The header of this article is the title of a 55-minute documentary on President Muhammadu Buhari. The documentary has been scheduled to air on NTA…
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Ikpeazu: Extending the frontiers of Umuahia Capital City development
By Kingsley Ugorji One of the criticisms against successive administrations in Abia State has been the inability to extend the frontiers of development…
View More Ikpeazu: Extending the frontiers of Umuahia Capital City developmentNigeria: A nation of hilarious orders
By Ademola Adeoye To start with, I ask on behalf of the voiceless citizens of Nigeria: where in this world is Mr. Andrew Yakubu,…
View More Nigeria: A nation of hilarious ordersMediocre comments and Aregbesola’s commitment
By Abiodun Komolafe American minister and author, Norman Vincent Peale famously stated that the magic in enthusiasm “spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” Peale’s…
View More Mediocre comments and Aregbesola’s commitmentChristmas and My Prophetic Imagination
Rev. George Ehusani Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ the promised Messiah, is for me the triumph of prophetic imagination. Prophetic…
View More Christmas and My Prophetic ImaginationThe $1bn ‘Christmas’ fund to fight the ‘degraded’ Boko Haram
By Fisayo Soyobo There is something inherently unsettling about the 12 to 18 months preceding an election year, particularly when a sitting president…
View More The $1bn ‘Christmas’ fund to fight the ‘degraded’ Boko HaramOlusegun Obasanjo Ph.D
By Reuben Abati Perhaps in the long run, the most remarkable legacy of the Nigerian leader known as Olusegun Obasanjo would be his personal…
View More Olusegun Obasanjo Ph.DNigeria: Do you have a gallon of fuel?
By Prince Charles Dickson There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” – Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography: The chapters from the…
View More Nigeria: Do you have a gallon of fuel?Changing the sad story of solid minerals
Simon Kolawole Bad news. Every state in Nigeria is blessed with solid minerals. Every single state. North, south, east, west. And in commercial quantity…
View More Changing the sad story of solid mineralsWhy God kept Buhari alive
By Femi Adesina Let me begin by telling a story. On June 1, 2015, the day I resumed work as adviser on media to…
View More Why God kept Buhari alivePDP convention: Story of our democracy?
By Niran Adedokun I have read all sorts of reactions to last Saturday’s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party and the only surprise I…
View More PDP convention: Story of our democracy?PDP and the long walk to trouble
By Amir Abdulazeez Let’s first admit the complexity and the difficulty involved in actually describing what historically constitutes the party PDP or what group…
View More PDP and the long walk to troublePolice Reform: Thank God President Buhari doesn’t listen
This week, there has been a lot of interesting arguments about the English Premier League; some posit that Manchester City won the premier league on…
View More Police Reform: Thank God President Buhari doesn’t listenMaximum worry over minimum wage
By Ray Ekpu For several years now there has been a tidal wave of discontent over Nigeria’s minimum wage. The workers have consistently said…
View More Maximum worry over minimum wageShould the IGP #EndSARS?
The police is your friend. Bail is free. The SARS stories are fabricated. All perspectives of the Nigerian police that are completely unfamiliar to the…
View More Should the IGP #EndSARS?And Onobrakpeya wins Nigeria’s ultimate medal
The Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) was instituted in 1979 to reward cerebral achievement. It was at inception known as the Nigerian National Merit…
View More And Onobrakpeya wins Nigeria’s ultimate medalThe church, tithing and the rest of us
By Niran Adedokun I did not think I would join this unending conversation on the propriety of paying tithes until I saw a friend…
View More The church, tithing and the rest of usLibya: “No brother in the jungle”
By Reuben Abati Arab countries have a tradition of slavery dating back to centuries. This has persisted despite the existence of international conventions and…
View More Libya: “No brother in the jungle”Does Buhari deserve a second term?
It is said that one good turn deserves another. Does President Muhammadu Buhari deserve a second term in office? Has he performed well to deserve…
View More Does Buhari deserve a second term?Urgency Of Proactivity on President Buhari against threats to bomb Abuja by Boko Haram this Xmas
By Don Ubani The fundamental responsibility of government, the world over, is the protection of life and property of her citizens. The welfare…
View More Urgency Of Proactivity on President Buhari against threats to bomb Abuja by Boko Haram this XmasSeverance pay and severe pain
By Simon Kolawole For Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), these are not the nicest of times. He must…
View More Severance pay and severe painThe latest slogan in town: I weep for Nigeria
By Ademola Adeoye When the month of November was about retiring to bed, having labored productively for thirty days, a window was opened on…
View More The latest slogan in town: I weep for NigeriaGoing Down Memory Lane.
By Izuu John Goodman Prior to 2015 election, I heard as one of the campaign promises of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the…
View More Going Down Memory Lane.Dangote, the Congo plant and the imperative of African industrialisation
The Dangote Group of Nigeria, one of the pre-eminent industrial conglomerates in Africa, in pursuit of its pan-African development and emancipation strategy, on November 23,…
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