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14 Apr
The book reviewer, Wale Adebanwi, a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, said the book is about the issue of meritocracy.
14 Apr
It is said that when Chief (Dr.) Chukwuemeka Ezeife died on December 14, 2023 at the ripe age of 86, Nigeria’s progressive community felt the loss the most, quite apart from his immediate surviving family – the respectable Ezeife dynasty
14 Apr
Today I celebrate an erudite scholar, a cerebral intellectual; an effective teacher; a very humane individual and indeed a deep thinker and philosopher of the Poststructuralist bent who is an embodiment of everything that have been said by greatest philosophers.
12 Apr
In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo Mumuni, both senior lawyers; and I wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), inviting it “to investigate the allegations of fraud detailed by the two committees set up by President Goodluck Jonathan in the wake of the 2012 fuel subsidy crisis.” It failed to do so.
12 Apr
The idea of our returning to the Parliamentary system of government is seriously being mulled. This is as a result of the frustrations the country has been experiencing since 1979 when we embraced the American Presidential system.
12 Apr
My essay entitled ‘’Glorification of Igho Natufe as an octogenarian’’ which ran for the immediate past two Fridays was officially concluded last Friday. Even though I didn’t say several necessary or pertinent things
12 Apr
Not content with his primary responsibility as FCT minister, Wike claims he single-handedly installed Siminalayi Fubara former accountant-general of the state as his successor, yet he wouldn’t allow him a breather to operate.
12 Apr
Except a man be born again…he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.-Jesus Christ.
DATELINE: Ijebu–Ode, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, Sunday, April, 5, 1964. A preacher is delivering a message in a church. Among those he’s addressing is William Folorunso Kumuyi, 23.
12 Apr
As responsible members of the global community, Africa and China have created a reliable path towards a shared future. It is in indeed in Africa that the Chinese concept of “a global community of shared future” is gaining a broader and deeper meaning, and setting a clearer goal and blueprint for the peoples of the continent.
11 Apr
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), is an extremely lucky man. The fact that he has remained a permanent fixture at various levels on the nation’s political canvas has been very well established.
11 Apr
It would be good if we all realise the truth that nobody is going to build our country for us. As of now, the country needs to be built, brick and mortar, little by little. It is a good sign that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu..
11 Apr
In today’s digital age, entrepreneurship is increasingly reliant on technology to drive innovation, growth, and competitiveness. However, with the rise of cyber threats and data breaches, entrepreneurs often face uncertainty and anxiety about the security
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