Peter Obi cannot be different from us
By JOHN ONWE This essay is inspired by a cartoon by a journalist called “Sergo”, published in the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki’s newspaper, called Advocate, on page 4. The cartoon has an image named “Obi” standing in the centre of a group of four men who were labelled variously as “Presidency”, “EFCC”, the “Police” and […]
DNA Paternity Testing: The answer
By Avril Eyewu-Edero A few years ago, a client asked for a DNA Paternity test for his first child, which we carried out and the result indicated that the man wasn’t the biological father of the child. So, the man decided to carry out paternity tests on his other two children. Sadly, they were also […]
Post COVID-19 and Africa’s informal sector: The new normal
By Abraham John Onoja The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China has extremely changed the world as it has turned into a major pandemic disease and has affected over millions around the world regardless of their geographical location, age, race, gender, differences. While this crisis is first and foremost a public health […]
The COVID-19 Rain Has Come: Musings on the Nigerian savings shelter
By Chukwunonso Ekesiobi The year 2020 is proving to be a year of distressing surprise, one that will certainly remain fresh in the minds of Nigerians in years to come. It was billed to be a year of expectations – the climax of the much-touted Vision 20:2020, prophesies and counter prophesies breakthroughs, signs and wonders. […]
How Kyaris’ death changed permutations in Edo State
A month after the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the peace pact that he weaved between warring political actors in Edo State even while carrying the novel coronavirus in his body has died a natural death.
If you can’t take blows, don’t throw blows — Femi Adesina
Let me start by giving due credit for this headline, which is not original to me. I lifted it from the 1983 song by reggae star, Peter Tosh, in the album titled Mama Africa. The song is Glass House, and it goes thus:
