By Bolanle BOLAWOLE SCRIPTURE SAYS “Where no counsel is, the people fall: But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety” Nigeria is in such dire straits that its affairs can no longer be left solely to those in the corridors of power. Either they are short of ideas or the problem is just beyond […]
Contribution THE TRAGIC crash of a helicopter carrying Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others on June 10, 2024, has once again drawn attention to the increasing frequency of helicopter accidents. This latest incident adds to a growing list of fatal crashes that have raised serious concerns about the safety and reliability of he...
By Victor Itodo Abuh THE ONGOING debate about raising the minimum wage in Nigeria stirs strong emotions and opinions. On one side, there are compelling arguments for increasing the minimum wage to improve the living standards of workers. On the other, there are legitimate concerns about the potential economic fallout. Understanding both the da...
By Olatunji Dare THE NATIONAL Anthem which ushered in Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule in 1960 and prefaced every important official ceremony until it was replaced in 1978 on the eve of the inauguration of the Second Republic, sprang back into life two weeks ago, literally and figuratively. The debate that resurrected it took just [&h...
By Dr Sonny Onyegbula THE JUDICIARY, a vital institution in any democratic society, is often revered as the ultimate safeguard against injustice and the bastion of hope for the ordinary citizen. Entrusted with the noble responsibility of upholding justice, protecting individual rights, and ensuring the rule of law, the judiciary plays a pivota...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN A COUNTRY and a season in which candour is not always seen as a virtue, those who make it the currency of their daily lives are either idolized, endangered or idolized into endangerment. On the Nigerian streets, a person who addresses issues of public significance with candour can be described […]
By Paul Ejime THE RESULTS of South Africa’s 2024 elections further illustrate what pro-democracy groups have always canvassed – good governance/leadership is tribe and race-blind. South Africa comprises people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions, including Indian South Africans, who constitute 2.7% of the population, t...
By Victor Itodo Abuh FOR MANY years, unions and employees in Nigeria have used labour strikes as a means of expressing their discontent and pressing the government to act. Also called industrial actions, strikes have historically been a useful tool for bringing attention to urgent issues, such as rising gasoline prices and inadequate wages. Th...
By Bola BOLAWOLE IT MADE a lot of sense that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose to mark, not celebrate, his first year in office. Celebration would have been termed insensitive by many, and the president would have been charged for profligacy and extravagance. Which serious or sane leader celebrates when the people he leads are […]
By Banji Ojewale THERE COMES a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor polite, not popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him he is right —Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) American churchman and civil liberties defender. In his book, An Outline of the History of the World, […]
