arising
By Kenneth Ojeogu For the past two weeks, the media have been awash with reports on the misunderstanding between the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory,FCT, Hajia Ireti Heebah Kingibe, and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Recall that Kingibe complained that although she is a member of the Senate Committee on FCT, Wike does not involve […]
Enhancing water travel safety in metropolitan Lagos during rainy season
By Ehimen Agboga Inland water transportation has significantly impacted Nigeria’s social and economic development. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) report for the year 2023 revealed that water transportation contributed N5.47B to the Real Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP) of the country’s economy. Water transportation aims to increase people’s accessibility to goods and services and […]
Awards, excitement as Access offer opens
By Olufemi Jacob The over 920,000 shareholders of Access Holdings Plc are excited that the banking group’s rights issue will soon open today, providing another opportunity to expand their stakes in Nigeria’s biggest financial company by assets. Barring any unforeseen development, Access Holdings rights issue to raise N351.09 billion will open on today, July 8 […]
Ajibola Ogunshola: Triumph of the non-newspaperman
By Azu Ishiekwene I’ve written this before. Ten years ago, but this man’s story is new every time. To me. And to many who have crossed his path. On his 80th birthday on July 14, I’m repeating this story with the zeal and delight I shared it ten years ago: If the lot had fallen […]
Current state of insecurity in Zamfara alarming
By Muktar Tanko Insecurity has taken a center stage in Zamfara state as none of the 14 local government capitals is free from banditry activities. The most worrisome is that even the state capital, Gusau is not safe as pockets of banditry activities have taken turns periodically. The most recent is the ugly attack last […]
When Leaders Wear Heels: Analyzing the influence of women leadership on organisational performance
In the evolving landscape of global business, the rise of women in leadership positions has been a significant milestone
Notes from Nairobi
By AYODELE OKUNFOLAMI A concert-like memorial was held earlier in the week for the 39 individuals who lost their lives in Kenya’s anti-government demonstrations which is entering the second month. Like #EndSARS that had to do with police brutality, #RejectFinanceBill2024 began as a social media campaign to galvanize and mobilize Kenyans to reject a proposed bill […]
How to avert crisis in Nigerian public universities
By ELVIS EROMOSELE UNIBEN students are at home in the middle of the academic session. The institution was shut down following a peaceful protest by the students. No, they were not asking for an arm, a leg or a free pass in core courses. The demand was for electricity and water, two basic ingredients for […]
Human grenades in Gwoza
By KENECHUKWU OBIEZU IT is difficult to, if ever, appreciate the blood-curdling terror which went into the terrorist attack at Gwoza,Borno State, on June 29,2024, without stripping bare and descending into vast, fathomless depths of depravity into which until now only a few people have been able to plunge into and plumb in Nigeria. Birth kickstarts […]
Why we must fight against ethnic nationalism
By Ayodele Adio During the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Asian Muslim man, Mohammed Asaduzzaman, provided 500 free meals to essential service providers as a show of gratitude for their contributions to the community. Not just that, he pushed for vaccinations for those with uncertain immigration status, acted as an interpreter for those in legal need, […]
Akinlayo: The diary of a matchless legislator
Enter Honourable Davidson Akinlayo Kolawole, member, House of Representatives, representing Moba/llejemeje/Ido-Osi federal constituency
The kleptocratic paradox of Nigeria’s relationship with money
By JIMOH OLOREDE A KEEN analytical observation would show Nigeria had, in 1999, only returned to kleptocracy and not democracy. The simple, common, widely-accepted definition of democracy as a system with the consent of the governed is “government of the people, by the people and for the people”, while kleptocracy refers to a government by those […]
Danger of hookup culture among girls
By SUNDAY EZE THE gruesome murder of Celine Ndudim and her Ghanaian friend Afibah Tandoh should serve as a big lesson for young ladies of this age and time. The two had embarked on a visit to a supposed facebook friend called Andrew Amaechi in Aba. Unfortunately, nobody knows the where about of both since […]
