By Hector Spiff The leading stakeholders captured in the Presidential Amnesty Programme have commended Mr. President for sustaining the programme thus far, adding that the FG’s continued support towards the mandate of the programme has given the ex-agitators confidence that their decision to drop their arms/agitation, embrace dialogue and build a better Niger Delta region,…
Politics like life is always in a state of constant evolution. The way that things were, back in 1999, changed in 2007. Governor Odili and Omehia found this out the hard way. Since then, things did not stop changing and it’s now a lot clearer to many, that power of incumbency alone, is not enough…
My attention was recently brought to the allegations of Christian Association of Nigeria statement asking President Buhari “What is the essence of SIM card registration if the authorities cannot utilize it to find these killers who depend on phones as a mean of interaction to do their criminalities?” I will like to bring the attention…
Security is the principal obligation of government, because it is the most important need of man. Life is universally considered sacred, but only the lives of the ruling oligarchy is sacred in Nigeria. Being alive is a privilege as Boko Haram, killer herdsmen, kidnappers, armed robbers, ritualists, trigger-happy officers, and other messengers of death are…
The provision of specialized medical care which usually involves advanced and complex procedures and treatment performed by specialists in state-of-the art facilities occurs at the Tertiary Healthcare Institutions in Nigeria which are funded by either the Federal or State Government. There are three levels of healthcare delivery in Nigeria, primary, secondary and tertiary and these…
It is very difficult to get original gadgets in Nigeria notwithstanding whether it is registered by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON). A smartphone and power bank are not exempted from the counterfeit problem as both online and offline platforms are replete with them. With the Nigerians barely enjoying 24 hours power, the need for it to charge your…
The saying ‘there’s no smoke without fire’ most certainly applies in perpetuity in Nigeria than in any other country in the world, and the reason is not far-fetched. Ours has unfortunately become a society where the issues of national significance get politicized and muddled up with facts that are shamelessly unrelated and, in some cases,…
Long before he was called to public service, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) had prepared for the task ahead. His life-long foray into the highly complex, intellectual world of digital scholarship, long before we even embraced technology in these climes, is testimony that nature had behoved on him the role he is so excellently playing…
Spontaneous reactions have greeted news of the indictment of Chief Allen Onyema, Chairman/CEO, Air Peace by U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak of Atlanta, Georgia. Nigerians from all walks of life, including politicians, eminent citizens and the man in the streets, have been speaking on the issue in a manner tough to ignore, with most…
First Osun. Then Kano. Now Kogi and Bayelsa states. The spate of violence during election brings doubt on Nigeria’s ability to get it right. Unlike other nations, Nigeria seems to have no magic formula; no means of solving a problem without creating another. Democracy initially seemed an opportunity to annihilate tyranny, but has instead increased…