Obayi’s outburst against his Bishop
Bishop Godffrey Onah| Photo: Guardian ‘Bishop Onah mandated me to build a museum where I would keep the deities I remove from villages. I spent N2.8 million to build the museum upstairs inside the cathedral and reported to my bishop. The only ‘thank you’ I got from my bishop was that he asked me where […]
Achebe: Thank you, Soludo
Chinua Achebe | Photo: Google ‘Achebe’s life is greatly appreciated today because, unlike those we might consider his contemporaries, who are currently vacillating between truth and falsehood, Achebe remained consistent until his death’ By Valentine Obienyem A few days ago, Mr. Peter Obi delivered a lecture at Princeton University in New Jersey, commemorating 40 years […]
Opinion: Tinubu and his cases in U.S.
President Bola Tinubu | File photo ‘Has the American cases shattered the foundation of the party? Is the President going to resign or wait for futher disgrace?’ By Godwin Iroadu The scenerio is changing very fast. Things are going to alter with speed. The house of APC is in serious uncertainty. Has the American cases […]
Why Supreme Court should overturn Presidential Election Petition Court verdict
‘Dismissing an important electoral petition concerning the character of President Bola Tinubu to hold an exalted public office on mere whimsical and capricious technicalities, in my humble view, is a disservice to what is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society’ By Sonnie Ekwowusi We all foresaw the vexatious verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court […]
May Nigeria not die again!
By Valentine Obienyem The death of our previous democracies was both violent and natural. The fatal agents were the organic disorder of the system in the form of bribery and corruption, nepotism, thuggery and rigging of elections. Also read: For Tinubu’s Nigeria, it’s ‘from frying pan to fire’ The guns of rampaging coupists merely added […]
The Failure of GMOs
By Joyce Brown The world today, Africa inclusive, battles with several food system related issues – biodiversity loss, soil degradation, non-communicable diseases and climate change. While these challenges require urgent attention, it is pertinent that we carefully examine approaches that are formulated to solve them. There is a popular saying that “two wrongs cannot make […]
For Tinubu’s Nigeria, it’s ‘from frying pan to fire’
President Bola Tinubu ‘Nigerians are hungry. And indeed, angry! Major roads and streets in the cities look deserted these days as if the country is in perpetual public holidays’ By Emeka Alex Duru (08054103327, nwaukpala@yahoo.com) A friend called the other day from Germany to get a true picture of situations in the country. The initial […]
Pastor Tunde Bakare’s State of the Nation Broadcast
Virtue and time: The three things that never stand still ‘You, the so-called ordinary Nigerians, are the true reformers because, somehow, hoping against hope, you show up every single day in what would appear to be a federal republic of diminishing returns’ By Pastor Tunde Bakare PROLOGUE “Fellow citizens of Nigeria and friends of our […]
Ministry of Gas Resources, Marine and Blue Economy: Threats to Nigerian environment
President Tinubu (file photo) ‘Not appointing a minister for environment sends a signal to Nigerians about the concern of the president to a sector that is so fundamental to their survival’ By Kome Odhomor There are many signs to show that we need to be worried about the president’s new lineup of ministries. Three of […]
What are your names, Hon Deputy Speaker Kalu?
Kalu (file photo) ‘Usman wondered how the Call to Bar Certificate and Council of Legal Education Certificate will bear different names – Benjamin Okezie Osisiogu and not Kalu Benjamin Okezie – which is also on Kalu’s NYSC certificate’ By Ikeddy Isiguzo HOW many times in a life time can one change names? There seems to […]
