How To Brood A Shameless Judiciary
Ordinarily, one would expect a level of consistency in verdicts rolled out by judges across board but we hardly get such. No matter how many times we tout the judiciary as the hope of the common man, the reality is that commoners hardly get justice. It is often to our chagrin that we find out […]
ThrowBack Thursday: The Consolidation Before the Amalgamation of Nigeria (1900)
Before Nigeria was named a single entity in 1914, there were separate units of it in existence and independently controlled which were known as protectorates and colonies. These protectorates were governed by British citizens with little help from Africans. The British then thought is wise to merge and consolidate these colonies such that it would […]
What The Super Eagles Tell Us About Nigeria
When the Super Eagles play good football, we are one nation. We forget who leads the country or where anyone is from. It is really sad that the National Orientation Agency is ever aloof as to using this national past time to forge a more perfect union. For 90 minutes as we played Cameroon this […]
New Pictures of President Buhari Emerge
President Muhammadu Buhari poses for pictures on 26th July 2017 as he met with the delegation of the Nigerian Governors Forum. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has maintained the authenticity of the pictures on his official twitter account@MohammedLai. Today marked the 80th day the President has been out of office. Below are some […]
#PresidentialMediaChat: 8 Notable Quotes from Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari participated in the first presidential media chat within his tenure yesterday on 30 December, 2015. The President responded to a wide array of questions covering the areas of economy, security, education and governance, all posed by a panel of journalists in studio and citizens on the social media space. Since its inception […]
The Need for Mobilization Against Corruption in Nigeria
Corruption has gained tremendous weight in our journey of countryhood. Peter Eigen, the Chairman of Transparency International (cited in a 2005 Global Corruption report) argued that corruption does not just line the pockets of the political and business elites, it leaves ordinary people without essential services such as life savings and medicinal drugs, and deprives […]
2015 Election: Kate Henshaw to Contest for House of Reps Under PDP
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has made her intention to run for Federal House of Representatives representing Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Federal Constituency, Cross Rivers State known. Henshaw, who will be running under Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on her page on election campaign website, said her passion to “show that there is a better, more humane way to […]