FOLLOWING the ongoing destruction of shops in Lagos State, a lot of people have lost their means of livelihood. As a result, many have been forced to relocate to the villages.

By Abdulwahab Abubakar IN civilised democracies of the West, the parliament is a serious-minded arm of government whose role, in the chain of governance, is very critical to the overall success of government.  Indeed, all over the world, irrespective of the levels of democratic development or awareness, the parliament, where it exists, is expected to […]

THE piece captioned as above, by Yushau A. Shuaibu, in the Economic Confidential of October 2009, was no doubt very riveting.

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye VIRTUALLY every Nigerian knows and strongly believes that any day Nigeria is able to make up its mind to end its obscene and ruinous romance with the stubborn monster called “corruption”, this country will automatically witness the kind of prosperity no one had thought was possible in these parts. Just imagine the […]

By Louis Ejikeme NO doubt there is mounting political tension in the land as Anambra State prepares to hold its governorship election come February next year. The flurry of political activity in the State is such that making permutations at this early stage is quite difficult. The staggering number of candidates in the race to […]

By Tonye Timi THOSE  who have followed closely the recent onslaught by a section of the Nigerian press will not fail to read between the lines to discern that what is at play really is an agenda to scandalise the ex-Governor of Delta State. Chief Ibori himself identified his ordeal when he said: “I am […]

By Adewale Kupoluyi NIGERIAN public universities remain desolate since June 22 when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions embarked on strikes, as their last options, to agitate for better welfare for their members and improved working environment. In what appears to be a way out of the quagmire, the Adams Oshiomhole […]

By Kelechi Bath Nnamdi THE  protracted crisis facing the Anambra chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is caused by the Uba family, especially after the nullification of the election of Dr. Andy Uba.

By Arthur Nwandu Oh liberty! Oh liberty! What crimes are committed in thy name! Madame Roland (1754 – 1793) THERE are two kinds of restrictions upon human liberty-the restraint of law and that of power. Politics dictates the tone of reasonableness in our troubled world. No written law has ever been more binding than the […]

By Gab Ejuwa NIGERIA’S situation at 49 is an eminently typical case of singing the blues. B.B. King was a powerful American blues singer and guitarist, among others like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, etc. And the blues was a mournfully tragic toddler of jazz. Perhaps […]

By Bonaventure Melah MANY people across the world saw Wednesday September 9, 2009 as a special day because it was the ninth day of the ninth month in the year 2009 otherwise written as 9/9/9. But to others, especially some desperate politicians in Anambra State, 9/9/9 sent cold shivers down their spine at the news […]

THE story making the rounds in newsrooms across the country is that Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji of Abia State has allegedly sold the expansive Eastern Region acquired Rubber Estate at Ameke Abam, Arochukwu Local Government Area, to Madam Eunice Uzor Kalu, mother of former governor of the state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu.

By Alozie Ogbonna PREHISTORICALLY, the Igbos, of which I am one, have a way of doing things based on their culture and belief systems. It is not strange that when a father encounters a prodigious child, especially the extra inquisitive ones, he may be pushed to coin words or raise imaginative constructs to keep the […]

By John Mayaki MY attention has been drawn to a barrage of misguided, uninformed, and highly mischievous utterances of the Chairman of the Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) in Edo State, Dr. Samson Isibor who one can easily describe as a prodigal son in the wilderness. Besides, Isibor is also the Chairman of the […]

By Innocent  Adikwu TEN years is a milestone in the life of an organisation.  The National Emergency Management Agency is 10, having been established by Act 12 as amended by Act 50 of 1999. The Act saddled the Agency with the responsibility of disaster management in Nigeria. A lot is expected to be written and […]