Tompolo’s ‘manumission’ mission, the ironies and the joys of life
By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU The state of being swept into oblivion after a sacrificial engagement to free a people from developmental enslavement sounds retrogressive and meaningless. It sounds retrogressive and meaningless because it has no historical bequest to inspire and guide the next generations away from the path that once convulsed their entire existence like the deadly […]
Why must Edo people be impoverished?
I had, in a number of published articles in recent times, raised salient issues covering various aspects of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s approach to governance in Edo State. The Governor has failed to provide answers to the critical questions raised.
Beckoned to serve
BECKONED to Serve’ is the autobiography of AlhajiShehuUsman Aliyu Shagari, the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the American-style presidential system of government.
Quality of a good politician in a democratic society
THE first principle of unalienable rights recognises that everyone is naturally endowed by their Creator with certain rights that cannot be infringed or given away. Amongst these rights are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
De-regulation vital for robust housing sector
IN the advanced western economies, housing development is used as a good indicator of the state of health of the economy. It is also used to create employment and generate wealth because of the multiplier effect it has on the economy as a whole.
PIB & Alison-Madueke
The first time I came across Mrs Diezani Alison- Madueke, the first female to be so appointed Minister of Petroleum in Nigeria, was in 2007 on the Lagos- Ibadan Express way. I was with TheNews magazine at the time and was travelling from Lagos to Akure, Ondo State capital to do a story on the governorship tussle in the election tribunal between Governor Olusegun Mimiko and his predecessor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu. The Madueke that I saw that day cried profusely.
