Billboard tenants: The invisible Lagosians who sleep, give birth, live in the open
In the restless megacity of Lagos, where skyscrapers rise and traffic never fully sleeps, more than 20,000 residents exist without a permanent roof. They are known, in local parlance, as “billboard tenants.” The name captures a stark reality: people who have no fixed address, no tenancy agreement, and no walls of their own. Instead, they […]
Dapo Abiodun: The Omoluwabi Governor @ 60
When Prince Dapo Abiodun was, on the occasion of his 59th birthday,, sworn-in as Governor of Ogun State on May 29, 2019, he made some solemn pledges in his inauguration speech.
Justice Garba Musa Nabaruma: Fine jurist, gentleman and a good man
By Ben Ndi Obi I WAS very sad on hearing about the demise of Honourable Justice Musa Garba Nabaruma. I received the news of his unfortunate death with rude shock. He was a complete, perfect jurist with a touch of gentility both in mien and character. The Nigerian legal system cannot be complete without mentioning his immense contributions […]
Overhauling our healthcare system: An open letter to Mr. President
FIRST and foremost, I congratulate you for the decisive action on the closure of the country on time. For the tremendous efforts by the authorities to trace, isolate and quarantine the first carrier of COVID-19 to Nigeria. Very few people understood the urgency at hand.
How to become an entrepreneur
By ALIM ABUBAKRE ARE you bored with your work or have just been furloughed? Do you wish to control your own time? Do you have a dream to start a business, employ people, deliver services, and make a positive impact on society, particularly in these unprecedented times? But do you also feel intimidated and your […]
The death of Justice Nabaruma and other matters
By Fred Chukwuelobe That Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Garba Musa Nabaruma, is dead is no longer news. The news is that he was the chairman of the election tribunal in Anambra State which ruled that INEC declaration of Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige as governor of Anambra State in 2003, was wrong and which […]
