A Ballot on a Burial Date? Northern Nigeria Confronts the Symbolism of January 16
By Hassan A Karofi The choice of dates in politics is often presented as a matter of administrative convenience. Yet history teaches us that dates carry powerful symbolism, especially in societies where collective memories of tragedy and triumph remain deeply rooted. As Nigeria prepares for a presidential election scheduled for January 16, 2026, it is […]
FEMI FANI-KAYODE: The rage and the Wikileaks fever
The fever that is raging in Nigeria todayis “Wikileaks”. Yet as entertaining as these secret communications are the truth is that if you believe everything that you read in Julian Assange’s “leaks” then you will believe anything. I say this based on my own personal experiences.
Much ado on Abia civil service reforms
IT is baffling, indeed worrisome how people often and unconstructively criticize government policies without providing alternatives or superior arguments, rather relying on emotions and sentiments to project their views.
Orphan status of Nigerian secondary schools
THE May/June 2011 West African Senior Secondary School certificate Examination result released by WAEC shows the grave state of our secondary education. According to Dr. Iyi Uwaedia, head of WAEC National Office, only 30.9% of the 1,540,250 candidates made five credits and above, including English and Mathematics.
GANI: A flame that glows eternally
AFTER about four months on active duty in the Far- Eastern country of Afghanistan and returning home to the warm embrace of family and friends, the just ended holy month of Ramadan was an opportunity to reflect again on our past and the future of our country.
Jonathan’s strategic roles and transformational agenda
The world over, labour and industrial sector is central and sine-qua-non of the government’s agenda. Little wonder countries like the United States of America, France, Germany and the rest of the advanced or developed countries do not take for granted the industrial sector of the economy because of the identified and known important roles the labour sector plays in the attainment of the government’s agenda and development of any nation.
