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Still On Age Limit, WAEC And NECO Controversy

Still On Age Limit, WAEC And NECO Controversy

On the raging controversy of 18-years or nothing less before admission into the country’s institution of higher learning, the authorities have a mountain to climb if the groundswell of public opinion is anything to go…

Defence Of The Indefensible

Defence Of The Indefensible

There is a saying in Hausa – shure shure bai hana mutuwa, which literally means ‘struggling to survive does not stop one from dying’. This, perhaps, is the reality facing the government of President Bola…

Nigeria And Illusion Of Good Governance

Nigeria And Illusion Of Good Governance

Good governance is universally acknowledged as a critical factor in the progress and development of any nation. In Nigeria, both the elite and the common people share this profound understanding of governance’s impact on the…

Ododo’s Victory And The Tasks Ahead

Ododo’s Victory And The Tasks Ahead

One of the contentious issues Ododo inherited as the Kogi state governor was the percentile payment of salaries…But the narrative has changed. Salaries are not only being paid as when due but percentile payment has…

Wike, Tsetse Fly On PDP’s Scrotum

Wike, Tsetse Fly On PDP’s Scrotum

In the third world, political leaders run political parties in the frame of their factory management ––Ehsan Sehgal The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)) is going through avoidable pains arising from a self-inflicted injury…

New Education Policy: Another Fiasco Loading?

New Education Policy: Another Fiasco Loading?

Let me waste no time in saying that if care is not taken, the new policy on education as enunciated by the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, will translate into another “subsidy is gone”…

Looming Danger Of Docile Political Opposition

Looming Danger Of Docile Political Opposition

It has become necessary to draw the attention of opposition political leaders in the country that the current care-free or unserious disposition could produce the disastrous outcome whereby Nigerians may be unable to change the…

From US DNC: Lessons For Nigerian Political Parties

From US DNC: Lessons For Nigerian Political Parties

Nigerians’ profound interest in US elections is no mere coincidence. The roots of this fascination lie deep in the historical and structural connections between the two countries’ political systems. Nigeria’s democracy, modelled closely after the…

The Chief at 60

The Chief at 60

IT was a sunny day. Bright and warm; a day good for outdoor activities. From an event in Alimoso, which is often touted as Nigeria’s largest local government, we rushed down to Obafemi Awolowo Way…

Omotoso: Unleashing Nigeria’s Tourism Potentials

Omotoso: Unleashing Nigeria’s Tourism Potentials

“Tourism is the life wire of socio-economic development and it is inelastic to me. I cherish tourism partly because I see it as a social engineering and instrument for development in Africa and the rest…