By Best Agbese The appointment of the Plateau-born famed minister of the gospel, Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam as the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), on June 26th 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari attracted loud applauses within the Christian community in Nigeria. Rev. Pam emerged leader of the commission on the hills of the […]
Category archives: Opinion
NYSC and Ibrahim’s two years’ impactful leadership
By Leonard Aluor A Congolese proverb says; “You do not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla.” The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (DG-NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim is an old administrative gorilla in Nigeria. He has dispensed himself perfectly, both as a soldier and administrator per excellence. Anywhere he […]
NIGERIAN ARMY AND WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY BEYOND SLOGAN
By Isaac Ikpa I don’t know him; may be, only a few Nigerians might have encountered him in the sanctuaries of books and there is no possibility that any Nigerian would ever have a chance of knowing him personally, but Frederick C. Blesse is a living legend or a genius of wisdom by conquering the […]
Insecurity: Between Ortom’s crocodile tears and the Presidency
By Simon Wayo Governor of Benue state, Mr. Samuel Ortom is a disingenuous thespian. He seeks to recreate the absurdist theatre of ancient Greek, but replicates it very poorly. But in his die-hard posture of dramatizing the bizarre, the Governor competes for fame, which sophistry has outclassed Sophocles, the great Greek playwright. Governor Ortom is […]
Alkali’s Answers To The North -East Humanitarian Question
By Raphael Odoh Apparently, Boko Haram insurgents and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have gravely injured and shackled the North East Development Commission (NEDC), a baby created out of necessity to cater for humanitarian crisis incited by Boko Haram. The NEDC’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, (MD-CEO), Alhaji Mohammed Goni Alkali experiences […]
NPHCDA, COVID-19 and the fall of anti-vaxxers
By Pine Oralu The coronavirus pandemic indeed brought the world to its knees, with various countries imposing lockdown in the bid to stop the further spread of the virus. Consequently, efforts were deployed towards developing a vaccine that would halt the further spread of the novel coronavirus. In Nigeria, it was not any different as […]
Bobboi and his exploits at PEF(M)B
By Toby Prince One of the thriving industries in Nigeria today is hypocrisy, and leaders who walk on that path are seen as heroes. In this clime, refusal to compromise standard and firm embrace of tenets of integrity by being brutal with the truth, firm in honesty and courageous in justice always attract opposition and […]
NEDC and Alkali’s Leadership with a Human Face
By Solomon Audu It is no longer news that the Boko Haram crisis in North-East Nigeria has devastated economy of the region, and humanitarian crisis is the order of the day. The North East region of Nigeria is made up of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba States. These states are ravaged by the […]
COVID-19: Appreciating NPHCDA’s Leadership Intervention
By Bukola Olasanmi Notwithstanding heightened division in opinion, orchestrated negative propaganda and the deepening conspiracy theory against COVID19 Vaccine, Nigeria took delivery of 3.92 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, 2 March 2021.The delivery marked the first arrival of COVID-19 vaccine in the country and make Nigeria the next West African country to […]
No MFM Branch in UK’s Closed Down, Badejo lies again
By Femi Oyewale It’s amazing that some people just don’t know when to give up, there is a Yoruba proverb that says Aja ti ko ba gbo fere olode, ose tan lati parun ni. Maureen Badejo has come again with stories fabricated from hell. Instead of her focusing on the alleged stealing and fake operation […]