By Simon Badejo Trust is a very scarce currency in the country today. There are daily stories of scams and scammers to scare even the ...
Read More »Ned Nwoko’s assassination story, a hoax – The truth of the matter
By Gabriel Ogbechie My attention has been drawn to several publications in the print and social media wherein Ned Nwoko alleged that a plan to assassinate him ...
Read More »It is false that power is not given
In the Nigerian political discourse, one saying that is thrown around regularly is: “Nobody gives you power; you have to grab it.” It has been repeated for too long that it has acquired the aura of truth in the psyche of many Nigerians
Read More »Let’s talk climate change
By Khoze Clement The covid-19 pandemic has taken up space in almost every aspect of the Nigerian sectors. Let’s not forget that there are other ...
Read More »Sheikh Gumi and the victims called ‘Fulanis’
The first sign that the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, had been the dupe of the murderous brigands terrorising the country was when he attempted to moderate the language we use to describe them.
Read More »The Nigerian media has no business fawning over terrorists
By Daniel Okereke On whose side is the Nigerian media, the people, or Boko Haram terrorists? Has ‘democracy-fatigue’ set in to blur media gatekeepers’ loyalty ...
Read More »Resolving malnutrition challenge amidst the pandemic
By Reginald Onabu The year 2020 was an unusual one in every sense of the word. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic made sure of this. To ...
Read More »How Nigeria, other African countries can forge inclusive economic recovery
By Tolu Oyekan As of this writing, the spread of COVID-19 in many African countries has been more contained, and the death toll lower, than ...
Read More »Time to improve the Nigerian food plate
By Elvis Eromosele Africa is big on agriculture. It has to be. It is the second-largest continent in the world. It is also the second ...
Read More »Three essential elements of a protein-centred national nutrition policy
By Veronica Eneh Ejembi Nutrition, whether at the individual, domestic or national level, is an essential part of health and development that cannot be overemphasized. ...
Read More »Kidnappings and tragedy of a rent-seeking economy
Alarmingly, there are increasing cases of kidnappings around the country. I am not talking about the Kankara-type. That one enjoyed a photo-op because of its peculiar circumstances.
Read More »How to kill, skin and bury a country
Nothing lasts forever. Except true love as rhapsodised by the poets. Life has taught me that whatever you have to do, do it now and do it with all your might. You must strike while the iron is hot. Because you might never pass through
Read More »Zik Prize: Giving testament to Danbatta’s regulatory finesse
By Ismaila Mustapha The Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta, is a man used to collecting silverwares. He has, perhaps, a room ...
Read More »That zombie order on NIN-SIM integration
By Chido Nwakanma Our Federal Government has gone mad again. It is difficult to draw any other conclusion upon news of the inexplicable FG order ...
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