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Enugu 2027: Living in bondage with smiles
By Mon-Charles Egbo Writing on Slaves That Love Their Chains Will Remain Long in Bondage, Musa Bakare noted that “there is a tragic truth that echoes through history, politics, and human behaviour: no oppression endures more deeply than the one that people willingly submit to. A slave who loves his chains, who defends them, excuses them, rationalizes them, or fears life without them will remain in bondage far longer.
Enugu 2027: Living in bondage with smiles
By Mon-Charles Egbo Writing on Slaves That Love Their Chains Will Remain Long in Bondage, Musa Bakare noted that “there is a tragic truth that echoes through history, politics, and human behaviour: no oppression endures more deeply than the one that people willingly submit to. A slave who loves his chains, who defends them, excuses them, rationalizes them, or fears life without them will remain in bondage far longer.
Enugu 2027: Living in bondage with smiles
Stay connected via Google News Writing on Slaves That Love Their Chains Will Remain Long in Bondage, Musa Bakare noted that “there is a tragic truth that echoes through history, politics, and human behaviour: no oppression endures more deeply than the one that people willingly submit to. A slave who loves his chains, who defends them, excuses them, rationalizes them, or fears life without them will remain in bondage far longer.
Enugu 2027: When good governance isn’t good enough
Stay connected via Google News One of the greatest tragedies of the Nigerian state is the redefinition of good governance, where public leaders are roundly celebrated for doing what they are mandated to do. This aberration is propagated because the people, the major stakeholders in the business of governance, have either sold their “birthright” or been manipulated into surrendering their sovereignty.
Police Cannot Be Your Friend, Even If They Wanted To Be… ,By Prince Charles Dickson
(And They Probably Can’t) Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D. Look around. Hear the sirens wail, sometimes close, often far. See the black-and-white patrol vans, sometimes sleek, often battered. We know the police. We fear them, distrust them, sometimes curse them, rarely praise them, and almost never feel they are truly with us. The bitter truth, my people, is this: The Nigerian Police cannot be your friend, even if they desperately wanted to be.
Gen Z, Religion, and the Morality Question, By Promise Adiele
There is a widening revolution in our world spearheaded by the demographic cohort globally referred to as Gen Z, short for Generation Z. This group of people, young, vibrant, and dynamic, born between 1997 and 2012, are different in many ways. They are largely defined by their tech-savvy, internet, and smartphone consciousness, having been born during the information technology boom.
I May Join Opposition Coalition If Tinubu Fails to Fix Nigeria, Says Senator Ndume
By Ayo Kehinde Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South in the National Assembly, has hinted at the possibility of joining an opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections if President Bola Tinubu fails to address the country’s mounting challenges.
Wike: Between Rivers Politics And FCT Governance
Wike is the reason Rivers State is in crisis today. Despite leaving office, he still wanted to be in charge of politics and governance in the state. He was out to control the governor and the state treasury, and also to determine who got what in contracts and appointments. He nominated virtually all the appointees of the governor, including the commissioners and advisers, even the governor’s chief of staff.
Letter to Akpabio: Averting another crisis
Dear Senate President Godswill Akpabio, because this borders on the economic development of our dear country, I am driven by a sense of patriotism to reach out to you through this medium. Right away, Your Excellency, you are certainly not as bad as you are portrayed in certain quarters. Your real challenge concerning image and reputation lies squarely with the way those who “love” you more than the rest of us handle your public affairs.
Open letter to Akpabio: Before this issue becomes another crisis!
Your Excellency, because this borders on the economic development of our dear country, I am driven by a sense of patriotism to reach out to you through this medium. Right away, Your Excellency, you are certainly not as bad as you are portrayed in certain quarters. Your real challenge concerning image and reputation lies squarely with the way those who “love” you more than the rest of us handle your public affairs.
Nigeria: Senate - As Call for Thorough Investigation of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan's Petition Thickens
Mon-Charles Egbo writes that the 10th Senate is now neck-deep into its most sensational defining moments with salient issues evolving around President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in recent times. Presently, the Red Chamber's integrity and by extension that of the National Assembly, is on trial. For the record, the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was sequel to her unruly conduct on the floor of the Senate.
