Peter Obi joins Labour Party
Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party. This is coming barely 24 hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor had dumped the party after the party refused to zone the ticket to the South The former governor confirmed the development in a post […]
2023 and the Nigerian Academia
Let me make a clarification up front, or perhaps a complication. By the academia, I mean all persons working in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. These include universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, colleges of education, institutes, colleges of arts and science, etc. Furthermore, I use ‘academia’ because I am addressing not only the academics but everyone that […]
2023 AND THE NIGERIAN WOMEN
By Dul Johnson The infamous constitution of Nigeria does not say that the seat of the President of Nigeria must not be occupied by a woman. But there is the unwritten constitution, or conspiracy, that has kept the women out of the office and even the race to occupy the office; the attitude of […]
A Vision of Blood, Sweat And Tears
By Jude Obuseh Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. – Frederick Douglas Some years ago, I had a dream that was as scary […]
Funmi Olonisakin: The Mainframe of Global Success
By Toyin Falola It was at a dinner with the late J. J. Rawlings, the late President of Ghana that I knew who Olufunmilayo Olonisakin is. Rawlings was boasting about her, how he planned to make a Nigerian woman a Minister in Ghana. He was right! I began the journey of discovery, and the […]
In Time Of Crisis: Civilian And Soldier
By Wole Soyinka General Ibrahim Attahiru would be immensely pleased and appreciative if he could become aware of another passing being commemorated today, indeed this very moment. The connection is that the late Prince Tony Uranta, whose week long remembrance rites have also commenced in Lagos, and Opobo, shared an article of faith with the […]
2023 AND THE NIGERIAN PROGRESSIVES
By Dul Johnson Recently I published a piece with a similar title for the Nigerian youth. In it, I assured the youth that the Progressives were with them and will solidly remain with them. I didn’t put it the other way around—i.e., that the youth should be with the Progressives—because the Progressives have never acted […]
2023 AND THE NIGERIAN PROGRESSIVES
By Dul Johnson Recently I published a piece with a similar title for the Nigerian youth. In it, I assured the youth that the Progressives were with them and will solidly remain with them. I didn’t put it the other way around—i.e., that the youth should be with the Progressives—because the Progressives have never acted […]
APC: ‘Friends’ pick form for Emefiele
All speculations about the Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele were laid to rest on Friday when some friends picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential nomination form for him. The friends are said to have paid N100m for the form. There have been speculations and campaign posters all over Abuja asking him to contest. In […]
Akintoye’s journalistic memoir
Memoirs are the backstairs of history ~ George Meredith By Olayinka Oyegbile Journalists always feel good saying their profession (journalism) is history written in a hurry. This is no doubt the truth, because the journalism of today is what historians of later years would turn to as source materials for the writing of their history. […]
