Beyond satire: Columnist as moral compass, by Louis Odion
Treacherous was the moment. Most editors got a whiff of the story but were either afraid or reluctant to publish. Meffy (Godwin Emefiele, then CBN governor) had gone rogue in…
CGC Adeniyi and Presidential Award, by Ken Ugbechie
Awards are rewards for service conferred on individuals, corporates or group of persons. A decoration that commemorates their service to humanity, nations, organisations, et al. The Comptroller General of Customs,…
Police and Contributory Pension Scheme, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
The Senate, on July 4, 2024, passed for a second reading a bill that seeks to remove police retirees from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Promoters of the bill, which…
Tribe of the Wet Sun: A review, By Akpandem James
Perhaps because there have been some contentions in the recent past between authors and historians on the ancestry of the Ibibio, particularly their roots in Akwa Ibom State, the author…
Nyesom Wike as a bat, by Pius Mordi
This is not about the mythical American hero, Batman, created and made popular in Hollywood. He is packaged as an all-action defender of the society and rule of law. It…
Wike as FCT Minister, by Ken Ugbechie
Nyesom Wike trends, always. For his politics and for his tangible deeds. He trends for his dancing skills; his dress sense which swings from the traditional to the exotic; and…
Sorry, sweetheart, it’s a man’s world, by Ken Ugbechie
On Monday last week, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women reeled out some disturbing statistics. On a day to…
Redefining our local governments, by Monday Philips Ekpe
A potentially ground-breaking suit is now pending at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The federal government has taken the 36 states there with prayers that border on giving local governments…
Thomas Etuh and Renewed Hope, by Abdul Shinkafi
One of the promises of President Bola Tinubu as he pursues his Renewed Hope agenda is to scale up productive activities in agriculture. Many experts are with the President…
Reinventing the Customs, by Pius Mordi
Last week, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), marked his first year in office. That he is the first career officer from the Service to…