OPINION: Natasha: How Not To Love Akpabio
March 23, (THEWILL) –Unarguably, the 10th Senate is now neck-deep into its most sensational defining moments since its inception. Its integrity and by extension, the National Assembly, is on trial. But for the record, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension was a sequel to her alleged unruly conduct on the floor of the Senate. Again and so far, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio did not sexually harass Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Natasha: How not to love Akpabio
Unarguably, the 10th Senate is now neck-deep into its most sensational defining moments since its inception. Its integrity and, by extension, the national assembly, is on trial. But for the record, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension was a sequel to her unruly conduct on the floor of the Senate. Again, and so far, the president of the senate, Godswill Akpabio, did not sexually harass Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. However, there was indeed a very close relationship between Natasha and Akpabio.
Nigeria: Goodbye to Democratic Governance? By Promise Adiele
In practical terms, one can confidently argue that democratic governance in Nigeria as we know it is disappearing, vanishing across all levels of political corridors. The politicians are engaged in inordinate, self-serving machinations towards retaining power in 2027. Unfortunately, many Nigerians, lacerated by hunger, poverty, and deprivation have become cheerleaders for the politicians, justifying why an incompetent cast should remain on stage in the next election.
Nigeria Power Shortage: A Deliberate Ploy, By March Oyinki
March Oyinki The Access to electricity Index, collects its data from industry, national surveys and international sources such as IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank and WHO. It describes access to electricity is the percentage of the population with access to electricity. Nigeria has spent a better part of the last 60 years grappling with the perennial challenges of power generation.
Worshippers Feared Killed As Terrorists Attack Church
A terrorist attack on a church camp in Nyanya, a town in Nasarawa, has left three worshippers dead. The dear devils attacked the camp of the Divine Majesty Worship Ministry in the town last Monday. Ramhan Nansel, Nasarawa police spokesperson, confirmed the incident on Sunday. Nansel said the church housed financially constrained worshippers in a hostel on the same premises.
Natasha: How not to love Akpabio
Unarguably, the 10th Senate is now neck-deep into its most sensational defining moments since its inception. Its integrity and by extension, the national assembly, is on trial. But for the record, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension was a sequel to her unruly conduct on the floor of the Senate. Again, and so far, the president of the senate, Godswill Akpabio did not sexually harass Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. However, there was indeed a very close relationship between Natasha and Akpabio.
The Familiar Road of Damnation, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Protest is all the rage in Nigeria today. Democracy allows for peaceful protest, but it is well-nigh impossible for overzealous state agents and sundry nefarious elements not to conjure up violence to complicate matters. In this wise, the demons of death are on the loose, arranging mayhem and spreading damnation. We walk an ungodly but very familiar Nigerian road littered with shattered bones and broken dreams.
Protest: Head or tail, we may all end up losers, By Tunde Rahman
Rahman All hell has been let loose, and the centre can no longer hold in Kenya over the tax revolt that has been ravaging that East-African country since June. In the wake of the crisis, a part of the parliament building was razed down by arsonists. Some public buildings were touched while several companies and shops were destroyed and looted.
OPINION: Fourth Quarter Appraisal of The 10th Senate
July 29, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s challenges are enormous and they grow by the day in the same manner that the vulnerable are impoverished. The 10th Senate may have its shortcomings, but it is unwavering in its resolve to remain people-oriented. As has been the case, the overall impact depends on what the executive branch does with the legislative outputs. For example, insecurity is one of the perennial threats that diminish all efforts at restoring public confidence in governance.
Anambra School Calls for Fixing of Dilapidated Roads
By Franz Ndulue Graduands The Decimal Foundation School, Awka, Anambra State, has held its 13th Graduation Party on Friday (July 26) with a clarion call on the state government to fix the badly dilapidated roads in the locality which now constitute death traps to both the students, parents and staff of the institution and inhabitants of Obinagu axis of the capital city.
