By Godwin Onyeacholem Despite persistent calls by authentic advocates of good governance for a conducive atmosphere for a thriving democracy and freedom in Nigeria, the reactionary wing of the ruling class and its agents are not giving any chance for that to happen. The more they are caught red-handed—with self-incriminating evidence—and exposed in the very […]Continue Reading
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In preparation for 2023 General Elections, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Timbut Useni (rtd), on Wednesday, inaugurated members of the National Working Committee of the North Central Peoples’ Forum (NCPF). The event was held at the Forum’s Secretariat at Wuse Zone 4, in Abuja. NCPF was conceived to […]Continue Reading
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday chaired the induction of 1,000 hunters freshly engaged to join existing ones in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram. The hunters are to provide dedicated protection to farmers who cultivate crops in the outskirts of Jere, where over 70 farmers were killed in November 2020 as well […]Continue Reading
If man has faith he is successful in his life and if the people have faith the country is promised victory, they say. The reality of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) confirms its relevance. During the past decades, the Korean people, despite facing severe trials, have never lost faith or wavered. After the liberation […]Continue Reading
By Eric Teniola These days Esiala and the Interim Common Services Agency mean nothing to many people. Yet, years ago, these two agencies dominated the headlines in this country. In a televised address to the nation on July 30, 1975, the then Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed(8 November 1938-13 February 1976), GCFR, said […]Continue Reading
By Edwin Madunagu Several times in the last ten years, I have compelled myself to discontinue public exploration, and application to Nigeria, of the concepts of “power bloc” and “popular-democratic restructuring”. These are concepts in which another concept – “the national question” or “ethnic nationality question” – plays an important, though neither dominant nor […]Continue Reading
The Group Managing Director of Dangote Industries Limited, Olakunle Alake has hinged the success of business organizations on the adoption and implementation of effective stakeholders’ management strategies. Speaking on ‘Stakeholder Management: The CEO’s Role’, at the Global CEO-Africa Programme, a collaboration by the Lagos Business school, IESE Business School, Continue Reading
Kim Il Sung (1912-1994), eternal President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, was a great man born of the 20th century. Everyone, be he a statesman or a commoner in the East or West, was attracted to him at first sight. What was his charisma? First Impression What was most impressive about President Kim […]Continue Reading
By Eric Teniola I have just finished reading the book “WHAT BRITAIN DID TO NIGERIA” by Max Siollun, who is an authority on issues that affects Nigeria. Mr Siollun has written several books on Nigeria including “SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE, Nigeria Politics from Buhari to Babangida and NIGERIA’S SOLDIERS of FORTUNE–The Abacha and Obasanjo Years. Continue Reading
The move by the House of Representatives to amend the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act Cap N128, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1992, has been generating heated reactions from stakeholders in the media industry. Daily Trust on Sunday, in this report, examines five controversial and contentious aspects of the NPC amendment. The NPC Amendment […]Continue Reading
With the coming on stream of Dangote Fertiliser Limited, global urea capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the upcoming years, potentially increasing from 222.96 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2020 to 305.92 mtpa in 2030, registering a total growth of 37%, according to a GlobalData report. The 3.0 million metric tonnes […]Continue Reading
Boko Haram leader Shekau is dead, but Nigeria is doing very little or nothing to prevent the emergence of more Jihadists By Theophilus Abbah, PhD A statement Abubakar Shekau issued in 2012 parted the curtains and opened the window into his mood as a vampire; his yearning for blood. In January of that year, Boko […]Continue Reading