Historically, citizens of the Niger Delta have been a thorn on the flesh of pre and post-colonial Nigerian governments. Not a people to suffer injustice in silence, they have a history of political activism that dates back to the 18th century…
I felt a strong urge to step outdoors to espy the night skies, in the fervent, but furtive hope of catching a glimpse – however fleeting – of the ascent in celestial skies of that great soul which for 71 years animated and embodied the flesh of the man we came to know, admire, and respect as Chief Gani Fawehinmi….
Conflicts take place all over the world because you and I want to control the things that generate money and wealth. Now, since we cannot have everything we want, and get everything we have, states put institutions in place to ensure a reasonable distribution of the commonwealth to all…
There is so much idiocy going on in America these days. Racism is alive and well, but now too often wears fine clothes and expresses itself in impeccable grammar wrapped in robust syntax…
For us Nigerians as a people, the time has come for us to realize that anytime we fan the embers of ethnicity and tribalism we easily wind the clock of our progress back, back to the days before we were colonized by the Brits…
Even though the Clean Development Mechanism, CDM, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, began three years ago in Kwale, Delta State, with the aim of mopping up all associated gas from oil prospecting communities that would otherwise be flared, investigations reveal that apart from the gas flaring threat, there are other less known factors that exacerbate climate change, increasing the risk that West African cities close to the coast will soon be submerged…
In the past, drugs were not as strong and potent as they are now. Even the so-called ‘Natural’ or soft drugs like marijuana or ‘skunk’ are many times more powerful than they were in the 1980’s…
The more fundamental issue in the health-care debate is how government can resolve the balancing of competing interests in modern American society, in a fair and equitable manner…
It seems to me that the majority of Nigerians are prisoners. From the inmates of kiri-kiri, through the millions who have had their rights denied them in one way or the other, we are all prisoners in our motherland…
What will those on the EFCC list tell their children when they remember that their children also read newspapers? What will those reckless and selfish politicians who kill directly or indirectly tell their children? What will those who flaunt ostentation with no legitimate means that support their lifestyle tell their children?
One should utilize this opportunity to invite the Nigerian Federal Government team in charge of her re-branding drive not look too far if they hope to achieve any success in the foreign aspect of the scheme. The man they should not tarry in consulting is Taju…