Opinion: APC And The Burden Of Sustaining Buhari’s Legacy

ColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionOpinion: APC And The Burden Of Sustaining Buhari’s Legacy

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2022

By. Ezenwanne Onwuka   With about 13 months left till the end of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the ruling party, APC, is saddled with the herculean task of finding a successor who will sustain the incumbent president’s legacy. It is a big burden, indeed, for the party. And to ensure that this objective is achieved, the party is not ready to relinquish power. Who, except an APC faithful, can build on the foundation...

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OPINION: Nigeria’s Deepening Security Crisis Exposes Growing Reliance on Nonstate Actors

ColumnsNational SecurityOpinionOPINION: Nigeria’s Deepening Security Crisis Exposes Growing Reliance on Nonstate Actors

PilotnewsApril 12, 2022

Governor El-Rufai’s threat to import mercenaries to help with Nigeria’s security crisis reveals cracks in the security sector and waning state power. A rare positive note as Nigeria spirals into a state of lawlessness is the unintended return to the front burner of longstanding issues around governance at the subnational level. Until now, such issues have bubbled under the surface, receiving fleeting attention only when the country’s perennial crisis threatens to boil over, only to...

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OPINION: What 2023 General Election Might Mean for Nigeria’s Democracy

ColumnsNigeria ElectionsOpinionOPINION: What 2023 General Election Might Mean for Nigeria’s Democracy

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 10, 2022

There are increasing signs that 2023 might just be another lost opportunity for Nigerians unless they approach it differently In about a year’s time, Nigerians will have a chance to put their democracy to the test. How, or indeed, what happens thereafter will be a direct consequence of what Nigerians did or failed to do when duty called. Already, the process that will be crowned by the General Election has commenced. Many people have bought...

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OPINION: Blaise Compaore’s Conviction Is a Momentous Victory for the Rule of Law and Citizen Power in Africa

AfricaColumnsLaw & JusticeOpinionOPINION: Blaise Compaore’s Conviction Is a Momentous Victory for the Rule of Law and Citizen Power in Africa

PilotnewsApril 7, 2022

Compaore’s conviction is good news for the rule of law and democratic consolidation in Africa.    Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore’s sentence of life imprisonment by an Ouagadougou military court for complicity in the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara, marks an important victory for the rule of law in the country and the region as a whole. In exile in the Ivory Coast since his ouster from power following a popular uprising in 2014,...

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OPINION: Nigerian Democracy in Peril as Country Descends Into Lawlessness

ColumnsCrime & SecurityOpinionOPINION: Nigerian Democracy in Peril as Country Descends Into Lawlessness

PilotnewsMarch 31, 2022

The recent attack on a Nigerian railway is the latest chapter in the country’s worsening security crisis and tottering democracy. On Monday March 28, 2022, some gunmen launched a deadly attack on a Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Abuja-Kaduna evening train carrying an estimated 398 passengers. After detonating explosives on the track (and possibly inside the train according to conflicting reports in the local media), the gunmen surrounded the immobilized train and started discharging their firearms into the...

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SOUTH EAST SIT-AT-HOME: Time To Count Our Loses And Move On Through Mass Action

BlogBusinessOpinionSOUTH EAST SIT-AT-HOME: Time To Count Our Loses And Move On Through Mass Action

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2022

By Joe C. Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger We are literally at a precipice. The needless bloodshed, wanton maiming and reckless destruction of property have shaken the foundation of our society. The economic losses are mind-boggling. These have unfortunately blurred the purpose of the real agitation. The manifestations are many and varied but totally negative. Take Mr. Okeke Arinze for an example. He is an okada driver in the Ekwulobia neighbourhoods. Every Monday, Okeke idles...

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OPINION: Self Awareness: Will Smith and Chris Rock

ColumnsOpinionPeopleOPINION: Self Awareness: Will Smith and Chris Rock

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)March 29, 2022

Every human being has a self-image and the presence of a self-image attracts the need for security. If you are a Nigerian or live in Nigeria, I guess by now you might be pondering on the possibility of the ‘gods’ blowing some universal wind of slap into the terrestrial world, now surfacing spontaneously and strategically, considering the Will Smith and Chris Rock trend, happening few weeks after the altercation between Bianca Ojukwu and Mrs. Ebelechukwu...

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OPINION: Ethiopia Truce an Uncertain Prospect

AfricaColumnsOpinionOPINION: Ethiopia Truce an Uncertain Prospect

PilotnewsMarch 28, 2022

News of a truce in Ethiopia is welcome, but it far from guarantees an end to the Tigray conflict. Last week, good news emerged from Ethiopia. The federal government announced a truce in its sixteen-month conflict with Tigrayan forces, expressing hope that its action would improve the humanitarian situation in the region and pave the way for lasting peace. Tigrayan forces responded in kind, pledging to make the truce a success. Trust is in extremely short supply,...

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Akwete Fabric Makers Must Mechanize Quickly—The Chinese Are Coming

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsOpinionPoliticsAkwete Fabric Makers Must Mechanize Quickly—The Chinese Are Coming

PilotnewsMarch 25, 2022

Akwete philosophy must go beyond looking at who wears these fabrics or does the photoshoot; training, capital investment, and other appropriate support efforts are necessary to initiate technological innovation and process change — Anthony Ogbo, PhD ___________________ The new governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, may have set in motion what might be perceived as the second revolution of Akwete textiles. Throughout his campaign, and as recently as today, he has not just preached...

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OPINION: Concerning the Slap Incident: What Are Our Values?

ColumnsGender & EquityOpinionOPINION: Concerning the Slap Incident: What Are Our Values?

PilotnewsMarch 25, 2022

The internet has been flooded with tons of reactions from the masses since the public fight between the former first lady, Ebelechukwu Obiano, and Lady Bianca Ojukwu at Gov. Soludo’s Inauguration ceremony in Anambra State. The majority applauded Bianca’s action while a few condemned it. According to the video circulated, Mrs. Obiano is seen staring at lady Bianca who appeared to have her gaze fixed on the ongoing ceremony while fanning herself with a handheld...

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