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It was Robert Green Ingersoll, the renowned American lawyer and orator who pointed out that “a great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.” These words reflect with transparent and unclouded clarity, the life and times of…
This is not the best times in the relations between government, especially at the state level, and their workers. Very few states can presently claim any yummy or cosy relationship between the labour leaders and government. Most states are not even touching the new minimum wage with a long pole. They cannot try it when…
It is quite commendable that the Lagos State Government is considering an official public holiday set aside for traditional worshippers in the state. Commissioner for Tourism, Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, and the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Solomon Bonu, hinted this while giving an account of their stewardship in the…
Benedict Ayade, former Senator and suave-talking Governor of Cross River State, is one of the few politicians of colour and aesthetics in Nigeria today. The 53-year-old University of Ibadan-trained microbiologist, and former Delta State University lecturer, who hails from Kakum in Obudu Local Government, Cross River State, first contested on the platform of the PDP as…
The bill to provide a timeframe for a President-elect to appoint Ministers scaled second reading in the House of Representatives recently. The bill seeks to, among other things, ensure that a President forms his cabinet within 30 days of his or her swearing-in. According to Kpam Sokpo, a lawmaker from Benue who sponsored the bill,…
Whenever Olujimi Kolawole Agbaje (popularly known as Jimi Agbaje or JK) emerges from his cocoon one or two years to the next elections, observers understand that he is up for a game he has played so well in the last 20 years. Anyone with gubernatorial aspirations in a major opposition party in Lagos has a…
Nigeria is going through difficult times. From the harsh economic realities of inflation to the country’s security challenges, the problems are quite inundating. The recent demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and his entourage who were poised to halt some of these challenges, especially in the area of security, has equally added…
In the last twelve or thirteen months, Nigeria’s media industry has lost some of its most precious gems — Proprietors, Editors, Administrators, and Columnists. These are people who shaped the narratives of their platforms and what the industry stands for. Through exciting and challenging times, they set the tone and picked their words carefully to…
The legalisation of industrial hemp and medical cannabis for economic and medical benefits is gradually coming close to reality in Nigeria. Recently, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu stated in a press conference in Akure, Ondo State that the House of Representatives is set to legalise…
The House of Representatives is presently considering the discontinuation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020, which is seeking to repeal the NYSC Act, is billed for a second reading. The sponsor, Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, in the explanatory memorandum of his proposal, listed…
