Category: Columnist
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Sam Nujoma, enthusiastically celebrated in Nigeria – By Owei Lakemfa
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma was on the verge of an historic victory on November 11, 1989. The votes for the first democratic elections in Namibia, his long suffering country, were being counted. The colonial South African Apartheid regime was billed to grant independence in March 1990.
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And Prof Adaba joins the conference in heaven – By Okoh Aihe
One by one, the elders are taking a leave of us, perhaps tired of this fetid putrescence of a noxious earthly abode, to attend a big conference which seems to be happening in heaven, according to a senior colleague with an acerbic sense of humour. The conference is for good people only, he intoned.
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Socioeconomic storm over Nigeria – By Magnus Onyibe
The socioeconomic storm over Nigeria is by no means over, but by all indications, it is blowing away.
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Babangida’s journey in self-service: Pathetic attempts to rewrite history – By Owei Lakemfa
Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, the retired General and head of the 1985-93 military junta who styled himself ‘President’ has again intruded into our national consciousness. On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the General who was disgraced out of office 32 years ago, unleashed an unguided missile he called an autobiography.
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Edo guber dispute: Social media partisan reporting shapes narrative – By Ehichioya Ezomon
In a week’s time, on Monday, March 3, 2025, the three-man Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) looking into alleged malpractice at the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, will preside over the adoption of written addresses by Petitioners and Respondents to the dispute.
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Edwin Clark: Chronicles of courage – By Dakuku Peterside
Do people follow titles, or do they follow courage? What role does integrity play in the essence of true leadership? And can the pursuit and defence of justice serve as a harbinger of outstanding leadership? These are timeless questions, their answers woven into the fabric of history.
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Life after death for the two grand old men – By Abraham Ogbodo
THE headline seems misleading. It reads as if I am set for some esoteric excursion into spiritism to unravel hidden facts. The capacity to do that is not among my unique selling points. I am simply here to say that a life of impact does not die just like that. It lives on to ultimately
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Babangida’s long exhale – By Chidi Amuta
Even after three decades of his untidy retreat to his Minna hometown, Babangida never forget the ‘public’ debts he owed to Nigerians. He owed Nigerian history an expose on his turbulent leadership . He owed the Nigerian populace an insight into his personal
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The God who is not good all the time (1) – By Femi Aribisala
Nobody spoils a man’s life like Jesus. Jesus is a killer of all worldly joy. God’s attitude to the world is often lost on many. God hates the world system. The world hated Jesus and killed him. Therefore, anyone who
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Brief stay in your inlaw’s house – By Francis Ewherido
From time among the Urhobos and Isokos, it is seen as denigrating and dishonourable for a son-in-law or father-in-law to spend the night in your in-law’s house. Fathers-in-law could be tolerated, but it was a no-no for the son-in-law.