Miscellaneous

Osun: By this time on August 16

By Dotun Afolayan ​History does not merely happen; it is summoned by the friction between human agency and temporal inevitability. Across the vast tapestry of...

Osun: When words betray the throne

By Akintunde Adewoye ​Power is not just a tool to boss people around or a simple office job; it is a sacred trust. The words...

Osun election: If you ask me…

By Maxwell Ajibola ​Walk down the bustling streets of Osogbo, stop by a local market in Gbongan, or sit under a tree with farmers in...

Njirika: Astute Peacemaker As Community Leader

During the recent inspection of the ongoing construction of the 132KV Umuchu Substation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) at Ibughubu village in...

The Night I Met A Beautiful Angel

Let me today remember an Angel I once met in this life. Let’s simply call her Sola. Angel Sola Kuti. She’s Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s daughter. My devotion to Fela...

Nigerians in Diaspora frown at Minister of Culture NYSC certificate saga

Nigerians in Diaspora frown at Minister of Culture NYSC certificate saga, says it demarkets Nigerian education metrics!!!! United Kingdom based up and coming Diaspora organisation,...

Feats of Chairman Ofobuike as Reason to Believe

It’s cool by me to stay out of the urban scene in the festive season in order to soak in the sweet breeze of...

Charitable Work: The Example of Few Umuaku’s illustrious individuals

Giving of gifts, being liberal or generous is one of the major components of sacrifice, especially when such gift items, donations or good works...

Oratory Symposium Powered by Ozigbo

The message can straight out of the blues that I had been appointed a chief judge. Please I was not made an electoral political...

An Airport For Achebe

There is a Chinua Achebe International Airport in Anambra State. It was a spectacular masterstroke from Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo when he renamed the Anambra...

RMAFC’s Defense Of Jumbo Pay: A Plea For Accontability

In a shocking display of insensitivity and disconnect from the reality of ordinary Nigerians, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has not...

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There Was A Man Called John Jerry Rawlings

Nigeria is more divided than ever, and the politicians...

After Recession: What Next for Nigeria?

The Nigerian plane, carrying our wealth of over five...

No Tears for Looters!

I cry for my beloved country Nigeria. I cry for missed opportunities for development, advancement and greatness! But I never, ever cry for looters. I never cry for those responsible for the ruination of Nigeria...

The True Nature of the Private Sector in Nigeria

Many ‘private sector’ outfits in Nigeria are actually owned by public officers, their relations or fronts. This creates the impression that such organisations are extensions of the public sector and makes it difficult to know, in real terms, what constitutes the ‘public sector’ and ‘private sector’, respectively, in Nigeria...

Nigeria: Situational Tribalists and a Naïve Populace

I have said it so several times that when...

Let us form a group to honor Rashidi Yekini

Rashidi Yekini is dead. He died on Friday. Yekini was by all accounts a devout Muslim and was quickly buried the next day, in accordance with Muslim rites. Going by reports we have, the mode in which he was buried is however unacceptable. No need to mince words here, the burial given to Rashidi Yekini is unbefitting of the man and his country...

A Basketful of Accomplishments on the CASARN Project

ANEEJ has been implementing the CASARN project since December...

Why Orji Will Not Thank God

It is obvious that Governor T.A. Orji of Abia State is not a happy man. He must be blaming his God for giving him a governorship position he has shown that he cannot handle...

Chinua Achebe, Nobel Prize And African Literature

March 21 was here again recently. On this particular...

A Season’s Toast For Bola Tinubu

From what Tinubu is doing with Lagos it is certain that he is a good manager, user, protector and projector of power. He exemplifies the generation of politicians that realize that Nigeria has a lot of catching up to do...