The Abiku in Dr Dennis Otuaro
By Enewaridideke Ekanpou No mortal denies that all mortals on earth are waiters.The waiting is dictated by a search in varied colours. Truth is the primary object of every mystically awakened mind hooked up to a search for something. Only verbal rovers given to wild and unpredictable outbursts ignore this universally acclaimed certitude. Too handicapped […]
Reality of electric vehicles and the place of Nigeria
By TIMI OLUBIYI The year 2025 comes with a lot of hope and many aspirations; one of such is the increased benefits and possibilities around electric vehicles, EVs. Even though it is no more news and that it does not come as a surprise that the petrol and diesel-powered automobile/cars we have long been accustomed to […]
2027: Why are they afraid of Obi
By Amb Israel The emergence of Peter Obi as a leading opposition voice has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s political landscape. For the first time in decades, the ruling elite is facing a credible threat to their grip on power. Obi’s message of change, reform, and accountability has resonated with millions of Nigerians who are fed up […]
Obasanjo and the NNPCL Refineries
By SIMBO OLORUNFEMI That former President Olusegun Obasanjo has an almost child-like emotional attachment to the public-owned refineries under the trust and care of the NNPCL is not in doubt. It is also not difficult to explain why that appears to be the case. He can indeed assert some level of claim/credit for the construction of […]
A puerile game of pins and needles
By IKE WILLIE-NWOBU A surge of state-sponsored stupidity recently shot through the illegal military junta in Niger Republic when it mouthed the outrageous allegation that Nigeria and a handful of other West African countries are marching in lockstep with France to sponsor terrorism in the country to destabilise it. It is an astonishing allegation coming from […]
Good governance is not rocket science
By AYO BAJE “In these hard times,“let me be your sailor ‘s sweet song above the scream of the storm;“the sonorous symphony in the teeth of agony” -Ayo Oyoze Baje ( Prelude poem as excerpt from ‘Petals and Thorns, 1994) That Nigeria, our dear nation is not ranked amongst the top ten fastest developing economies in […]
