Still on Oshiomhole’s spat with Minister of Works
By SUNNY IKHIOYA David Umahi is an intelligent man, and everyone can see this from his interactions, especially as they concern construction engineering, but how he manages to get into trouble with people, including the press, is what keeps baffling people. He came in, hands on, prepared for the job, with his performance record in […]
Edo 2012: Reducing electoral terrorism
THE Comrade-Governor was, several weeks ago, returned for a second term by the good, united people of Edo State.
The poor and their illusion of power
Sixty years ago Frantz Fanon (1925 – 1961) made a profound statement with the publication of Black Skin, White Masks.
FCT: Mpape district as metaphor
CONTROVERSY has continued to trail the ruling of an Abuja High Court, over whether the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA, has the right to demolish illegal structures in the Mpape district of Abuja. While the FCT insists that the court upheld its right, the residents claim that the court did not.
The phenomenal growth of Ohiya, lessons therein
The phenomenal transformation of Ohiya, the sleepy community spangled in a hill and valley got me dusting my history books to see if I could find such growth equivalent.
Urhobos and 2015
THERE is no gainsaying that 2015 could be a defining moment in Nigeria’s political history going by prevailing political events in the country.
An accountant general’s example
THE Civil Service may not be paying a fantastic and competitive remuneration, however, job security, retirement benefits, as well as access to power and pecks of office for top-echelons during the peak of their careers are perhaps some of the incentives that have made it a preferred career path for many above employment in the organised private sector.
Between Jonathan and his critics
CRITICISM, according to late British Prime Minister and author, Sir Winston Churchill, is necessary because “like a pain in human body, it calls our attention to an unhealthy state”.
Down from Olympian heights
Pastor-Politician, Rev Chris Okotie recalled recently how millions watched worldwide on television in awe as athletes from Jamaica, the tiny island nation of the Caribbean, collected medals after medals in the sprints at the just concluded London Olympics.
Awoniyi: A worthy support at 52
STOIC perseverance in the face of unprovoked adversity as well as calmness in situations where others would easily lose their cool, could be among the guiding principles, indeed the staying power that have so far paid off handsomely for Arc. Abayomi Sunday Benjamin Awoniyi, Kogi State Deputy Governor at 52.
Re: The case for equity, Delta 2015
The year 2015 is a little far away, but politically, it is around the corner. So it is understandable that advertorials and opinions on Delta State governorship in 2015 have been appearing in the newspapers, notably, the Vanguard for some time now. The one prompting this response appeared on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, page 51, under the above title.
