Nigerian football at the crossroads: Reforming or recycling?
By FAN Ndubuoke “The greatest danger confronting Nigerian football at this moment is not that the reform might fail. It is that we may call something reform while preserving the very people, structures and interests that created the failure in the first place.” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive ordering a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football […]
Ibom’s changing skyline
THE birth of Ibom Airline couldn’t have come at a better time. The launch of the airline last week is truly the icing on the cake for the people of Akwa Ibom state. If anyone was in doubt of the managerial acumen of the state governor, Udom Emmanuel, that launch is enough to shut the mouths of those who doubted the capability of the governor. Truth be told, how many state governors still have the time to concentrate on governance now, how much more of embarking on developmental projects.
Nehikhare’s lies cannot match a tenure of prosperity and progress
As Edo people tackle the vestiges of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s humongous corruption, bad governance and cluelessness in state craft, the party in its agitated mode has resorted to violence and blatant lies, which are trademarks of the Edo PDP.
Much ado about gender inequality
Before any real change can be achieved in the Gender Equality rhetoric, there has to be a mass change of paradigm
Peace Corps @ 20: Weathering the storms of inter-agency rivalry
ON July 10, 2018, the Peace Corps of Nigeria marked its 20th anniversary as a corporate entity. With Discipline and Patriotic Services as its motto, the Corps is committed to promoting National creativity, Peace and Youth Development. The Corps’ Mission Statement include training, educating and orientating the youths on leadership and nation-building, to enable them become decent citizens with respect for constituted authorities, democratic norms and the rule of law.
What is your impression about conduct of Presidential, NASS polls?
To be candid I am highly impressed with the method Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC, used in conducting this year’s polls. It was free and fair in Epe Local Government area of Lagos State. The National Assembly, NASS, final results have been announced here. On the presidential poll, I wish anyone who will emerge the winner well.
