Nigeria @ 60: Revisiting the Nigeria social contract Titi Sanni There is a local saying that if one compares children, some may be beaten to death. This perhaps best captures the sentiment Nigeria evokes put side by side with post-independence contemporaries. Nigeria at independence was a vibrant promising entity that was on a clear path…
Onyima and the true believer’s principle By Onuorah Ndubuisi Godwin In the sanctity of the sacred journey towards posterity, in the furnace of refinement to reshape and fine-tune societal political orientation towards egalitarian political society, there certainly must be true believers. In his book The True Believer, Eric Hoffer said: “the True Believer is the…
AU backs calls for Mali junta to hand over to civilian rule The African Union (AU) has urged the military junta in Mali to quickly appoint civilian leaders to manage an 18-month transition towards elections following last month’s coup. The AU Peace and Security Commissioner Smail Chergui called for a return to constitutional order. It…
Forced searches in Cameroon capital ahead of protest Major junctions in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, have been occupied by security forces carrying out searches in taxis, buses and private cars ahead of an opposition protest planned for next week. The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) is demanding institutional reforms and the return of peace to the country’s…
Okwudili gains traction with more projects in Awgu Since his election as the local government chairman of Awgu LGA five months ago, Hon. Pedro Okwudili has continually gained traction with the projects he has inaugurated, awarded and planned out for various localities within the local government. Some of the projects he has seen to a…
Khalifa ready to lift oil blockade Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar says he is ready to temporarily lift his blockade of the country’s oil production facilities. The rival government which backs him in eastern Libya submitted its resignation earlier this week after protests in Benghazi and other cities over deteriorating living conditions and corruption. Gen…
COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE NIGERIAN STUDENTS: WHERE TO FROM HERE? By UGWUIKE, CHINWEUBA VICTOR UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ENUGU CAMPUS Being a student in one of the premier and prestigious universities in Nigeria – UNN has been one of my dreams which to the glory of God has come to pass. Secondly, being in final year…
Ugwuanyi’s political masterstroke and Enugu’s ambience By Chidi Wilfred It was the philosophical Soren Kokegarde who said “an individual is the substance in a human person”. Suffice it to say that the term ‘personality’ can actually be defined as the characteristic sets of behaviours, cognitions and emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors….
US deploys reinforcements to Syria after Russia clashes The US has ramped up its military presence in Syria after a number of skirmishes with Russian forces intensified tensions in the country. US officials said six Bradley Fighting Vehicles and about 100 troops were part of the deployment to north-east Syria. Incidents between US and Russian…
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have resolved to ensure that the loss suffered by the party in last Saturday’s Edo State governorship election, is not repeated in Ondo. It was gathered in Abuja, on Friday, that unlike the scenario which played out in Edo State;…
