Legacy of modern technical colleges: Oborevwori in the eyes of history
By Edafe Ofotokun History is a patient judge. It does not judge leaders by the noise of politics, but by the institutions they build that outlive them. When the history of Delta State’s educational transformation is written, one chapter will be devoted to technical and vocational education, and in that chapter, two names will be […]
Placing the 9th senate on the scale, one year after
By Mon-Charles Egbo For any legislature to excel in connecting the people to good governance and protecting them from power abuse, or become a truly institutionalized manifestation of the people’s will or sovereignty; it must be a very vigilant one as well as embody the truism that leaders are elected to create opportunities or provide […]
End this lockdown now, Buhari
It is no longer news that Nigeria was late in responding to the outbreak of COVID-19. The window of opportunity, those few but precious days during which we should have slammed the doors of our borders closed to the outside world while carefully scrutinising both Nigerian and foreign arrivals from abroad, were allowed to go […]
Nigeria’s increasing debt worrisome: Use recovered loot as alternative
By Aare Afe Babalola SAN, The origin of Nigeria’s external debt dates back to 1958 when a loan of US$28 million was obtained from the World Bank. The fund, which was made available to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, was for a five-year tenor to improve Nigeria’s rail system and to build a new line into […]
Police authorities urged to thoroughly probe petition against Enewaridideke
Renowned Niger Delta poet and playwright, Ekanpou Enewaridideke, has called on the police authorities in Zone 5 to investigate a petition against him by some persons from Ayakoromo and Akparemogbene in Burutu LGA of Delta State thoroughly and expose the frivolous petition-writers against him. In the petition written against him, they accused him of having […]
Determination Of Nigeria’s Tomorrow: Resource Optimization Critical To Devt
By Oise Ihonde NIGERIA! Now that the proceeds from oil have abruptly run dry, it is time for us Nigerians to wake up from our slumber and face up to the position we should have occupied in Africa albeit globally. It is disheartening to hear people speculate on when oil prices will return to levels […]
