Tag: Nation
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Black Cross Part 1 – A Failed Church, A Failed Nation, By Anthony Eferhirhie Abugu
It’s no more a new thing to everyone that Nigeria is now a failed nation and this failure must not be attributed to our well-established brainless, indiscipline, godless, ethnicitybias, religious bigots, and social rascals as our leaders. No, our political leaders have not failed us. Yes, they are just mere men born out of the…
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Visually Impaired Cantors and a Nation that supports the Vulnerable, By Stephen Ojapah, MSP
Stephen Ojapah MSP “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. As…
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A nation in search of cost-based pay TV model, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe The broadcast industry has been in the news lately. First the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the regulator of the industry released the 6th Edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code which has simmered in cacophonous responses from multi-stakeholder interests in the industry. Then only last week, the regulator got buttoned in the National…
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CORONA WATCH 18: New normal in many ways – Michael, Udoka Daodu
Michael and Udoka DAODU (Plymouth, England) Different and opposing emotions filled me as I took in the first impressions of this new nation that would become my New Normal. I was relieved yet tensed, excited yet apprehensive. One emotion was clear though: the future held bright great promises. I was reuniting with my darling wife,…
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Onitiri calls for new approach to solve nation’s problems
Lagos-based socio-political activist, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has called for a new approach to resolving the nation’s current humongous security and economic problems. He said there is need for leaders of thoughts, traditional and religious leaders from all the six geo-political zones of the country to meet and chart a new course for Nigeria. They should…
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The Complaining Nation: Which way forward – Esanerovo Agbodo
By Esanerovo Agbodo The Nigeria project has been on my mind for decades now and the more I try to forget about Nigeria and her problems, the more I get a push that I should not be discouraged in joining hands with other patriots in finding solutions to the problems of Nigeria. However from my…
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Secession agitation: We are greater together as one nation – Osinbajo
…urges Nigerians to be cautious in their utterances The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to exercise caution in their utterances and respect each other in their conversations and interactions to foster national unity. Speaking at a seminar on national unity and stability at the DSS Training School, Bwari, Abuja, Osinbajo also advised…
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Nigeria: A nation without leaders by Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie
When a nation is in turmoil, those who have faith in God must pray. Given clear indices that Nigeria is in turmoil, we pray: Gracious God, grant that our leaders become wise, and the wise become our leaders. But it would be irresponsible fideism to simply pray and fold our arms. Those who pray must…
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Building a Nation that Works: My Diary and Way Forward – Atiku
By Atiku Abubakar The reality is that our nation does not work well whether we focus on security, education, economic production, employment generation and people’s welfare or we focus on governance and politics or the relationships among our diverse ethnic, regional, and religious groupings. Our government relies excessively on rent derived from a single export…
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The shame of a nation – Fani-Kayode
By Femi Fani-Kayode I just watched a very sad and disturbing video of our soldiers on the war front begging their President and Commander in Chief to provide them with food and water. They did this through footage which was shot on their cell phone cameras and released as a short video on social media.…