EFCC, FRSC Strengthen Collaboration on Information Sharing
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have made fresh moves to...
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Those Who Fail To Plan Are Planning To Fail, By Bala Ibrahim
IT was Benjamin Franklin, famously referred to as the founding father of the United States that said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. By simple interpretation, Benjamin was saying, those who don’t make proper plans and…
The Quiet Disappearance of Essential Virtues: Reflections On The Erosion of Values In Society
IN the bustling landscape of modern society, a subtle but profound transformation has been taking place. As we navigate the digital realm and grapple with the fast-paced demands of contemporary life, there are certain virtues and traditions that have quietly…
Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (2) By abiodun KOMOLAFE
ACCORDING to the World Tourism Organization, tourism generates over $1 trillion in exports annually, creating millions of jobs and stimulating local economies. Be that as it may, it is important to note that Nigeria’s vast growth and development opportunities are…
Again, who killed Bola Ige? By abiodun KOMOLAFE
IT is eighteen years since Bola Ige, Afenifere chieftain and former governor of the old Oyo State, departed this wide, wild world of war, courtesy of some yet-to-be identified assassins. Ige was the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the…
Dangote, Witches And Why We Need Yams, By Dare Babarinsa
IN the months and years ahead, Nigerians and Africans would have a choice of buying refined petroleum products produced on our soil. In North and West Africa, only Libya and Algeria have functioning refineries. Nigeria, in the past 20 years,…
One CJN, Two Oaths? By Prof Mike A. Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, LL.D
INTRODUCTION In a historic moment that has echoed through the corridors of Nigeria’s judicial history, President Bola Tinubu, on Friday the 23rd of August, 2024, administered the oath of office to Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Acting Chief Justice of…
Directorship And The Dangers Of Dealing With Those On Drugs, By Bala Ibrahim
LEADERSHIP and directorship are one and the same thing. They stand for the action of leading a people or an organization. A good leader therefore, is expected to have certain qualities, that should include, integrity, self-awareness, courage, respect, compassion, and…
Tinubu: Turning The Temper Of The Troops On Turji, By Bala Ibrahim
PURSUANT to the directive given to the military by President Tinubu, for the top hierarchy of the army, including the Minister of State, Defense, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Sakwato, and flush out the bandits, particularly the notorious Bello Turji…
Oshiomhole’s Misstep: How Not to Market a Candidate, By Erasmus Ikhide
ADAMS Oshiomhole’s approach to marketing Senator Monday Okpebholo for the 2024 Edo State Governorship election is misguided. By speaking on Okpebholo’s behalf without allowing him to articulate his own vision, Oshiomhole undermines the principles of participatory democracy. Leaders should communicate…
Bauchi: The Piloting Captain Needs no Distraction, By Sanusi Muhammad
AFTER decades of cooling in the lurch trailing far behind other states in all facets of development, by divine intervention came for Nigeria’s Pearl of Tourism, Bauchi, when, in 2019, majority of the people elected what came close to their…
EFCC Arrests Five Chinese for Alleged Illegal Mining in Uyo
OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese...
Kano Donates N100m to Borno Govt, Flood Victims
THE Kano State Government has donated N100 million to support victims of the recent floods in Borno State. The cheque...
Flooding: 281 Inmates Escape Borno Prison, 7 Recaptured
SEVEN out of 281 inmates who escaped from the correctional center in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have been recaptured....