Fourth Quarter Appraisal of the 10th Senate,By Mon-Charles Egbo
Mon-Charles Egbo Nigeria’s challenges are enormous and grow by the day in the same manner that the vulnerable are alarmingly impoverished. Also, the 10th Senate has its shortcomings yet unwavering in its resolve to remain people-oriented. But as has been the case, the overall impacts depend on what the executive branch does with the legislative outputs. For example, insecurity is one of the perennial threats that diminish all efforts at restoring public confidence in governance.
Tackling the Menace of Abandoned Projects: Peter Mbah’s Example
By Mon-Charles Egbo Each time the issue of cutting costs is governance is raised, most attentions go to the public officials’ salaries and allowances, including their retinue of aides and vehicles. Another popular area of focus is the Steve Orosonya Report which recommended pruning down the number of ministerial departments and agencies by scrapping or merging some of them. No doubt, these two instances are valid, especially given the prevailing dire economic situation in Nigeria.
Bayo Onanuga: Spewing Ethnic Hatred As Weapon Against Mass Hunger Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
These are very dangerous days in Nigeria. “These are times that try men’s souls,” as the founding father of American independence, Thomas Paine, wrote in The American Crisis. In very recent history, people did not speak out in time until the Hutu/Tutsi mayhem overwhelmed Rwanda.
Fourth Quarter appraisal of the 10th Senate
Nigeria’s challenges are enormous and grow by the day in the same manner that the vulnerable are alarmingly impoverished. Also, the 10th Senate has its shortcomings yet is unwavering in its resolve to remain people-oriented. But as has been the case, the overall impacts depend on what the executive branch does with the legislative outputs. For example, insecurity is one of the perennial threats that diminish all efforts at restoring public confidence in governance.
Tackling the menace of abandoned projects: Peter Mbah’s example
By Mon-Charles Egbo Each time the issue of cutting costs is governance is raised, most attentions go to the public officials’ salaries and allowances, including their retinue of aides and vehicles. Another popular area of focus is the Steve Orosanye Report which recommended pruning down the number of ministerial departments and agencies by scrapping or merging some of them. No doubt, these two instances are valid, especially given the prevailing dire economic situation in Nigeria.
Omatseye: A Psalm of Deception, By Paul Ibe
Mr Ibe n stagecraft, ventriloquism stands out as one of the most entertaining and yet peculiar types of comedic performances. A lifeless puppet or dummy is placed on the thigh of a ventriloquist who inserts his hand into the body of the puppet. The ventriloquist mumbles words and creates a false illusion that the lifeless dummy is the one talking while it is, in fact, the ventriloquist that is secretly moving the lips of the dummy.
Tackling the menace of abandoned projects: Peter Mbah’s example
Each time the issue of cutting costs is governance is raised, most attentions go to the public officials’ salaries and allowances, including their retinue of aides and vehicles. Another popular area of focus is the Steve Orosonya Report which recommended pruning down the number of ministerial departments and agencies by scrapping or merging some of them. No doubt, these two instances are valid, especially given the prevailing dire economic situation in Nigeria.
Alleged $6bn Fraud: Court Dismisses Agunloye`s Request for Overseas Medical Trip
Agunloye Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 dismissed an application filed by the former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr. Olu Agunloye for a leave of the court to travel abroad for a medical check-up. At the Monday, July 1, 2024 proceeding, Agunloye, through his counsel, Adeola Adedikpe, SAN, applied for the release of his passport to enable him travel overseas for medical examination.
Playing Politics with the Power Sector, By Mon-Charles Egbo
Mon-Charles Egbo Nigeria is held down by economic losses and threats to lives due to the perennial insufficiency in public power supply. According to a report, “what Nigerians spend on self-generation of power – on fuelling and servicing their generators – is N16.5 trillion” yearly. Imagine the economic outcomes of investing this sum elsewhere. Yet, the federal government is seemingly indifferent. Though there have been successive attempts the power sector is still yearning for robust interventions.
