Benin-Sapele-Effunrun Road: Quiet engagement, collective action delivering results
By Ede Dafinone I joined representatives of the Delta State Government, Commissioner for Works (Rural Road), and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by the Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, Esq., and the Managing Director/CEO, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, PhD, and other relevant stakeholders at Amukpe Roundabout, Sapele, for the flag-off […]
From Feeding Bottle to self-reliance: Otu’s strategic divestment from Carnival Calabar
By Linus Obogo This has been long in coming and in fact, long overdue- bring the 20-years of feeding bottle approach to an end and adopt a more sustainable, self-reliant strategic divestment policy to the management of the biggest street event on the continent.But in a moment that shall shimmer through the annals of Cross […]
‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’: What Liverpool FC teaches us about culture and leadership
But at Liverpool Football Club, it isn’t just a chant from the stands. It’s a culture. A promise. A way of being.
SASA: When the falcon cannot hear the falconer
By CHIEDU OKOYE It was the revered Irish poet, W. B Yeats, who wrote the poem titled “The Second Coming”, from which I lifted this line: the falcon cannot hear the falconer. That line aptly encapsulates and captures the behavioural patterns of members of the Special Anti-Tout Squad of Anambra, the acronym of which is SASA. […]
The NIPSS question: Premier think tank or adult reformatory?
By OZUMI ABDUL In September 2023, Vice President Kashim Shettima made a blunt yet revealing statement that sent ripples through Nigeria’s policy and governance circles. While hosting the management team of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, led by its Director-General, Professor Ayo Omotayo, the Vice President cautioned that the institute must not […]
Foreign medical treatment and self-colonising mentality of Nigerian leaders
By Temidayo Akinsuyi A family friend of ours was admitted to a hospital in the United Kingdom last year. She had driven her children to school, but upon arriving, couldn’t get out of the car. Concerned parents alerted the school authorities, and paramedics quickly responded. She was admitted to the Royal Infirmary Hospital in Leicester. […]
Senate bound by order of Justice Nyako to recall Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan forthwith
The Senate is under a legal duty to recall the Senator in accordance with section 287(3) of the Constitution which stipulates as follows
A Drumbeat for Memory: African performance, diasporic healing and Nganga’s cultural intervention in the UK
After the genocide in Rwanda, a small group of women gathered under a tree in a rural village outside Kigali. There were no therapists, no counsellors. Instead, the women began to sing
The coalition, Wike and political drama
By SUNNY IKHIOYA Politics and drama are related. All politics is drama. The only difference is that while one is entertaining, informing and educating, the other is happening in real life, with the ordinary citizens bearing the brunt of it all. To the politicians, it is all a game that they play every election cycle. That […]
Unleashing Africa’s AI dividend: How generative AI can reshape governance
By Ridwan Sorunke Africa stands at the threshold of a new technological frontier. As global interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that the continent’s greatest opportunity may lie not just in building AI systems, but in applying them to improve governance, enhance public participation, and close long-standing information gaps. […]
NDDC’s 25th Anniversary: Matters Arising
By Braeyi Ekiye Credit must be given to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his desperation in finding ‘lasting solution’ to the festering crisis in the Niger Delta. In spite of being the economic and financial muscle of the Nigerian State, since 1956 when petroleum was found in the region, the Niger Delta has remained underdeveloped. […]
