Governance not guns will secure West Africa
By Lawal Farouq A recent West Africa Security Retreat has warned that lasting peace will come not from firepower but from accountable institutions, resilient governance, and the trust of citizens. West Africa has been fighting insecurity for decades, yet the region remains trapped in a cycle of violence. Extremist groups regroup after defeats, criminal networks adapt […]
ASUU and FG’s ultimatum
The media calls it breaking news. The news is that the Federal Government has given the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, one week ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike. The acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja.
FG’s sack threat to ASUU: A throwback to the dark era of military rule
The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, considers the threat by the Federal Government to sack striking academic staff of public universities unless they resume duties on or before December 4 as the height of Dr Goodluck Jonathan presidency’s creeping dictatorship.
Who will save Anambra from itself
The issue of AnambraState is a classical case study of a paradox. A state with so much potentials in both human and material resources struggling to find a headway. A state that has produced great leaders for Nigeria -Azikiwes, Okigbos, Ekwensis, Ekwuemes, Anyaokus, Ojukwus and many others, finding it difficult to get leadership to pilot its affairs.
Stella Oduah’s awful reward for selfless service
Private sector champions who have forayed into Nigeria’s politics would attest to the fact that their lives have never remained the same since their arrival in the jungle.
Conflict resolution in marriage
In the 70s when we were very young one of my brothers used to recount how he overheard a man telling another that if spouses do not quarrel in their marriage, it means one is being cheated. As time went on this statement became a recurring decimal…
Tributes to my brother and friend
Mike and I met at the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) as young cadets in 1967, and we became inseparable course mates, friends and confidants. Together, we confronted the challenges of those days with determination to make success of our lives.
LASTMA and Lagos roads to Hell
TO some people, mere mention of Hell fills them with grief or relief depending on which side of the divide you belong. While to some, there is nothing like Hell not to mention Heaven. This also depends on one’s faith.
The deflated balloons of Anambra State
The mass media have been described as the Fourth Estate of the Realm in a democratic society. This is because of its importance in educating, informing and enlightening the populace about the goings on in the other three arms – Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
Christmas and wanton revelry
The reason for the Christmas season is the commemoration of the glorious birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ. Although, the exact date of His birth remains an issue of great scholastic saber-rattling, one infallible truth that stands with unshakeable firmness is that Christ is the immaculate quintessence of love.
Does the Central Bank of Nigeria really care?
The central bank is an institution that manages a nation’s currency, money supply and interest rates. It also usually oversees the commercial banking system of this country. In contrast to a commercial bank, the central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the amount of money in the nation, and usually also prints the national currency.
