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Teachers’ Day: Nigerian Teachers Deserve Better

October 5 is set aside to celebrate teachers across the world. World Teachers’ Day is iconic. It cuts national and regional boundaries. Unfortunately, for...

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Emergency Politics: When History Is Altered!

In his book, 'Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy', Bonnie Honig urges democracies to “resist emergency's pull to focus on life's necessities (food, security, and...

Will INEC let the 2023 election be free and fair?

By Usman Nasiru A video footage went viral on social media on the 7th of December 2022 showing INEC Staff at FESTAC Town, Amuwo Odofin...

Muhammad Jibrin Barde and His Strong Agendas

By Suleiman Saidu Usman There is a long tradition of defining leadership by virtues. It was the standard approach of philosophers and orators, widely attested...

How UNICEF, WORLD Bank Became WAEC & NECO in Edo

There are two well-known local examination bodies in place West Africa. The one is the West African Examinations council, WAEC, which started operations in...

Gombe APC and Marginalization of the Good People of Gombe South

By Comrade Yakubu Meshack The task of nation building has long held been the responsibility of all and sundry. Indeed, our Constitution is equally emphatic...

Wike’s Grouse and Implications for National Development

Jokes apart, I am a fan of Nyesom Wike, the current Governor of Rivers State. He is a visionary and a revolutionary. He is...

The Pros and Cons of Political Debates in Nigeria

For the purpose of this short write-up, I have culled several definitions, which are by no means exhaustive, from the Internet. debate (diˈbeit) noun  a discussion...

Politics, Governance and Nation-Building

There is a need for a society to exist, to be conscious of its existence, and to have a vision. The values of the...

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2007 Presidency And Zonal Configuration: Panacea For One Nation?

There seems to be an absence of unbiased Nigerians on the stage who want to sow the seed of honesty and integrity in the new generation...

Yar’ Adua’s Health Crisis And The Options Before Nigeria

The main issue from the national crisis occasioned by Yar A’dua’s recent health crisis is that the country, must as of compulsion, discuss the possible alternatives open to the country should Yar A’dua drop dead...

Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Exclusion of E-Transmission Of Results Must Be Resisted

 The exclusion of electronic transmission of election results from...

End This Political Crisis Before It's Too Late

Mr. Acting President, you should proceed immediately to set up a Commission of Enquiry to look into the events that happened while our President was admitted in a Saudi Arabian hospital...

'Operation Totality' My Foot!

The heresy in Obasanjo's operation totality lies in his conceited belief that he reserves the right for the definition of such terms as good, bad, corrupt, incorrupt, justice...

The Abandoned ECOMOG 'Bastards' In Liberia

The echoes of the Liberian civil war and the ECOMOG 'sexploits' reverberated recently when it was reported that over 250,000 children were fathered by the Nigerian contingent during their sojourn in Liberia...