By Sunday Attah Several weeks on now, the media has been celebrating the feud between the popular acclaimed sex therapist Hauwa Saidu Mohammed popularly known as Jaruma and nollywood actress Regina Daniels, who is married to the billionaire politician and socialite, Prince Ned Nwoko, however very few people have given the quarrel a thought deep […]
Category archives: Opinion
A Legacy and the NYSC Trust Fund
By Gabriel Agibi The country has been inundated with the proposed NYSC Trust Fund, a vehicle intended to pool funds to enhance the Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Programme for corps members to actualize their dreams even after the service year. I must add that initially, I was sceptical about the desirability of establishing the NYSC […]
That EL-Zakzaky Interview
By Philip Agbese I read the news making the rounds due to the interview granted by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zarzaky, with laughter on how he attempted to be clever by half with allusions and statements that were not credible. I ordinarily expect that Ibrahim El-Zarzaky should at this […]
Understanding the New Shadow of Buhari at NEMA
By Philip Agbese Sometime in 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari effected a change in the leadership of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Not many understood the president’s mind, as it were. Not many also knew that the president wanted more from the operations of NEMA, being that critical government agency saddled with the responsibility of […]
Naming Ambassador Buratai as Icon of Patriotism in Africa and Matters Arising
By Kolawole Abe “A good name is better than bags of gold.” Miguel de Cervantes I choose to start this article with the quote by Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world’s pre-eminent novelists, because my excitement knew no bounds when […]
Akume: That National Chairman APC Deserves in 2023
By Philip Agbese There would hardly have been anything to deeply excite my spirit passionately had I professed membership of any other political Party, outside the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC) in this age. I am infinitely fascinated by the ululations of its alphabetical combinations , with endearing hagiograpic connotations, particularly the word, “progressives.” […]
Cleaning the Augean Stable at the NBC
By Toby Prince The National Broadcasting Corporation is a regulatory agency. As such, it must never be seen that regulatory agencies are complicit in enforcing standards, especially in the critical broadcast industry in Nigeria. It was, therefore, a worrisome situation when it was observed that the agency was enmeshed in untoward practices as enshrined by […]
NBC and the Freedom of the Press
By Niyi Adesina The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has come under some undeserved scathing criticism in recent times and a lot of these upbraiding are targeted at the Director General of NBC, Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, possibly because the world class reforms he stands for has ruffled feathers across board. It is interesting that those […]
Dr Mustapha Yaro: Unmasking a Quintessential Medical Practitioner
By Solomon Semaka Many Nigerians may not have heard or known that there is a National Ear Care Centre in Kaduna, Nigeria. The centre which was established in 1999 is the only specialist hospital in Nigeria for the diagnosis, treatment and research into the ear, nose and throat (ENT) speciality. Its birth was in recognition […]
Understanding House of Reps transparency verdict on NEDC
By Michael Attah Three weeks today; precisely, it’s more than three clear weeks, after the House of Representatives gave its verdict of a clean bill of health to the management of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), over alleged financial heist at the commission involving a whopping sum of N100 billion. Surprisingly, but not unexpected, […]