“I hope that I am wrong. I know that I am not wrong. I am a pragmatist as much as I am a realist.” ―Don Okolo I am the messenger with the bad news. Especially the kind of news so heavy to bear you’d rather hold it close to your vest for as long as you could until the waves from the resultant surge passed. But I am the one that would go the distance...
Nigeria is staring down the barrel of financial bankruptcy. A bizarre situation is playing out in Nigeria. If you fix your attention on the political space, things have never been more stable. The major political parties have picked their candidates for next February’s all-important presidential election, who in turn have selected their running mates. From this angle, as the commentariat picks over the bones of the “Muslim-Muslim ticket,” the most urgent consideration is the...
“A politician who detaches himself from the masses and relies on physical structures is only embarking on a fruitless political journey,” ―G. Ugo Ulasi From best practices, refined worldviews, events, and trending developments around the globe, the masses have generally adjudged the owners of the sovereignty and power of their nations. This is sufficiently attested by how easily partisan political structures bow to the people’s resistance whenever a political leader is rejected, and have to...
…..Recovers 4 Automatic Pump Action, 4 vehicles, 4 Motorcycles, Other Items By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) AWKA – Anambra State Security Forces comprising the Military and Police, neutralized two gunmen, recovered four automatic pump action, one cutlass, one ash color Lexus jeep 350 with reg. nos KJA- 666HE, one white Toyota hilux jeep without reg nos., one white Toyota Corolla with reg. nos. HAL- 732RF, one sliver Highlander jeep without reg nos, four motorcycles...
If I captured your smile and pry your heart, Would it shine through the hollows of your being Or would it fizzle out into darkness? If I captured your smile and pry your heart, Would it shine through the hollows of your being Or would it fizzle out into darkness? If I unearthed the soil of your laughter and dig further, Would I find fruit of joy and happiness Or would there lie the gory...
It is important to begin this contribution by recognizing the fact that man is naturally under the attack of many challenges consistently trying to deplete his reserves. (I use “man” here generically not specifically) It could be a legal tender reserve or moral reserve. No human being is impervious to these attacks. However, integrity demands that a man should fall back to his moral reserves in the event of the depletion of his bank savings....
There are certain conclusions that do not require established punditry to make. In that case, a critical perusal by a keen watcher can suffice. Unequivocally linking the medical globetrotting by our leaders with the steady descent of our nation into the precipice of failure is one of such conclusions. One can actually make it without the fear of any contradiction because the nation is greeted with a new page of ominous handwriting every passing day...
By Anastasia Mbabie and Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) Anambra State government has revealed that about 1,075 unapproved primary and secondary schools in the state would be shut down. The notice which listed all the 1,075 schools and their locations was posted on the website of the Anambra State ministry of education on Thursday. The notice read: “The list of unapproved schools in Anambra State has been made public by the Ministry of Education. The...
At the official presentation of former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as the running mate of the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Nigerians watched in amazement how individuals camouflaged as pastors and bishops showed up at the venue. Shockingly, some changed to their fake robes in the reception area of the venue whereas others changed in the open field. Video footages and images show them changing into their acquired...
By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) ENUGU — The Nigerian Security And Civil Defence Corps Enugu state command has warned all and sundry that the rights of children must remain inviolable and sacrosanct. The state Commandant Aloysius Obiorah said this recently at his office in the NSCDC Enugu State Command Headquarters when he played host to a delegate of the Network against Child Abuse and Trafficking (NACTAL), an umbrella organisation of Nigerian non-governmental organizations engaged...
