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 Paul Ejime POLITICALLY SPEAKING, India is the World’s largest democracy with a voter population of 969 million from the more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. It towers above South Africa, which has less than 62 million people, and about 28 million registered voters. The Asian giant is also the World’s fifth-largest economy, while Africa’...
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 Bolanle BOLAWOLE IT IS A PUZZLE that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has dragged the 36 state governments to court to compel them to respect the autonomy of the 774 local governments, often touted, though erroneously, as the third tier of government and the government that is closest to the grassroots. That Tinubu […]
By Victor Itodo Abuh IN A surprising turn of events, Muhammad Sanusi II was reinstated as the Emir of Kano, a position he was controversially dethroned from in March 2020. This reinstatement marks a significant moment in Kano’s political and cultural history, underscoring the dynamic interplay between traditional authority and modern pol...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE THERE IS no denying the fact that corruption has become endemic in our country Nigeria and that it has eaten very deep into every fabric of the society. I listened to a vox populi on social media some days ago where Nigerians who had “japa” from the country were asked whether they […]
By Babafemi Ojudu LET ME SHARE a bit of my family’s history, perhaps to quell the naysayers and ignorant young men who are uncomfortable with my political affiliations and choices. My grandparents, may their souls rest in peace, were staunch members of the Action Group, unwavering in their allegiance to Obafemi Awolowo’s ideals. Ho...
