Ismail Dauda: How To Be A Police Officer!
By Abiodun Komolafe The value a society places on the philosophy of service to the nation no doubt influences anindividual’s decision to work for his or her fatherland. The first prime instinct of man andnecessity for human survival is that…
Bala Mohammed, The APC And The Rest Of Us
By Suleiman Abbah The funny thing about critics is that they are not usually persuaded by experience. One would think that as time goes by, and he proves himself to be right, they would acknowledge this. But it rarely happens…
Nigeria: Truss’s Ephemeral Rule And Lessons
By Emmanuel Onwubiko The prime minister of one of the World’s most powerful democracies and Nigeria’s erstwhile colonial administrators prior to independence in 1960, Liz Truss of Great Britain spoke outside Downing Street to announce her resignation. Having spent just…
Mental Health and Drugs: A Nexus
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Adamu Bamidele Ikokwu (not real name) is one of the sons of the very senior politician in one of the communities not far away from Lagos. He was schooled in some of the best British affiliated schools…
Nigeria, Exits, Hopes, And ‘Mobments’
By Prince Charles Dickson In the spirit of Sankara, the Malian singer Oumou Sangaré released a wonderful song, Kêlê Magni (‘War Is a Plague’), in February 2022, which speaks for the entire Sahel: War is a plague! My country might…
Nigeria 2023 And The Chicken By Prince Charles Dickson
At the beginning of the year, I had promised that for 12 months, In Shaa Allah, I will once a month X-ray the issues around the forthcoming General Elections in the world’s largest black population and sufacracy. This is number…
Afenifere Leader, Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi @ 86: The Leader That I know
By AWA Bamiji I always count myself as a very lucky Person or should we call it destiny instead, because as a young, brilliant, ever conscious and ever focused Activist, I graduated from one of the leading Universities in Nigeria,…
Marwa’s war with narco- billionaires
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Originally, the establishment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by the promulgation of Decree number 48 of 1989 now Act of the National Assembly was basically aimed at eradicating/ exterminating illicit drug trafficking and consumption…
Peter Obi’s Quiet Inroads Into the Muslim North
By Farooq kperogi Muslims in the North Central and the North West appear to be the only noncommittal, persuadable voting bloc. Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku…
Bala Mohammed: Promises Made, Promises Kept
By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman An election promise or campaign promise is a promise or guarantee made to the public by a candidate or political party that is trying to win an election. All over the world, with sufficiently patient voters and candidates, there are many equilibria that characterize the range of credible…
2023: Why Enugu matters to Igbo
By Emmanuel Onwubiko “There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.”Henry Van Dyke “Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can’t buy. It’s an invisible energy with visible effects.” – Marianne Williamson In…