Commentaries

Naira, The King

Monday, March 20, 2023
For several months , naira- related issues have principally hugged our television channels and unarguably topped most of our radio programmes. It seems every gathering or place gets awash with the same matter - naira . Our religious homes and centres were equally not spared. School children, whateve ...

Before They Begin Igbo Point-And-Kill In Lagos

Saturday, March 18, 2023
April last year, I wrote an article, titled, ldquo;Didn rsquo;t Tinubu Just Goof On MC Oluomo? rdquo; The piece did a post-mortem on the crisis rocking the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Long story short, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias ldquo;MC Oluomo, rdquo ...

2023: Neither APC Nor PDP Can Carry The Day In Enugu

Friday, March 17, 2023
Since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999, the country has been ruled at different times by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP, which assumed power 24 years ago, lost out to the APC in the 2015 general elections. Most citizens seem to share the view ...

World Wildlife Day: Our Obligation To Protect The Endangered Species – By Matthe

Thursday, March 16, 2023
ldquo;A drive-through of these parks a few years ago left me amazed at the wonders of nature and the brilliant concept of this park. Asides from the excitement presented by the park, the state of the Parks is nothing to write home. The bushes are overgrown and poorly maintained. The facilities are ...

Nigeria 2023: The Devil We May Need

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The February 25, 2023 election was very interesting to observe. Nigerians came out en masse to exercise their right to vote. Although the period leading up to the election can be described as one of the most significant political awakenings of Nigerian youths, the election itself was marred by vario ...

SOS: Domestic Violence On The Rise

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Recent statistics shows that one in four women in Nigeria is experiencing one form of abuse from her partner. Globally, the figure is one in three women. For instance,Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency says 2,334 cases of domestic violence and four deaths were recorded in the state in t ...

Why Anambra Can't Afford Herd Mentality Politics

Friday, March 10, 2023
A Physics teacher in Islamabad, Pervez Hoodboy, wondered: How is it that otherwise sane and sensible people become moronically incapable of grasping reality? He went further to blame it on our brain, which he argues is still evolving and still primitive, it readily sacrifices rational evidence-ba ...

Irona: A Vital Lesson On The Transience Of Power

Thursday, March 9, 2023
I had earlier expressed my sympathy and even solidarity with the immediate past Deputy-governor of my State, Chief Gerald Irona. I had thought that somehow, he would be let off the hook and asked to return on a later date, given that what was provided on social media, shows that he isn 39;t really ...

“You Are Making Us Lose Trust In The Church”, Christians Tell “political” Priest

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Catholic adherents are known the world over to be very obedient to their priests. Obedience is the first law in heaven, they often say. The highly deferential relationship makes critics accuse lay Catholics of venerating, if not worshipping, their ministers. The situation may, however, be changing i ...

Into Africa – Is This The Future Of MedTech?

Monday, March 6, 2023
Medlab Middle East, one of the world rsquo;s big showcase events for the medical technology industry, returned to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month and, for me at least, it was the first opportunity since Covid to meet existing and future clients and colleagues, face-to-face in one place. ...
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