AMNESTY PROGRAMME: A TOOLKIT FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN AFRICA.Thursday, May 09, 2013
The discovery of oil wealth has been central to the history of modern industrial capitalism. But in Nigeria, as elsewhere, the discovery of oil is widely believed to be a curse rather than a blessing. Glaringly, the system has entrenched a repugnant culture of excessive venality and profiteering amo ...
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NASS AND THIS ANIMAL FARM CALLED 'NIGERIA' (1)Thursday, May 09, 2013
Deputy President, Niger Delta Integrity GroupGeorge Orwells classic ANIMAL FARM satirically and succinctly portrays how humankind can be so mean as to administer preferential treatment to people if the same offense or even an offense of lesser gravity is committed in a feat of passion and rage. ... |
Are Nigerian Varsities Losing their Global Competitive Edge?Sunday, July 15, 2012
The most recent University ranking in Nigeria parades ten best Universities namely: Obafemi Awolowo University OAU; University of Ibadan UI; University of Lagos UNILAG and University of Benin UNIBEN. Others are University of Ilorin UI; University of Nsukka; Ahmadu Bello University; Lagos ... |
NASS: Where is the FOI Bill?Thursday, May 03, 2012
Today - May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day. Before the Freedom of Information Act was passed by the National Assembly, most civil society members Including my humble self shed a sea of ink on the imperatives for the quick passage of the FOI bill. This is one of such articles written in 2009.[/B ... |
Addressing the Trust Deficit Index in Nigerian LeadershipThursday, March 22, 2012
In the RED BOOK which is the bible of Maoism, the Chinese Marxist who was the arrow-head of the Cultural Revolution in China adopted an eclectic approach to governance. Maoism is a mixture of Marxism-Leninist thoughts with its accompanying Trotskys interpretation. Since Mao ZeDong is a product ... |
Why Mr. President Deserves Our Trust!Friday, January 13, 2012
YESTERDAY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012, I read an interesting post on facebook. I have quite forgotten the author but the comment reads If President Jonathan was a bad leader as some people want Nigerians to believe, he would have done just one thing revoke the import licenses of petrol and give t ... |
Deregulation Apologists and the Looming Social TensionThursday, December 22, 2011
For upwards of three months, I have resisted the temptation of being dragged into the contentions about deregulation because I know there is nothing to deregulate. If the Nigerian budget is foisted on the masses and constitutes a parameter for the passing the 2012 budget, then the decision seems to ... |
A Tottering Regime of Terror, Impunity and KleptocracySunday, November 27, 2011
In the 17th century Francis Drake of the Spanish armada was a pirate who captured a Spanish ship laden with 25,000 Pessos of Peruvian gold. He also discovered a new ship Neustra Seriora de la Concepcionwhere he found 36 kgs of gold, a golden crucifix, 13 chests full of royal plates and 26 tons of ... |
The “Bayelsa Restoration Agenda” (1)Tuesday, October 25, 2011
On October 18th 2011, Hon. Seriake Dickson addressed a press conference in Abuja, which metaphorically heralded the dawn of a new era- one of restoration. Indeed, Bayelsa State needs restoration from the locusts that have eaten away the fortunes of the State. The Gubernatorial Aspirant on the platfo ... |
Fall of Capitalism: Karl Marx Justified?Thursday, October 13, 2011
Whether we call it the Great Economic Depression, Occupy Wall Street, the Mexican peso crisis, the Japanese crisis, the Asian crisis or the great economic melt-down, one central tendency is that capitalism, like any other economic system is vulnerable to the vagaries and vicissitudes of change. Th ... |
Marketising the Academe Vs Public GoodTuesday, October 11, 2011
The World Over, education is identified as a spark-plug for development engineering. Accordingly, most developing countries place high premium on human capital production on their development agenda. The quantum and quality of existing manpower is one of the critical indicators of the health of the ... |
Farewell to a Man of Courage and HonourSaturday, September 03, 2011
At different times, the creative intelligence has always sent people to project divine purity and goodness on earth. In Zoroastrianism and Christianity such persons are called messiahs. In Buddhism they are avatars; in Eck they are referred to as the Mahantas, in the Grail Message of the Abd- Ru-Shi ... |
Imperatives for Police Reforms in NigeriaWednesday, August 31, 2011
There are three jobs I have tremendous respect for, namely: teaching, preaching and policing. In all these three professions, the practitioner is either trying to impart knowledge, converting a soul or protecting lives and property. The teacher practices his profession with very low pecuniary benefi ... |
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