In a democratic system of governance like ours, strategic diplomacy has been adjudged, tested and trusted as the best approach to finding lasting remedies to burning issues of governance. Great and age-long results have been made possible through constructive engagement and dialogue with relevant stakeholders than by the use of dictatorial methodology.

The saying: “Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader; they only set out to make a difference”, is apt in describing only few Nigerians likelate Dora Nkem Akuyili (OFR), former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). It is another June 7th marking the second year of your glorious departure from planet earth, thus the Association of Credible Leadership in Nigeria (ACLN) acknowledges her struggles and numerous achievements targeted at repositioning Nigeria.

IT was about 2:25 pm on May 29, 2016, when Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State mounted the podium at Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, to address the people of the state on his administration’s one year stewardship.

EXACTLY two years ago, precisely on June 7th 2014, a day after my birthday, in far- away India, the cold hands of cancer snatched my second mother, former NAFDAC DG and Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili, OFR.

How can two walk together except they agree? Now if two people cannot walk together except they agree how much more three, four or a hundred?

THE name Sir Henry Urmston Willink (1894-1973) does not ring a bell in the modern day Nigeria. It was not so about 59 years ago.

Last weekend marked President Mohammadu Buhari’s one year in office, and we reviewed different sectors of his administration.

TO correct a wrong, it is sometimes necessary to exceed proper limits’. This doctrine is attributed to Mao Zedong by his personal secretary, Lin Ke.

EVERY May 25th is significant for Edwin Kiagbodo Clark because 89 years ago in 1927, Chief Fuludu Clark his father, scion of Ambakaderemo, gave birth to Kiagbodo, who was given “Edwin” by his teacher as was customary with missionary schools who found Christian names fanciful. Clark’s family branch extends to Itsekiri, Urhobo, Isoko and Ijaw; Edwin effectively harnessed these for leadership of the Niger–Delta.

My generation by which I mean the generation which came into political and social consciousness in the 1960s was lucky in the sense that we had many real heroes, men and women from whom we drew inspiration, who made us feel that the best was within reach and that God’s mission on earth was achievable by doing good.

Next Thursday, June 9 will be the first anniversary of the 8th Senate. This is therefore a a good period to critically examine the performance of the Upper Chamber of the federal legislature. There have been attempts by some people to define the narrative of the performance based on the initial controversy arising from the politics of the emergence of its leadership. However, It is clear that this Senate has more going for it beyond politics.

Like in every other sector, the unimaginable sleaze that has gone on in our nation’s aviation sector has been the interplay of external and internal forces. While external forces account for between 70-80%, internal forces account for between 20-30%. Sometimes, the internal collaborators find themselves so hapless and at the mercy of the external forces that they easily capitulate. Most of those who fall prey to these forces are usually at the thresholds where they perceive imminent threats to their appointments and positions.

These are interesting times for the movie industry in Nigeria; it seems that finally Nollywood is starting to get it right with out of the ordinary productions, concept and delivery. The undeniable growth in the industry is a progression that no one can ignore. The curtain-fall experiences of stage plays and theatre arts that hitherto represented people’s preferences have slowly faded with history, giving room to an era of exciting home videos.

IN 2001, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, the federal government developed a National Biotechnology Policy to promote biotechnology.The signing of the National Biosafety Agency Bill into law on April 2015, by former President Goodluck Jonathan added Nigeria in the league of nations that legally practice modern agricultural biotechnology.

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship campaigns for the 2015 elections that ushered in Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu state was ran on the mantra of continuity and consolidation.