Labour leader Frank Kokori, was jailed for successfully organising a nationwide labour strike to protest the annulment of the ground breaking election. Additionally, ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo was not spared, and …
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Babangida and his whitewashed biography – Part 2
Although Babangida had no original idea on how to cycle Nigeria’s wheel of progress, he surrounded himself with men of excellence and intellect, men whose resourcefullness would have created a …
Read More »Beware of run-on sentences!
One of the enemies of effective communication is the run-on sentence. Like ambiguity and dangling modifiers, it hampers understanding and makes speech and writing ugly. You should, therefore, beware of …
Read More »Deliver Nigerians from ethnic supremacy!
One disturbing issue that has refused to disappear in Nigeria is ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism is the attitude or belief that one’s group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others. And because …
Read More »Hard to sieve official truth from gossip
When official sources refuse to clarify matters, they leave room for the gossip mill to peddle insinuations. If left unverified over time, citizens are left to perceive causal conversation as …
Read More »The Sani Abacha in each of us!
There are times when wood becomes rotten. At this stage, all manner of insects invade it. Ants, termites and other parasites begin to feast on it from within. The post …
Read More »Presidential monologue – Part 53
Goodmorning, Mr President. I address an important state matter: closure of schools in Bauchi, Kano, Katsina and Kebbi over the Ramadan fast. The motor force of history is contradiction that …
Read More »Unleashing the power of women’s voices against rape, sexual harassment
In the face of unrelenting violence and oppression, women’s voices have long been the spark that ignites the flames of revolution and change. Today, we stand at the precipice of …
Read More »Pension, gratuity and Nigerian pensioners
Working for Nigeria and working in the Nigerian public services is a privileged regret. Globally, labour is taken for granted in production processes, both in the private and the public …
Read More »The mystery of cataract operations
One of the most common operations offered to indigent communities across the country is free cataract surgery provided by a wide range of non-governmental organisations. In addition to free screening …
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