Southern Nigeria leaders as stooges of hegemonists
By BEN OGU Every question tends to elicit an answer to a puzzle, and without presuming or presupposing, it anticipates a clarification, which it can establish or refute based on known and extant behaviors. From the 1914 amalgamation and the imposed name Nigeria on the numerous nationalities of former British colonies, to the incident of […]
Time to reset the Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline sale process
By Mohammed Abubakar A respected voice has finally said the quiet part out loud. No more dancing around it. No more bureaucratic fog. Professor Okey Ikechukwu, Executive Director of the Development Specs Academy, sat for an interview on Arise News and delivered a prescription as blunt as a hammer. Suspend the Amukpe-Escravos pipeline sale process. Terminate […]
The Northern Statesmen, the North Neglected, the Consequences
By Bello Bala Shagari As the North grapples with division and insecurity, it risks forgetting the statesmen who once embodied its unity. Two of the most consequential Northern leaders in Nigeria’s history are still alive today: Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma. They are not only among the most important figures the North […]
Paul Bebenimibo and the arrogant PhD holders
By: Enewaridideke Ekanpou Like Olielie birds suddenly sprung upon the earth, they are in my home.They are the ones whose kernels were broken for them by others. They see in it a path to dominate others;A path where they rate themselves taller than palm trees in the forest.They are very proud PhD holders. They beckon […]
Nigeria’s security failure: Our classrooms cannot remain targets
BY MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA The classroom, by its very nature, represents society’s most deliberate act of hope, a place where the kids and/or vulnerable are gathered not to be protected by armed force, but by the civilised compact of governance. When that compact is repeatedly broken, what fractures is not merely a building or a routine; what breaks […]
The source of abduction and insecurity in Nigeria
By SUNNY IKHIOYA The pattern is clear and simple for all to see: anytime these elements and religious fundamentalists rear their ugly heads, insecurity follows. Take a look at Kwara State. Not long ago, a woman’s house was openly torched for practicing an alternative religion; the whole establishment kept quiet. People were threatening, also in the […]
