Biannually and consistently for years, my family has taken trips to Nigeria on a mission to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and give out of the little we possess …
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After Chief of Staff visited MDAs
Can government ministries, departments, and agencies show value for the funds allocated to them? Are they even configured to do so? Can appropriate sanctions be meted out to them when …
Read More »The bile in Oshiomhole’s heart
Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, was born on April 4, 1952. If baby Adams had come into the world three days earlier, he would have been …
Read More »The banditry of electricity bands
The introduction of the Service-Based Tariff (SBT) system in Nigeria was intended to reflect a more equitable approach to electricity billing, aligning costs with the quality of service provided. The …
Read More »God in my life
I felt humbled by the applause of members of Torchbearer Society of Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral at our January 2024 eeting when I announced my readiness to give the …
Read More »How the constitution deleted tradition – Part 3
The Wikipedia tells us constantly that people without culture and tradition are a lost people yet our constitution has deleted that vital institution out of existence. The post How the …
Read More »Gov Otu’s vision for Cross River: The Michael Okpara model
In a fractured, fragmented and ruptured polity such as ours, where echoes of visionary leadership are a rarity, that of the late Premier of Nigeria’s defunct Eastern Region, Dr. Michael …
Read More »How can Nigeria prepare for future floods?
It is extremely important that we start this very moment to think about what is happening in our country as regards weather and climate. This is no more a task …
Read More »Nigeria’s foreign policy and progressive trans-pacific partnership
The truism elicited in the adage, charity begins at home, reverberates in the foreign policy of every civilised sovereign state, to the extent of creating, facilitating and securing, the best …
Read More »How the constitution deleted tradition – Part 2
On September 21, 1978, the then Head of State, General Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR, promulgated Decree Number 25 which proclaimed the 1979 Presidential Constitution. Twenty-four hours earlier, he dissolved the Constituent …
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