The President’s health: A 2027 national security question
By PAUL IBE As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, much of the debate has centred on the qualifications, antecedents, integrity and eligibility of those seeking the presidency. But there is another question Nigerians should be asking: Are those seeking to lead Nigeria medically capable of discharging the enormous responsibilities of the presidency? This is […]
Brewing tension in Okpella: Obaseki’s proactive steps to prevent crisis
From Kaduna to Rivers and Benue states as well as other parts of the country, the stories of woe over the senseless killing of Nigerians abound.
Nigeria: Once a Nation Under Jonathan, Now an Abattoir Under Buhari – Reno
In July 2012, clashes between natives and herdsmen reached a head in Plateau state leading to tens of deaths on both sides. Then President Jonathan, when briefed about the situation insisted that there wouldn’t be such impunity under his leadership and immediately ordered the army to go to the affected communities and fish out the perpetrators and bring them to book.
For men or for God?
She sat. Then I sat. She looked around. I could guess her thoughts. We were in church. My church. She was once of the Roman Catholic. Then marriage took her to the Anglican church. The Pentecostal churches dwell on money a little too much she says.
The Brewing tension in Okpella: Obaseki’s proactive steps to prevent crisis
From Kaduna to Rivers and Benue states as well as other parts of the country, the stories of woe over the senseless killing of Nigerians abound.
Teachers as enabler of education transformation in Nigeria
If we want to have a genuine effect on the country’s education scene, we have to become smarter in the way we address current challenges
Nigeria’s National Assembly, anti-NGO bill & authoritarianism
Nigeria’s National Assembly has turned its sights on NGOs, which are bracing for a crackdown in 2018. The Yakubu Dogara led House of Representatives is desperately pushing to pass the ‘NGO Regulatory Bill’ that many analysts have warned would stigmatise NGOs, and set Nigeria on course toward authoritarianism and oppression.
How restructuring would determine 2019 election outcome
The vision of a new Nigeria is great for all; accept it or be gone from office! Equal opportunity and merit must now be restored as it was before and during the first republic. Remove discrimination and social injustice amongst you. No part of Nigeria would again be treated as a conquered territory! Treat all my people respectfully and equally!
Delta: Between politics and governance
Ifeanyi Okowa administration which has risen above pettiness and inherited problems to return the state to the people. So, I expect that this year, political activities will sprout as politicians in exile will return to the arena for personal interest.
Fr. Mbaka and the Voice of God by Reuben Abati
“I do not believe in my mind that the way things are in Nigeria, any Catholic priest has the mandate to decide which of the political contestants should be voted for…I don’t believe a priest should be doing that…If he was in my archdiocese, I will have sanctioned him long ago for the kind of utterances he makes.” – John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Bishop of Abuja Metropolitan See on Fr. Ejike Mbaka (2015)
New National Minimum Wage: Expectations and challenges
The inauguration of a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers has elicited a lot of expectations and hope among Nigerians.
