BEN AHANONU The hallmark of a functional democracy is the sacred doctrine of the separation of powers. In Nigeria’s presidential system, the National Assembly—specifically the […]
Category: Opinion
Senator Yayi Nets Hat-Trick Of Giant Strides All In A Week
OMOOBA DAMILARE OLOYEDE In Ogun State politics, there are moments that separate transactional politicking from transformational leadership. Last week provided such a moment. […]
Building Functional Institutions For Public Good: Peter Obi’s Vision At The Wharton African Business Forum
EMMANUEL PETER ADAYEHI The Wharton Africa Business Forum (WABF) is an annual student-led conference at the University of Pennsylvania that has convened for over […]
Letter To The Idoma Nation, Benue State & Plateau State Leadership
EMMANUEL PETER ADAYEHI Subject: Collective Action and International Petition to the United Nations and Other Human Rights Bodies Over Sustained Attacks in Our Communities […]
My Heart Aches And Bleeds Over The Cases Of Kariyai Daukoru And Ebilatei Amabebe
WISDOM ONIEKPAR IKULI Where is the place of Compassion? Reading through the stories of these two young men makes my heart bleed. Bright and very […]
Francis Nwifuru: From Mr. Speaker To Mr. Governor —A Homegrown Leader, Using Politics And Good Governance To Unite Ebonyi State
DOZIE IKEDIFE JR Politics is often described as the art of acquiring power. Governance, however, is the responsibility of using that power to improve lives. […]
Kingsley Kuku Has Made Ijaw Nation To Triumph Again
WISDOM ONIEKPAR IKULI Many young people only know High Chief (Hon.) Dr. Kingsley Kemebradigha Kuku Esq. as the former Sole Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty […]
The ₦1.3 Billion Budget Allocation For The Non-Existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC): Matters Arising
BEN AHANONU The revelation of a ₦1.3 billion budget allocation to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council—a government body that does not exist—serves as a […]
The PFIPC Scandal And The Urgent Reforms Required
TUNDE RAHMAN When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with […]
For Christ’s Sake, Religion’s Opioid Reins Shouldn’t Restrain Rebuttals
UGOCHUKWU UGWUANYI Deafening silence! That’s what religious organisations get away with amid public scrutiny – something corporates can’t afford to do. One wonders if the brazen […]