Opinion - Page 98

The Neo-black Challenge: Must blacks be ruled by others in order to prosper? asks Joseph Agbakoba

Nigeria just celebrated her 64th year of independence and it was a gloomy day for most Nigerians. This was captured very well in a scathing editorial by the Punch newspaper. The paper recounted the consequences of state capture by a coarse, brutal,

October 7, 2024

Opinion

The Devil’s in the details: Unpacking the $3.3 billion China-Nigeria deal – perspectives with Dr. Iyke Ezeugo

Nigeria, ever the bride of questionable suitors, has found herself once again walking down the aisle, this time with China at the $3.3 billion ceremony, all under the presiding eye of President Bola Tinubu. Promised as a partnership for the development of

September 9, 2024

Opinion

Monday lines – ‘Those who are about to die salute you’ by Lasisi Olagunju

From William Bascom, American folklorist and anthropologist, I got a Yoruba story. It is here retold, substantially in my own words, in some areas using his words: A certain Chief Lowa was careless with his tongue. Every priest has a priest; Lowa’s

September 9, 2024

Opinion

Onyeka Onwenu: Immortalising an icon, social justice advocate, by Paul Ejime

The remains of Onyeka Onwenu, Nigeria’s renowned singer, songwriter, actress, social justice advocate and journalist were laid to rest at the Ikoyi cemetery in Lagos after a solemn funeral service on the 31st of August. It is an understatement that Onyeka 72, accomplished

September 8, 2024

Opinion

The danger of stupid idiots, by Pat Utomi

Before I get badgered by those unwilling to read or lacking in the discipline to digest concepts let me announce upfront that no insults are intended by either the title or the message below But I have seen enough of the rush

September 8, 2024

Opinion·Politics

Interrogating Ahmed Bako’s Inaugural – The Igbo factor in the history of intergroup relations…, by Arinze Oduah

In this incisive piece, ARINZE ODUAH interrogates Professor Ahmed Bako’s 50th UDU Inaugural Lecture on the topic: “The Igbo Factor in the History of Intergroup Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited’ delivered on Thursday, September 5, 2024, Professor Ahmed

September 8, 2024

Opinion·People & Places

Ahmed Bako’s Inaugural – Interrogating the Igbo factor in the history of intergroup relations…: A critique, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Thanks to (all) who have offered up views on Prof. (Ahmed) Bako’s Inaugural. I was honestly minded to un-look after reading it twice for reasons that will follow shortly. But given the depth of your effort, I want to offer a limited

September 8, 2024

Law & Society·Opinion

How judges suffer terror in Africa, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Around 26 May 2020, the police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that Raphael Yanyi, a senior judge, “had suffered a suspected heart attack” leading to his death. The Ministry of Justice quickly clarified, however, that the remains of

September 8, 2024

Opinion·Politics

Our NNPCL, their NNPCL, or whose NNPCL anyway? by Ikeddy ISIGUZO

WHERE debates arise over ownership of property, our forebears drew from their perspicacity to reach decisions that may not be conclusive. There is wisdom, therefore, in the ancients saying, “someone is the owner of what belongs to us”. If we apply this

September 8, 2024

Opinion

Our NNPCL, their NNPCL, Or whose NNPCL, anyway? By Ikeddy Isiguzo

September 8, 2024

Opinion

Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (1), by Abiodun Komolafe

Nigeria is at the moment in a precarious position, teetering like a heavy toddler due to the instability of its monocrop economy. The country’s heavy dependence on crude (not even refined) petroleum exports exposes a cumulative effect of defective political economies and

September 7, 2024

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Opinion - Page 98

The Neo-black Challenge: Must blacks be ruled by others in order to prosper? asks Joseph Agbakoba

The Devil’s in the details: Unpacking the $3.3 billion China-Nigeria deal – perspectives with Dr. Iyke Ezeugo

Monday lines – ‘Those who are about to die salute you’ by Lasisi Olagunju

Onyeka Onwenu: Immortalising an icon, social justice advocate, by Paul Ejime

The danger of stupid idiots, by Pat Utomi

Interrogating Ahmed Bako’s Inaugural – The Igbo factor in the history of intergroup relations…, by Arinze Oduah

Ahmed Bako’s Inaugural – Interrogating the Igbo factor in the history of intergroup relations…: A critique, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

How judges suffer terror in Africa, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Our NNPCL, their NNPCL, or whose NNPCL anyway? by Ikeddy ISIGUZO

Our NNPCL, their NNPCL, Or whose NNPCL, anyway? By Ikeddy Isiguzo

Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (1), by Abiodun Komolafe

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