Reason I Stood Behind Chief MKO Abiola on This Day in 1993: The Real Story
By Omoyele Sowore Inside his expansive living room on Toyin Street in Ikeja, we were ushered into a gathering of politicians holding a “strategy session” to ask MKO Abiola to tone down his challenge against General Ibrahim Babangida and his…
30 Years of Building Road Infrastructure in Delta
By Nelson Egware Delta State, with the sobriquet as the Big Heart of the nation became 30 years on August 27, 2021 after its creation by the military President, General Ibrahim Babangida on August 27, 1991. The government and people…
Appraising the NYSC Scheme: Prospects, Challenges, Gains and Implications for National Unity and the Future of Nigeria
By Dr. Thomas Uzah It is for me a rare honour and privilege to be invited to be part of the Roundtable Discussion organized by the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency in conjunction with NIGERIA FIRST. These institutions…
How Does Hope Uzodinma Sleep At Night?
By Collins Opurozor For two weeks, Chief Hope Uzodinma has been in Abuja. Some say he has been there flexing and enjoying himself. Others say he has been hanging around Aso Rock, waiting to be allowed to take pictures with…
Delta Guber 2023 -The PDP Albatross: Against APC An Urhobo Candidate Will Be a Cheap Concession
By Dr Ransom Etadaferua “And so it seems that people who write about happenings in their environment both intended and extended, whose thoughts grip the perception being quantified, do not stumble accidentally into their status, they achieve it through the…
Afghanistan: Through The Eye Of Professor Akinwande Bolaji Akinyemi
Professor Akinwande Bolaji Akinyemi, was simply known as Bolaji Akinyemi, for many years, a respected public figure since my secondary school days, in the 80s, what a joy it holds for me back in those days to have a Professor…
Bakassi – The Malnourished Child Of Greedy Parents
By Citizen Agba Jalingo Bakassi has so many things in abundance. That is why Bakassi became a global bone of contention in the first place. Apart from the often talked about oil deposits, Bakassi is rich in other mineral resources….
Mission To Igbole Èkìtì: Òní, Nítorí Ọlá.
“Òní nítorí Ọlá”, was my charge to the people of Igbole Ekiti. In the multitude of the audience were, Hon. Kola Arokodare, former members Federal House of Representatives, who represented the former Governor of Èkìtì, His Excellency Mr Segun Oni,…
Saliu Mustapha: The Making of the Best Choice for National Chairman of APC
By Ibrahim Tajudeen Olesin Not just to occupy the coveted position of the National Chairman of the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC) the former governorship aspirant under APC in Kwara state and newTuraki of Ilorin, Alhaji Saliu Mustapha profondly called…
Re: National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Recovered Funds: There Are Billions More To Recover
By Prof. Usman Yusuf I have refrained from saying or writing anything about the NHIS since my exit as the Executive Secretary/CEO on 1st July, 2019. But, since the story about the recovery of the sum of N5.4b NHIS funds…
Abba Kyari Deserves A Befitting “Burial”
Policing world over is made effective by allegations, which basically is the information given to work with to unravel the circumstances and establish a case through the apparatus of investigation. But until the accused is pronounced guilty by a court…
