Enugu: Of Political Terrorism And Chicken Impeachment
By Okwudili Edeh Writing in the History of the Poleponnesian War, capturing the nearly three-decade struggle (431-404 BC) between the mighty Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, Thucydides...
View ArticleTinubu’s Contributions To Democracy In Nigeria
By Idowu Ajanaku Some call him “the Game Changer”. Others say he is the “ Asiwaju of Nigeria’s democracy.” Yet, not a few view him a “Master Strategist,” as a political titan of no mean measure. These...
View ArticleA Wake Up Call For The Igbo
By Henry C. Onyema The recent uproar generated by the purported plan of the Imo State government to register Northerners resident in the state and the counter threats from the North are only the latest...
View ArticleBetween Boko Haram And Ebola Virus
By Tayo Ogunbiyi These, indeed, are unusual times for mankind. Like never before, natural disasters, poverty, hunger, international conflicts and many other strange occurrences are helplessly staring...
View ArticleThe Metamorphosis Of Rural Lagos
By Adepeju Adeyemi Being the commercial nerve centre of the West African sub-region, the metropolitan outlook of Lagos has often been mistaken to be devoid of rural settlements. This notion of a no...
View ArticleState Of Osun, The Land Of Chief Bola Ige Will Speak Loudly On August 9
By Joe Igbokwe History has shown that we forget things easily in Nigeria. We do not remember things easily, we do not look at past events, and we move on as if yesterday never existed. Nigeria has gone...
View ArticleThe Lagos Paternity And Maternity Leave Policy
By Bilikis Bakare Maternity leave, often called parental or family leave, is the time a mother or father takes time off work for the birth or adoption of a child. It is an employee benefit available in...
View ArticleC/wealth Games, Football And The Neglect Of Other Sports
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, represents one of the finest hours in the annals of Nigeria’s participation at international sporting tourney. Our...
View ArticleOsun Governorship Election: Let’s Get It Right
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede All is now set for the Osun State governorship election slated for Saturday, 9 August and expectations are high on the parts of the umpires, the electorate, the politicians and...
View ArticleSerena Williams’ Resolve: A Great Lesson To Humanity
By Lajuwon Lasisi “Whatever happens to a man happens to him for his own good”. We are born as free beings, with the necessary intellect to discern the good, the bad, and the ugly, and also to choose...
View ArticleCan Ndigbo Survive If Nigeria Implodes?
By Oscar Onwudiwe It is a fact that is self-evident that our country is plagued with ethnic/cultural prejudice, socio-political instability and religious violence (mental & physical); Whereas it is...
View ArticleAt Last, Buhari Attacked By Jonathan’s Men!
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi As I rightly stated in my piece written in response to Alhaji Balarabe Musa, which was published by P.M.NEWS on June 24 and June 30, 2014 respectively, making reckless,...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Before It Is Too Late
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede Countless advice and strategies have been offered by people from all walks of life to solving the Boko Haram menace but non seems to have worked because they have either been...
View ArticleNigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles A Fascinating Life
By Chimamanda Adichie As he turns 80, a look at Wole Soyinka’s unique memoirs, including his latest, ‘You Must Set Forth At Dawn.’ To read Wole Soyinka’s memoirs is to encounter many delights. His...
View ArticleNIPR’s Strategy For Professionalism, Sustainable Democracy
By Nduka Uzuakpundu There is a plan being implemented, punctiliously, by the skippers of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), with an eye to repositioning and rebranding the body. The...
View ArticleBehold The Wind Chaser Called Femi Aribisala
By Joe Igbokwe I remember I used this quotation from Dr. Edwin Madunagu when a certain leader from the South East Nigeria decided to abandon all the things he stood for in his prime to embrace the...
View ArticleOther Lessons From Osun
BAMIDELE JOHNSON Certain lessons, presumably, have been learnt from the governorship election in Osun State or the State of Osun (take your pick). The lessons learnt are likely to have depended on what...
View ArticleAribisala An Enemy Of Democracy
BY IDOWU AJANAKU It is no longer news that the satanic wishes of the ilk of Aribisala for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to lose the election in Osun State did not come to pass but it is...
View ArticleThe Abuja Environment During And After El-Rufai’s Era
By Akinsola Alonge The residents of Abuja were enjoying the sanity, air and perfection being experienced in the city. The dream of the fathers and designers of Abuja was being re-established....
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We Must Stop Running Government Like Personal Business
Adebimpe Akinsola Adebimpe Akinsola, the lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, is one of the few women that are ready to knock down all barriers in order to...
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