World Energy Council: Why Nigeria’s membership matters
By Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Nigeria’s return to the World Energy Council, WEC, is as significant as the formal announcement of the constitution of a new National Member Committee and Governing Board. At a time when the country is struggling to translate its enormous energy resources into reliable electricity, industrial growth, affordable energy and sustainable development, rejoining […]
Insurgency and Buhari’s call for full Sharia
IN 2001 at an Islamic seminar in Kaduna, Buhari was given an opportunity to choose between Nigeria’s secularism and fundamentalist Islam, this is what he said; “I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria”, he then added that; “God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the country”.Buhari an advocate of sharia was chosen to address that seminar in Kaduna because of his advocacy and he did not disappoint because he is one of the boardroom voices of Sharia.
Understanding the man, Okowa
SURPRISE. Shock. Upset. Those were some of the words the media used to describe the emergence of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as the Delta PDP gubernatorial flag bearer. But to those who know Senator Okowa, the result of the Delta PDP gubernatorial primary election was anything but surprising. It only cemented his profile as a consummate politician, consensus builder, and popular grassroots mobiliser.
Nigerian economy: Always back to square one
THE Federal government has finally decided to introduce some austerity measures despite its recent claim that the drastic drop in global oil prices will not affect the economy negatively. The measure is meant to insulate the economy from the crashing oil price in a bid to balance economic growth.
Interpreters of Delta State
NIGERIA is a complex society with diversities. Delta State is an heir to the complexities that typify Nigeria. To unravel and to interpret these complexities and have them built into a meaningful tapestry for this generation and generations yet unborn, many years have been sunk into the search without a clear navigable course charted. Just […]
Is Muhammadu Buhari the right choice?
WHY is it difficult for us to raise fresh blood, with fresh and dynamic ideas to steer the affairs of this country? I do not know. We have the Fasholas, Oshiomholes, Amaechis, Ribadus before he switched over to the PDP and so many other vibrant fellows in the APC party, yet, they have again, chosen to go the recycled route by bringing in Mohammadu Buhari as their presidential candidate. Is Mohammadu Buhari the real deal?
