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Our armed forces have the requisite manpower in all fields of endeavour’
We know that much of the problems that the Nigerian Navy has at sea comes from people who get hold of instruments, hitherto, reserved for the military. We also know that about 100,000 firearms circulate within Africa. Now as Senate Committee Chairman on t....read more
Employment laws and falling standard of education in Nigeria
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the recent passing into law, a legislation which seeks to address the discrimination against Nigerian graduates with pass and third class in the labour market, allowing only those with at least second class lower, t....read more
ECONOMIC CRISIS: WHO SHOULD BE BELIEVED?
Recently, precisely Wednesday, January 21, 2009, millions of Nigerians, including my humble self were glued to television sets watching the live transmission of the appearance of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo befor....read more
FG reassures commitment on economic stability
The Federal Government has re assured that it is committed to ensuring a solid and lasting foundation of economic stability.....read more
Yar’Adua should Cut corruption Not Salary
The Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, last week responded to the request by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for a cut in the salaries of public office holders. The 20 percent pay cut which RMAFC said will take effect from the end of April w....read more
Gay marriage and end time in Nigeria
I must confess that I have never taken time to study the Koran in great details, so I am not qualified to say to what extent the religion forbids acts of homosexualism an d lesbianism but what I know for sure is that there is no single space for such acts....read more
Budget woes for Niger Delta
The creation of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs last September attracted a lot of comments both in favour and against. However, most people from the Niger Delta applauded it and described the move as a water-shed in the search for an enduring strategy....read more
Tracking the Role of the Regulator in Nigeria’s Telecom Revolution
That no modern economy can be sustained today without an integral telecommunications infrastructure is widely acknowledged. Robust telecommunications network is important for the economic growth of nations and constitutes a base infrastructure that suppor....read more
Wanted! Smarter ways of fighting corruption
One of the most disappointing statements made by the Government this year was the removal of the anti-corruption czar, Nuhu Ribadu and his subsequent demotion to an Assistant Police Commissioner.....read more
Beijing 2008 Olympics and Africa
An estimated 10,500 athletes, 20,000 journalists, thousands of sports officials and observers are in China for the 29th edition of the Olympic Games.....read more
Crises: PDP; its own worst enemy
Senator Robert Packwood, an otherwise reticent gentleman, made a poignant statement that fateful day in November 1973....read more
The delusions of a blessed country
Nigeria, we all seem to agree is a “blessed” country. It is blessed with a large population, a wealthy array of natural resources, a very highly educated elite and people [very contradictory, considering our very low literacy level], a very moderate clima....read more
Corruption: EFCC, prosecute El-Rufa’i now
There is no doubting the fact that falsehood lasts only temporarily while truth lasts forever. In Nigeria today, it is public knowledge that the likes of Olusegun Obasanjo, el-Rufa’i, Bayo Ojo,Femi Fani Kayode, Nuhu Ribadu, Uba Sani and Jubril Aminu....read more
Niger Delta Summit: The man who must replace Gambari
The mild drama that greeted the appointment of Prof. Ibarhim Gambari, the former Nigerian Permanent representative to the United Nations to chair the proposed Niger Delta Summit has just drawn to a close with the resignation of the dramatis personae. The....read more
EFCC: The rumpus over Waziri's appointment
There has been a lot of hue and cry over the appointment of Mrs. Farida Waziri as the Chairman of EFCC. First, the upper legislative chamber which was to confirm her appointment by President Umaru Yar'Adua, initially withheld the confirmation for several....read more
That Nwosu’s June 12 story
It is no surprise that the news media are awash with views on Humphrey Nwosu’s much-awaited story about the famous presidential election of June 12, 1993.....read more
Between Another Summit and N/Delta Master Plan
The Niger Delta is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges facing the Federal Government today. As daunting as this may be, the government must cross the Rubicon. That is the task before the administrations of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the gove....read more
Senators and NDDC’s funding gaps
The debate over how much funds are available for the development of the Niger Delta has once again moved to the floor of the Senate. This followed the presentation of a N79.4 billion budget proposal of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by Pres....read more
The need to improve the lot of teachers
There is no gainsaying the fact that the teacher plays a central role in the growth, development and advancement of education in any country. It therefore presupposes that the importance of the teaching profession can not in any way be over emphasized.....read more
Emptying the food basket, we know the culprits
Follow the spoor of Robert Mugabe’s agricultural policies from 1999 onwards and you appreciate why his recent posturing at the food summit in Rome was nothing more than grandiose political gimmick.....read more
Open letter to Waziri, the new EFCC Chairman
This is my little advice to the newly appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs Farida Waziri. I had problem with the title having How To Chair The EFCC begging for attention, but the former won my heart on the premise that I....read more
OBJ: Eating humble pie at high noon
Well, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) convention has come and gone. As we had come to expect, that Party did not let another opportunity pass it by to display its intolerance for democracy.....read more
Intimidating the Supreme Court?
Since Tuesday the 26th of February when the Presidential Election Appeal Tribunal gave that ruling upholding President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as the validly elected president in the April 2007 election, many comments have been freely expressed in barrooms, o....read more
More reasons why Maurice Iwu prevailed on super Tuesday
Apart from the many legalisms cited by the tribunal in its dismissal of the petitions against Iwu’s declaration of Yar’Adua as president, I have many reasons of my own why I believe that Yar’Adua stood the best chance of winning the presidential poll.....read more
Now that the judges have decided
With bathed breath, many Nigerians waited for the judgment of the petition written by two prominent candidates in the April 2007 presidential poll the former Vice-President who was candidate of the Action Congress....read more
Yar’Adua and the Nigerian Police Reform
Normally, there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, seeking British help in reforming the Nigeria police. After all, the annals of history abound with instances of one country lending a helping hand to another.....read more
Tribute to Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, at 83
Monday February 25 2008 marked former President Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari’ s 83rd birthday. Although he does not celebrate his birthdays as usually done in Nigeria....read more
Yar’Adua and the Nigerian Police Reform
Normally, there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, seeking British help in reforming the Nigeria police. After all, the annals of history abound with instances of one country lending a helping hand to another.....read more
Tribute to Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, at 83
Monday February 25 2008 marked former President Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari’ s 83rd birthday. Although he does not celebrate his birthdays as usually done in Nigeria, we at the Shehu Shagari World Institute for Leadership and Good Governance (SSWI),....read more
Ngige, Iwu's dual citizenship and matters arising
By Obi Mbanaso
In the public interest, especially as it concerns the rights of millions of Nigerian citizens in the Diaspora, I write this piece to oppose....read more
ICT and the Nigerian journalist
By Ashimole Felix
The new trend in curriculum vitae of job seeking Nigerians is to type and highlight "Computer literate," while the most daring include Information and Communication Technology, ICT, compliant.....read more
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