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The many unspoken strides of Prof Charles Dokubo

On August 14, 20193:01 amIn News, Viewpointby Bankole

I have delayed this piece for over 5 months since after the commemoration of Prof. Charles Dokubo’s one year in office as the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Amnesty. This I have done in order to further gauge the level of consistency in his initiatives since it’s a well-known fact that newly appointed CEOs and Chairmen in our climes run out of steam immediately after the celebration of either 100 days or one year in office. Hence this piece comes off as an in-depth critique of his efforts, challenges and achievements in the last one year.

Public Service and the Implementation of ‘Next Level’ Agenda

On August 13, 20199:48 amIn Viewpointby adekunle

By Prof. Tunji Olaopa At the June 12 inauguration ceremony to mark the commencement of his second term administration, President Muhammadu Buhari made a significant governance promise to the effect that his government would lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next four years. As far as promises go, this is a significant
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Memo to Joint Army/Police Panel on Taraba IRT deaths

On August 13, 20195:43 amIn Viewpointby Victor Ogunyinka

By Babatunde Olanrewaju The Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) set up a joint investigation panel to unravel circumstances leading to the death of three members of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the police, which President Buhari subsequently asked the Defence Headquarters to take over. It is noteworthy that the evidence needed
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Low representation of women in the 2019 ministerial nominations

On August 12, 201911:11 pmIn Viewpointby adekunle

Recently, Nigerians woke to the news that President Buhari had submitted his ministerial nominees list to the National Assembly.

Obaseki on the future of child education

On August 12, 201910:00 pmIn Viewpointby adekunle

THE Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, recently disclosed that his administration is undertaking a holistic review of the basic education curriculum in the state. The governor was speaking on the occasion of the 2019 Children’s Day celebration at a Thanksgiving Mass at St Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City. He stated that education is a veritable tool for building social relationships for the attainment of human progress and national development.

Distorted use of our religious orientations

On August 12, 20199:30 amIn Viewpointby Emmanuel Okogba

Investing our creative energies in developing our indigenous technology is more rewarding and profitable than expending time and resources in fighting needless intra-religious battles

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Lagos and the greenery crusade

On August 12, 20191:05 amIn News, Viewpointby Bankole

ACCORDING to climate experts, human-induced global deforestation is responsible for 18-25 per cent of global climate change. The United Nations, World Bank and other leading non-governmental organizations are, therefore, encouraging reforestation and other activities that promote tree planting to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Appreciating elasticity limit of Nigerian Army

On August 11, 20193:24 pmIn Viewpointby Victor Ogunyinka

By Frank Itodo In the annals of the Nigerian Army, it has never been this tough. The crisis in North-East Nigeria is taking its toll, and this calls for concern from all critical stakeholders. That we have managed to stay secured remains a mystery because the Nigerian Army has been stretched thin in the task
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AMNESTY: Why Ijaw mothers want second chance for Dokubo

On August 11, 20198:23 amIn Viewpointby Nwafor

Lately, media reports have emerged calling for the replacement of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof Charles Dokubo.

Inec server: The unspoken secrets of Z-pad?

On August 11, 20198:17 amIn Viewpointby Nwafor

One profound secret that Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has kept away from Nigerians regarding its Election Server is the use of tablets like iPad called Z-Pad which is the brand name of its manufacturer.