The missing state cabinets
The Nigerian constitution does not stipulate for how long a president or a state governor could run the affairs of the country or the state alone, all alone, without constituting …
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The Nigerian constitution does not stipulate for how long a president or a state governor could run the affairs of the country or the state alone, all alone, without constituting …
The missing state cabinets Read MoreAll over the world, armed forces have pioneered efforts in research, development and production. These efforts have led to innovations, inventions that have changed the nature of warfare. Using technology …
DICON: Time to get serious Read More“NSCDC bursts more illegal rehabilitation centres in Zaria”. “15 rescued from illegal rehabilitation centre in Adamawa”. “Police rescue 108 youths at illegal rehabilitation centre in Ilorin”. These are just …
Strange discoveries by Police Read MoreNigeria is a bad student of automobile technology transfer. The chequered history of the nation’s automotive industry has proved that point without an iota of doubt. In the 1970s, six …
Nigeria: A bad student of automobile technology transfer Read MorePenultimate Sunday was wet as the shower of blessings, which started the previous day, kept dropping with almost no end in sight. Being a Sunday, every Christian, may be those …
And the Lord answereth the orphan’s prayers Read MoreHunting was one of my favourite pastimes when I was growing up. I loved animals yet I hunted them for food. Let me clarify the irony. I like domestic animals. …
Between Ganduje and the escapee lion Read MoreLike the war against corruption, fight against use of illegal drugs is far too important to be ignored or compromised in any way. Simply put, the fight must be won. …
Winning the war against drug abuse Read MoreLeaders of developing countries face the huge and mind-boggling challenges of infinite demands chasing finite resources. The vista of these huge challenges stretches in every direction and in the horizon: …
Infinite expectations versus finite financial resources Read MoreBorders define a sovereign state and remain areas of contestation of power, identity, economy, security, among other variables. Even though these borders are not fixed and are sometimes arbitrary due …
Nigeria, border closure and national security Read MoreWhen Finance Minister, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, reportedly said sometime ago (in response to fears about Nigeria’s rising debt) that the country’s problem is not debt but revenue, not many people …
The mad rush for revenues Read MoreIn the face of massive decay in infrastructure, the strange thing about the 2020 Appropriation Bill is that a token of about $800 million out of a budget estimate of …
A budget of misplaced priorities Read MoreSacrificing for one’s fatherland is a major component of patriotism. Besides making just common sense (apology to Senator Ben Bruce), it equally has some spiritual backing from the two holy …
Rethinking our patriotism as Nigerians Read MoreYou don’t have to reach for your dictionary for the definition of the word bigmanism because you won’t find it there. Every one of us knows who a big man …
The syndrome called bigmanism Read MoreThe rumour of whether there was going to be a presidential wedding, precisely, whether President Muhammadu Buhari was going to wed the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social …
Buhari’s rumour of marriage and likely beneficiaries Read MoreAt the 25th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja last week, the governor of Ekiti state, Dr Kayode Fayemi, suggested that the senate of the Federal Republic be …
Scrap the senate? No. Trim the fat Read MoreOn October 8, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly, tagged: ‘Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job Creation’. The President …
2020 Budget: What is there for defence and security? Read MoreLast week was, indeed, a challenging one in Germany, as the wave of terrorism currently sweeping across the globe ‘briefly’ took its toll on Europe’s biggest economy. Just within the …
Germany’s fair share of terrorism Read MoreThis year’s Nobel Peace prize won by an African, Ethiopian leader, Abiy Ahmed Ali offers some insights to Nigeria and indeed Africa, one of the most buffeted and crises-ridden continents, …
Nobel Peace prize 2019: Insights for Nigeria Read MoreLet me begin this piece with the saying of Nelson Mandela that “Education is the best weapon in which you can use to change the world” and that of the …
El-Rufai’s uncommon education policy and exemplary leadership Read MoreIn 2011, shortly after the demise of Pres. Yar’adua, Nigeria’s political, social and economic spaces were resigned to a common submission that change was needed and the persons in charge …
An Uncommon Change, an Uncanny Character Read MoreAmong many key factors responsible for road crashes are reckless driving such as over-speeding, overtaking at bends propelled by hard drugs and booze, faulty vehicles, and potholes/trenches. These causes are …
Driving or walking under women’s influence Read MoreLast week, Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, told reporters after a meeting of the executive council of the federation that on the say-so of the council toll gates …
Return of the toll gates? First, fix the roads Read MoreIt has often been argued that Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria in particular is different and that it, therefore, requires innovative local solutions to solve its development problems. Thus, while speaking …
Local challenges require local solutions Read MoreGenerally, the posture of governments towards criminal non-state actors – whether terrorists, militants, insurgents, bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, drug lords, rebels, seccessionists, street gangs, cultists among others in the underworld …
Insecurity, dialogue and sustainable peace Read MoreFor over a month of being in Germany, I have busied myself with the thoughts of when my blessed country Nigeria – the giant of Africa – will truly change …
Thoughts about my dear country Read More