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The Heist in Aniebonam Nwamu’s Mind: A Rejoinder

In the sacred groves of academia, where the pursuit of truth is the highest calling, few acts are as pernicious as the deliberate propagation of falsehood. This sense of grave depravity is further reinforced in an age when misinformation travels faster than
October 23, 2025
Nyesom Wike: The Dance Of A Man

Nyesom Wike: The Dance Of A Man

Millions across Nigeria get palpably entertained virtually every day by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike. His project commissioning-based methodical dance steps cutting through the treacherous Nigerian political pathways speak so much to the present predicaments of the nation. Much
July 18, 2024
Sam Omatseye

Omatseye: A Psalm Of Deception

By Paul Ibe In stagecraft, ventriloquism stands out as one of the most entertaining and yet peculiar types of comedic performances. A lifeless puppet or dummy is placed on the thigh of a ventriloquist who inserts his hand into the body
July 17, 2024
Anioma State: Reason Above Sentiments

Anioma State: Reason Above Sentiments

Aristotle, one of the fathers of Ancient philosophy, famously says that practical reason grasps our ends, deliberately about how to achieve those ends in a more-or-less specific situation, then makes a decision about what to do. In Pluto’s conception, by contrast, reason
July 15, 2024
Forbes List: Dangote Reclaims Richest African Title From South Africa's Johann Rupert

A Sunday With Aliko Dangote

I was one of the 102 senior journalists invited from all over the country to tour the Dangote Fertilizer and Petrochemical Refinery Complex last Sunday and it turned out to be an unbelievably humbling and revealing experience. Unmistakably visible to us was
July 15, 2024
Why Anioma State Matters!

Why Anioma State Matters!

The federal House of Representatives I’ll has just passed for the second reading the bill seeking the creation of additional state for the South-east of Nigeria. This is a demonstration of the resolve on the part of the legislators to create additional
July 14, 2024
Jigawa Residents Spend More On Petrol As Price Rises By 223.21% To N770

Fuel Price Hikes As Lame Duck Economics

Early in the week, some scary news made the rounds that the Nigerian government was lobbying the National Economic Council (NEC) members, mainly governors, to support its plan to increase fuel prices to N1, 000 per litre. A month before, it also
July 13, 2024
Bart Nnaji At 68: The Value Of Boundless Optimism

Bart Nnaji At 68: The Value Of Boundless Optimism

As Bart Nnaji, founder and chairman of the Geometric Power group, Nigeria’s only integrated electricity organisation, turns 68 today (Saturday, July 13, 2024), one important lesson our countrymen and women can learn from him is the imperative of matchless optimism. Even when
July 13, 2024
Anambra's Security Shake-up: Will New Police Leadership Derail Progress?

Police And Contributory Pension Scheme

By Ikechukwu Amaechi The Senate, on 4th July 2024, passed for a second reading a bill that seeks to remove police retirees from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Promoters of the bill, which seeks, among other things, to replace the Nigeria Police
July 11, 2024
As Famine Looms

As Famine Looms

The trauma of a faltering economy on many, resulting in suicides and dramatic protests, finally indicates our crisis of now is an existential one. Can politics now give way to truth and let thinking take front row in how we face our
July 11, 2024
US Election 2024: Biden Wins Primary In Michigan, Amid ‘Uncommitted’ Votes Threat

Managing Political Crisis: How Is Joe Biden Doing?

Every presidential election cycle in the US comes with its own peculiar dramas that sometimes influence the outcomes of the race. Usually, these dramatic events come up in October, a month to the election, giving rise to the term “October Surprise’’ coined
July 9, 2024
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