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Go! Kachikwu Go!

By Israel Okenwa The Scripture as rendered in that immutable chapter (3:1-8) in the Book of Ecclesiastes resonates supremely in my subconscious as...

Where Roads Are the Enemy: A Look at the State of Nigeria’s Roads

By SBM Intelligence One of the most obvious problems with living and doing business in Nigeria is the poor state of infrastructure in...

Is Retirement Throwing Someone Overboard to Swim or Sink?

By Edwin Nwachukwu Lagos, Oct. 17, 2017 (NAN) The day was Saturday, October 14, 2017. I had just returned from a two and...

To address secessionists, Nigeria must decentralize power

Opinion By Remi Adekoya More than half a century after it gained independence from Britain, Nigeria is in crisis. Africa’s most populous country...

The continued detention of a Journalist: My visit to Kaduna Prison

By Yemie ADEOYE SOMETIME’s in July, while working on the next episode of the Energie Platform show and caressing a cup of cognac...

Nigeria @57: Despair Amidst Uncertainties

By Musa Simon Reef Less than 48 hours to Nigeria’s 57thindependence celebration, the Power, Works and Housing Minister, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, announced...

Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses Going On Strike Is Fundamentally Wrong.

By Adewole Kehinde Workers’ strikes involve the collective withholding of labour/services by a group of workers for the purpose of extracting certain concessions...

Wanted: A Restructuring of minds- Femi Adesina

Hearing some Nigerians speak (whether based at home or in the Diaspora) you discern that they are “in the gall of bitterness and...

WealthBankers Job Arena, where African Employers and Job seekers find the best fit

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]inding a job today is comparatively much easier than say a decade or two ago. With the advancement of technology and the proliferation...

Do Not Re-Arrest Nnamdi Kanu, Please By Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar(Rtd)

“One of the swiftest ways of destroying a kingdom is to give preference to one particular tribe over another, or to show favour...

A case for Edo charter of equity

By Sufuyan Ojeifo The legislative cum political absurdity that is going on in Edo state in which the Speaker of the House of...

And Diezani dazzles…By Sufuyan Ojeifo

Since I read the exposé by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the looted public funds that have so far been...

Some lessons from America By Sufuyan Ojeifo

I am a bushman. And, I make no pretensions about it. I do not mean that I am a supporter of former President...

Of herbal healing, spirituality and public health By Reuben Abati

  The other week, July 20 to be precise, I was the reviewer of an important book on herbal healing. Herbal healing is...

Sagay’s gobbledygook By Sufuyan Ojeifo

I read the news report credited to the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), wherein he called for stiff...

It is Time for Lai Mohammed to Stop Talking And Start Communicating. Seriously.

By Abayomi Omotayo Preamble This is for all the current opposition parties who may one day become the ruling party. A vociferous spokesperson...