Atiku’s Border Promise: Between political expediency and Nigeria’s national interest
By Okey IBEKE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027 may appeal to traders and border communities who depend on cross-border commerce. But the promise raises a more important question: what exactly does he intend to reopen? The Federal Government has challenged the premise of the […]
Nigerian Education: The trigger and the catch
The glory of yesteryears education system in Nigeria has vanished like the vapours of a dewy morning. No vehicle can run indefinitely without a refuel, just as no tree can hope to remain sturdy without water and sunshine
Xenophobic attacks: For how long should our countrymen brand us bad?
By Mark Columbus Orgu AFTER a careful look at the various arguments concerning the incessant attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, which also resulted to some youths attacking South African-owned businesses like Shoprite and MTN, most social critics have described these incidents as unfortunate and against the growth of the Africa continent. Meanwhile, African leaders have […]
Shame!
It is my fervent hope that a Sex Offenders Register can be opened nationally and in all our States. When individuals commit sex crimes, it can be perceived as a matter of personal failing, something they need to be ashamed of and pay for
TICAD 7: Count your blessings; name them one by one – Femi Adesina
Today is the last dance of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7), and our fifth day in Yokohama, Japan.
Gov Ihedioha is not an Agbero, so what is really going on?
One day I watched a thug slap the daughter of a former governor. The thugs said they were in her home for assets recovery. They were sent by the state government. The state government did not bother to tell us what it did to its agent who who slapped a woman in a broad daylight.
