Cyclone Idai: When Nature Came On A Devastating Call, By Owei Lakemfa
We mourn those killed in Cyclone Idai, are grateful to the rest of humanity for its sympathy and assistance, but how do we prepare for the next natural disaster? That is the challenge for Africa. We may not be able to prevent nature, in the form of cyclones and other…
Pius Adesanmi: A Tribute and A Debt, By Moses E. Ochonu
I learnt so much from reading Pius’s work. I learnt from our conversations, and I learnt from just observing the way he related to Africans, high and low, and to African institutions. I am indebted to him in ways that I never got to tell him. Now that I am…
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Positioning African Philanthropy For Greater Impact, By Rafiq Raji
The focus here is on giving in a way that benefits the most Africans in need. It also encompasses how to channel the giving of wealthy Africans to such ends in the most optimal way. Ultimately, the ideal should be that charitable giving, whether by Africans or non-Africans, be directed…
Bridging the STEM Divide For African Children, By Adetola Salau
Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. - William Pollard I represented Nigeria and Africa by extension at the 2019 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference at Princeton university. There was a lot of…
A Symbol of the Ijaw Nation, By Eric Teniola
In a factitious and synthetic country like Nigeria, ethnic identity must not be abandoned. How can the Ijaw people with over 13 million people, who live as far as Gabon and Sierra Leone, not have an airport that they can truly call their own. By inaugurating the Yenogoa airport, Governor…
Inconclusive Vote: Buhari’s Disclaimer, By Azu Ishiekwene
In all the states where the elections were inconclusive, it seems obvious that desperate politicians want to bend the vote, they want an outcome other than what the people want. That’s asking for trouble. Buhari must not yield to blackmail or allow his office to be used for vote trafficking.…
The Trap Against New Political Expression, By ‘Tope Fasua
We have been appealed to, in the interest of peace, to accept the results of an extremely flawed But our quest for peace and progress for our country, is obviously being taken for foolishness. Only one or two new parties will probably qualify for non-deregistration so Corruption has mixed with…
Pius Adesanmi: The Human Oxymoron Politicians Must Learn From, By Banji Ojewale
Let Nigeria’s politicians learn from Pius Adesanmi that what we need from them isn’t their Methuselah's life in office. We are not interested in their barren longevity in power. We are for a brief stay that would be fruitful, flourishing and flowery, as it was with Pius Adesanmi, the one…
Appreciating Ugwuanyi’s Renewed Mandate @ 55, By Louis Amoke
Re-committing himself to the service of God and the state, Governor Ugwuanyi declared: “Now is the time to get back to work. We are inspired by the sacrifices and support of our people in renewing our mandate. I am confident that by the special grace of God and with your…
Karma and the Parable of ‘Filadefia’, By Louis Odion
...nonetheless, it is impossible to deny the shadow of Karma now engulfing Okorocha. Some eight years ago, he too barely waited for then Governor Ikedi Ohakim to write his hand-over notes before bombarding banks with letters from the “Office of the Governor-Elect” to dishonour cheques presented by the Government House…
