By Philip Agbese Being a full text of speech delivered by the Guest Speaker, Philip Agbese at the public presentation of the book in Abuja on Friday, May 17, 2019. I welcome you all to this occasion, the public presentation of the prosaic rendition of the counter-terrorism efforts in our dear country, Nigeria, encapsulated in […]

A few years ago, Boko Haram appeared to be the only evil in the land. But it was not the root of the insecurity that it embodied. Many people shouted themselves hoarse that something subterranean was behind the formation of that deadly squad, and so the problem must be addressed from the root; but they shouted in vain as no leader listened.

By Philip Agbese Like his predecessors, Nigerians have decorated President Muhammadu Buhari with multiple insignias. Certainly, some of these sobriquets are positive and others negative. It’s the favourite pastime of Nigerians. When we give our leaders some funny or indicting nicknames, most of which are humourous ones, it submits to our inner yearnings of satisfaction […]

If governance is truly about adding value to people’s lives and propounding creative solutions to critical societal needs, then the Lagos State government is actually on the right path in its pact with the citizenry

Recently, the Garden City of Port Harcourt in Rivers State was thrown into jubilant mood as men and women from all walks of life converged on the city to witness the grand opening of Nigeria’s church-sponsored first free specialist hospital built by the Omega Power Ministries, a church that has now become famous for its sacrificial philanthropic gestures to the people in diverse areas of life.