Infantino’s wager: Reforming football, risking legacy
By ANTHONY KILA Every significant reform begins with a wager. Some leaders wager that technology will solve yesterday’s problems. Others wager that money can accelerate tomorrow’s possibilities. Some gamble on persuasion; others on popularity. The most ambitious wager, however, is the belief that an institution can be fundamentally changed without changing what it is. Gianni […]
Polio, Speaking Books: UNICEF, Rotary International and Emeka Offor
THE global war against polio virus has been waged on many fronts for more than half a century with punctuated accelerations and decelerations. Over time, the geographical theatres have shifted remarkably, warranting boundaries to be redrawn or descaled.
The parable of the termite
I got into a conversation (as I often do) with two Nigerians in the United States last month. As I have realized every time I travel abroad and interact with my compatriots in the diaspora, their keen interest and nostalgia over Nigeria never seem to wane despite their initial vituperations and sometimes imprecations hurled at our leaders, whether past or present.
Cash found in judges homes- Trust not the DSS
It is in this context that one has to view the absurd claims by the DSS that massive sums of cash ranging from 2 million USD to hundreds of thousands of euros and pounds sterling were found in the homes of all the judges that were arrested in the early hours of saturday morning.
Governor Wike and the Law
Moving forward, Wike also acquired 4.1 hectares of land at the Port Harcourt GRA for the construction of suitable residential quarters for judges in the state. This is aside other perks of office the Wike administration has approved for judicial officers in the state
Beyond Peter Obi’s speech at Platform Nigeria’
The pertinent question here is: Why is an accusation of waste of scarce public resources so significant when it comes to governance? As a pastor, I will say it is because there are parallels to draw even from the Bible
