The Nativity: Why Mary belongs to us all
By Valentine Obienyem As our chaplain, Fr. Chigozie Jidere, proclaimed today’s Gospel on the genealogy of Jesus, my mind went to the story of Hecataeus of Miletus. Within the colossal inner halls of the temple of Amun at Egyptian Thebes, Hecataeus boasted to the priests that he could trace his lineage back sixteen generations to […]
Simon Lalong: Reviving Plateau’s path to industrialisation
Plateau State is one of the few states in Nigeria that attracted a lot of industries few years ago. This is mostly because of the abundant natural resources that were and are still available in commercial quantity in the state.
DMO: Tapping diaspora resources for national development
Nigeria tops the top ten remittance recipients in Africa with $20.77bn
No to Edo Nomadic Grazing Bill
Nomadic grazing should be out rightly banned in Edo State and the State House of Assembly should discard that private member grazing bill
Yoruba elders, are you dozing or asleep?
I AM a very proud Nigerian and I have been doing my bit to project the image of the nation in positive light anywhere I have the opportunity to speak out or to operate, around the continents of the world, as a citizen of this uncommonly blessed country.
Jonathan and Nnamdi Kanu’s strange philosophy for Igbo development
To some people, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) is a man of the moment. Although he was out of the scene for quite sometime, having been locked away for almost two years for alleged crimes bordering on treason, kanu seems to have gotten his groove back, and now appears to be in a hurry to recover lost time.
Okonkwo and Obierika
The South West Obierikas should appreciate that their current assumed access to Federal power will not last forever, and that if they fail to utilize this opportunity to ensure that true federalism (their previous flagship mantra) is installed in Nigeria, they will surely rue it in the future
After the Reggae play the Blues: A message to Nigeria youths
All we need is synergy to form one united body that will peacefully and most respectfully but resolutely and uncompromisingly face the nation’s common enemies
New Media: Threat or complement to traditional media?
Traditional media must develop and/or adapt digital applications an technologies which will give their audiences and communities a ‘voice’ in their news content. It is also important for traditional and new media to see themselves as complementary
Fani-Kayode’s aide Ndukwe to Omokri: You’re a slave boy who stays abroad, attacks soft spots
We must have heard how the former media aide to erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, the self-called pastor and founder of the Mind of Chrsit Christian Centre, embarked on an ill-advised and futile attempt at lecturing the Igbo nation on diplomacy in reaction to a statement credited to Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader, on president Goodluck Jonathan.
My grouse with diaspora brothers
Whatever conflagration they inspire or instigate in Nigeria poses no physical threat to them or their immediate family
