The state capital of Rivers is undergoing another political crisis. That is neither a novelty, nor particularly significant. The treasure-base routinely seems to set-in the throes of emergency…
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The sudden and violent outbursts of power-mongers rowdies are often triggered by the authorities’ failing to meet their unlawful demands…
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Everywhere you look inside Nigeria, violence seems to be gaining currency. We see the common theme of provocation leading to violence, pain, death, destruction, disrespect for law and order, collective …
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At the age of twelve, Achebe moved away from his family to the village of Nekede, four kilometres from Owerri. He enrolled as a student at the Central School, where …
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The three counterparts that make up an economy, the companies, the consumers, and the government, are all contributing to a deteriorating economic situation. Through their actions, all three are complementing …
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The resistance to waterfront demolition has always existed on the part of different groups working independently, the authorities giving practically no response as the resistances remained low key because of …
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The student funding in Nigeria is more of a pie than a puzzle. The schools want a bigger pie and more slices instead of realigning their budget priorities like the …
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Nigeria’s well-being depends on a lot of things, among which economy and security play a prominent role. If these things are not taken care of, government’s claims of a pro-people …
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Good governance means fighting corruption, protection of lives and property, attendance to the rule of law and voice, fiscal accountability, political stability, absence of violence, government effectiveness, and regulatory quality…
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From whom did Nigerians of today inherit ethnic hatred? Certainly not from their forefathers. Therefore, the lack of finesse, ethnic and intra-ethnic tolerance could rightly be said to be precipitated …
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This heavyweight status puts Nigeria in a natural leadership role, one that both its democratically elected and military leaders have embraced since gaining independence from Britain in 1960…
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Electricity is vital to Nigeria’s day to day prosperity. Living standard is unimaginable without electricity. It lights houses, buildings, streets, provides domestic and industrial heat, and powers most equipment…
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The dawn of transmuted politics in Nigeria has encouraged strange dimensions of conflict: violence and ethnic tension stage-managed by the Boko Haram sect…
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We live in an age of science and technology. Nigeria can be powerful and advanced, only if it will become scientifically advanced and technically well-developed…
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Keeping in mind that the increasingly well-informed public will only vote for parties that truly defend their interests, we hope that political parties, be they old or brand new, only …
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Nigeria must begin to make the shift to other sources of growth that can provide jobs and the dynamism to increase skills and productivity over time…