By Reuben Abati"I am so angry if I see that fellow called Senator Nuhu Aliyu, I will call him a coward and an irresponsible fellow to his face. Being a Senator does not give him the right to take Nigerians for...
The Senator as a coward
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Current Affairs
The Role of the Driver’s License in State Building
Being a paper delivered by Osita Chidoka, Corps Marshal & Chief Executive, Federal Road Safety Commission, at the University of Nigeria Alumni Association, Abuja Branch, Dance/Award Night on Tuesday, December...
The World is changing and we are we part of the unfolding?
By Dr. Christopher Odetunde“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another,” –...
Education Sector and the Limits of Market
By Kayode KomolafePresident Umaru Yar’Adua has appropriately made education an item in its famous seven-point agenda. The huge challenges facing the nation in that sector justify putting education in the priority...
When Will Nigeria Ever Make It?
By Reuben AbatiThere is nothing more exasperating, living in Nigeria, studying Nigeria, and analysing Nigeria, and being Nigerian, than the realization that our lives have become one long piece of monotonous repetition...
DEMOCRACY: Choosing of a leader in a democracy is serious business
By Dr. Christopher OdetundeChoosing leaders is a serious business. Like a run away locomotive, 2008 year is slowly but steadily rolling away. The battle we fought against the establishment in 2007 is still fresh in...
The President’s ‘missing ears’
By Reuben AbatiMen Without Ears is the title of a 1984 novel by Nigerian writer, Ifeoma Okoye. With due respect, President Umaru Yar'Adua is beginning to behave like a man without ears. Being without ears refers to...
Nuhu Ribadu: The Anti-Corruption Cop They Feared
By Reuben Abati and Kingsley OsadolorMallam Nuhu Ribadu, until recently, Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is our Man of the Year, 2007. The context of his selection is worth...
Testing the Resolve of Anti-Corruption
Issues from the Removal of Nuhu RibaduAs usual in Nigeria, kites are being flown to see if the real stakeholders, the citizens of Nigeria, sit on the fence and accept the removal of Malam Nuhu Ribadu without making a...
Nigeria, a God’s beloved nation but why do the wicked in our society prosper?
By Dr. Christopher Odetunde“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day...
Nigeria Must Part Ways With Prof. Maurice Iwu
A Case against the INEC ChairmanOn the heels of the widespread denouncement of the last Nigeria general elections, dozens of the results are being nullified by the relevant Election Tribunals. Several Governors and...
Dying of Thirst and the Onanefe Bribe
By Chiemeka OzumbaHis Excellency, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, erstwhile executive governor of Delta State continued to hold control of newspaper front pages the same way he had a vice-grip (no pun intended) hold on...