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Ojokoro rumour peddlers: Let Mobolaji Sanusi be
By Sulaiman Adeniji
The moment for undeniable truth and political clarity is now. Truth rises above deceit and falsehood, exposing the desperation of its perpetrators. As always, truth, despite the machinations of…
The forgotten wellspring in Umuegwu, Ekwerazu regional water scheme: A call for restoration
By Ikukundu Iyke Anyanwu
Some ruins are reminders of war, others of neglect. But a rare few remind us of the promises our government made and abandoned, yet we still have hope. The Ekwerazu Regional Water Scheme, once…
Obi at 63: Introducing Obimentalism
By Valentine Obienyem
Over the years, I have written about Peter Obi on his birthdays, a tradition stemming from my annual tribute to Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu while he was alive. I celebrate individuals…
Nigerian government has to ‘unsign’ the LGBT Agreement
By Sonnie Ekwowusi
It is nauseating that despite several meetings held with Nigerian officials and several briefs and memoranda sent to them, the Nigerian officials has proceeded to sign the dreaded and devious Samoa…
Tinubu, declare economic emergency (I)
By Akaninyene Esiere
Nigeria is on a dire straits; even people in the corridors (and bedrooms) of power know it but they will not openly say so. The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration thinks it can wish away…
FG denounces New York Times report on Nigeria’s harsh economic situation
Rejoinder TO New York Times’ Jaundiced Report On Nigeria’s Current Economic Situation
Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal’s feature story with the title ‘Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation’,…
Obidient Movement: We’re not a member of any political party—Peter Obi
I like to categorically state that the Obidient Movement is not directorate of any particular political party. Any individual or individuals claiming to be leaders of this non-existent directorate are simply not members of the…
Financial and administrative autonomy for local government will be a game changer in Nigeria
By Dr Ade Dosumu
The proposal by the Federal Government to grant full Autonomy to the Local Governments in Nigeria is a welcome development and long overdue. I commend the Federal government whose Attorney General Of…
Anambra is bleeding
BY Prince Tony Ezeimo (Ikenga-Nimo)
Your Excellency,
Sequel to your election bid, there were high hopes in Anambra State. Many Ndi Anambra believed that your reign as a Governor will put a permanent end to a couple…
Taxing a dying economy, National Assembly and vanishing opposition
By Law Mefor
Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, once declared that "no nation ever grew more prosperous by taxing its citizens beyond their capacity to pay." The reasoning goes that…