On Kogi’s Inclusive Elections & Other Matters – By Olalekan Waheed Adigun

By Olalekan Waheed Adigun  | Lagos, Nigeria | Feb. 6, 2016 – Depending on one’s political persuasions, many stayed glued to their radio or television stations in anticipation of the declaration of the much-anticipated election result in Kogi on November, 21. The social media was awash with all manner of projections about who the eventual […]

Nigeria: A Country in Perpetual Transition? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Feb. 5, 2016 – This reflection was inspired by a report in the Daily Post of January 11 2016 where Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder of the Latter Rain Assembly was reported as urging President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. According to the […]

Creating Employment for Nigerian Youths – How Ready is the Ministry of Agriculture? – By Emeka Oraetoka

By Emeka Oraetoka | Abuja, Nigeria | Feb. 5, 2016 – There is no doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari[PMB]–led administration is desirous of generating employment for the teeming unemployed youths in Nigeria through agriculture. Two months after the appointment of ministers, it appears the minister is still fine-tuning strategy on how to attract Nigerian youths […]

Neo-Biafranism & the Realities of War – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

By Tochukwu Ezukanma / Lagos, Nigeria / Feb. 5, 2016 –Haunted by the systematic atrocities of war, the American Civil War hero, General William Sherman, in a speech, shouted, “I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks […]

As Ngige Lament about Jobs Cut – By Odimegwu Onwumere

By Odimegwu Onwumere / NNP / January 25, 2016 – In the labour front something called jobs cut is fetching primacy. It is becoming a phenomenon across the world – from America to Africa and from the United Kingdom to United Arab Emirate – the story is the same. It is hitting Nigeria dangerously due […]

Measles: A Foremost Source of Morbidity and Mortality – By Odimegwu Onwumere

Measles: A foremost source of morbidity and mortality By Odimegwu Onwumere / NNP / January 22, 2016  – Measles still remains a foremost source of morbidity and mortality in Nigerian children, regardless-of being vaccine-avertable. The precarious scenery of measles has made it to garner such headlines like, “Nigeria to immunise 35 million children against measles – […]

Lagos and the ‘Lagoon’ Challenge: Confronting the Native/Settler Discourse – By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | January 16, 2016 – No doubt, the 2015 election in Nigeria will remain one of the most discussed political events in many years to come. This is because a lot of surprises sprang up in its wake and thereafter. Nobody would forget in a hurry the telephone conversation […]

Boko Haram: ‘Mission Accomplished’ or ‘Technically Defeated’? By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | January 10, 2016 – The recent declaration by President Buhari that the country has “technically won the war” against Boko Haram reminds one of George W Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech on May 1 2003. The United States had invaded Iraq on March 20 2013, with a coalition […]

The Absurdity of Neo-Biafranism – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | January 10, 2016 – With the ravages the first attempt by the Igbo and other peoples of Eastern Nigeria to declare their region an independent country of Biafra wrought on Eastern Nigeria, especially, Igbo land, it is perplexing that some Igbo are still agitating for Biafra. The previous […]

A Note of Advice to The Nigerian Police on Kidnap Speech in Public – By Dr. John E. Oshodi

By Dr. John E. Oshodi | Florida, USA | January 2, 2016 – The news of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, coming home alive was good news to all of us, as it is not unusual to hear that kidnappers have killed their victims even when ransom is paid.   The […]

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