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 […]
Ali Bubu and the forty thieves – Reno
With the recent revelations that Abdulrasheed Maina (a man that former President Jonathan fired from the civil service and declared wanted for allegedly pilfering 100 billion Naira from the Pension funds) was secretly recalled, reinstated and given a juicy position within the Buhari administration, not even the most hardcore Buharist can still harbour any pretence that the present Nigerian government is prosecuting an anti corruption war.
Interpreting Nigeria’s founding dream, key to our progress
Interpreting Nigeria’s founding Dream, Key to Our Progress – Enyeribe
A Tripod and a senate seat
The drafters of the 1999 Constitution were sensitive of the alienation and marginalisation of the minorSity tribes that are part of the federation, which reason they enshrined the principle of Federal character in the constitution. Section 14, subsections 3 and 4 require that governments at all levels to observe and apply this principle.
Oh! Mr President, citizen (Captain) Akintaju is dead
Mr. President, you may not know personally this constituent of yours who has just passed away. I do not expect you to know him because he was just one of the about 180 million Nigerians under your rule.
Anti-Corruption War: A Campaign Compromised?
Anti-Corruption War: A Campaign Compromised?
Speaker: Why we pushed for North East Development Commission
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has cautioned stakeholders from the North East geo-political zone not to mismanage the newly created North East Development Commission. Hon Dogara said that people of the region must justify the trust reposed in them by the President and members of the National Assembly from the rest […]
Youth Employability: Bridging the gap between classroom and the workplace
Youth unemployment on the continent has been on the increase over the years with employers complaining of the gap between what young people learn in school and what is requirement in today’s workplace. This was revealed by Steve Obasohan, Deputy General Manager, Human Resources, Ison BPO International Limited at the just concluded Pan-African Youth Empowerment […]
Oyo: Challenging the status quo
GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State cannot be called a gatecrasher in the comity of elite in Nigeria, having paid his dues in the corporate world at the highest level. With a father who played an active part in the politics of the South West as a lawmaker in the Second Republic, the murky waters of Nigeria’s polity should also not be seen as an unfamiliar terrain to Ajimobi.
In search of Justice for Army 38
The Senate Ethics and Privileges Committee on Tuesday October 17, 2017 held a hearing on a number of petitions against the Nigerian Army. The petitions ranged from allegations of wrongful retirements to allegations of illegal boundary demarcations and land acquisitions.
Guber election: Choice before Ndi Anambra
WHEN Dr. Chinweoke Mbadinuju (Odera) became the Governor of Anambra State on May 29, 1999 at the beginning of the fourth republic, after defeating Prof. A.B.C. Nwosu in the PDP primaries, his administration was nothing to write home about. Civil Servants were owed salaries, teachers were not paid and retirees were owed their gratuities and pensions.
