Category: Opinion
The rise of Nigerian recording industry and talents that propelled it
By TONY OKOROJI The Nigerian recording industry which survived the nation’s civil war was dominated in the early seventies by three Lagos based...
Nigerian press get even, boycott all DSS-organised press engagements!
By OBIAJULU AGU “The person that gathers home insect-infested firewood invites lizards to a feast.” – Igbo, South-East Nigeria proverb. Nigerian...
Injustices of voting but not being voted for: The Hausa plaintive cry on recovering their lost kingdom
Injustices of voting but not being voted for: The Hausa plaintive cry on recovering their lost kingdom By Dauda Gora Hausa land, history and people yearning for...
Five final thoughts on Abba Kyari, Hushpuppy
By Farooq Kperogi 1. As with everything Nigerian, the Abba Kyari/Hushpuppi fraud case has taken on a predictably ethnoreligious hue. I’ve read some people claim...
Hushpuppy/Kyari/Igboho/Kanu affairs:Season of anomie
By Tunde Abatan It is an understatement to say that Nigeria has been moving in circles. In fact, it is more appropriate to say that in spite of it’s perceived...
NYSC: Any relevance in today’s Nigeria?
By Bolanle Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I heard this joke on social media: A man was asked to define the difference between the PDP and APC; he said:...
Kanu, DSS and gradual emasculation of the public space
By Emeka Alex Duru (08054103327, nwaukpala@yahoo.com) There are two unfolding scenarios in the on-going trial of the leader of the...
Buhari: Chicanery as a governance tool
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Once again, President Muhammadu Buhari is in London, primarily on medical tourism, but also to attend a Summit on Financing Global Partnership for...
Enhancing social integration and regional connectivity
…Spotlight on the second River Niger Bridge By Nnamdi Ogbo One of the most profound sayings in the southeast region of Nigeria, is an adage that says, “The...
Electronic transmission of results: The joke is on NASS, INEC, not NCC
By Aliyu Momodu In the heat of the debate over Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the propriety and workability of electronic transmission of result, the House of...