Why Governors should align with President Tinubu on LG autonomy, By Tunde Rahman
Rahman Governors have been acting tongue-in-cheek in their reactions to last Thursday’s verdict of the Supreme Court, which stripped them of their suffocating grip over the money meant for local governments in the country. As a collective, the governors unreservedly endorsed the judgement.
Let the Third Tier Breathe: Implications of the Supreme Court Verdict, By Bayo Onanuga
Bayo Onanuga The Supreme Court judgement on July 11, granting financial autonomy to the 774 local councils and recognising them as the third tier of Nigeria’s governance architecture, was truly historic. It was perhaps the most remarkable judgement ever delivered by the apex court in recent times, as it used its power to interpret the law to give a different meaning to Section 162 of the Constitution.
Playing politics with the power sector
Comments By Mon-Charles Egbo Nigeria is held down by economic losses and threats to lives due to the perennial insufficiency in public power supply. According to a report, “what Nigerians spend on self-generation of power – on fuelling and servicing their generators – is N16.5 trillion” yearly. Imagine the economic outcomes of investing this sum elsewhere. Though there have been successive attempts the power sector is still yearning for robust interventions.
Kidnapped journalists: Information minister receives freed victims; salutes NSA, others
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has welcomed the release of two-Kaduna based journalists who were abducted from their homes in the outskirts of Kaduna last weekend. Speaking when he received the two journalists, AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint newspapers, from the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the minister commended security agencies for the speedy recovery of the victims.
Akpabio: Between Ignorance and Mischief, By Mon-Charles Egbo
Mon-Charles Egbo Granted, criticism is essential for good governance. But when it is deployed for mischief, particularly when personalities are given undue prominence rather than issues, then national development is not the ultimate goal. For example, the elites know more than every one of us that the 1999 constitution (even as amended) makes the legislature utterly powerless concerning its supervisory roles over the executive.
Playing Politics with the Power Sector
Nigeria is held down by economic losses and threats to lives due to the perennial insufficiency in public power supply. According to a report, “what Nigerians spend on self-generation of power – on fuelling and servicing their generators – is N16.5 trillion” yearly. Imagine the economic outcomes of investing this sum elsewhere. Yet, the federal government is seemingly indifferent. Though there have been successive attempts the power sector is still yearning for robust interventions.
Akpabio: Between Ignorance and Mischief
This intervention is inspired by a piece titled “The Menace of the Internet Mob”, authored by Simon Kolawole. Inter alia, he lamented that “social media has become the death of many people, metaphorically and literally. Many have been tried, condemned and executed on social media based on misinformation and disinformation. Conversely, many have also become brain-dead, willingly and wilfully spreading misinformation and disinformation for the sake of clout-chasing”.
Akpabio: Between ignorance and mischief
This intervention is inspired by a piece titled “The Menace of the Internet Mob”, authored by Simon Kolawole. Inter alia, he lamented that “social media has become the death of many people, metaphorically and literally. Many have been tried, condemned and executed on social media based on misinformation and disinformation. Conversely, many have also become brain-dead, willingly and wilfully spreading misinformation and disinformation for the sake of clout-chasing”.
Akpabio: Between ignorance and mischief
This intervention is inspired by a piece titled “The Menace of the Internet Mob”, authored by Simon Kolawole. Among other things, he lamented that “social media has become the death of many people, metaphorically and literally. Many have been tried, condemned and executed on social media based on misinformation and disinformation. Conversely, many have also become brain-dead, willingly and wilfully spreading misinformation and disinformation for the sake of clout-chasing”.
President Tinubu and Nigeria’s rising global profile, By Fredrick Nwabufo
Nigeria’s rising global profile is not the conjuring of luck or the divination and contrivance of some dissociated variables. It is the result of purposeful, diligent, and experienced leadership. The workings of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. Nigeria has always mattered in the chat rooms and chopping tables of global discourse — as pertaining Africa.
Father’s Day: Gov Eno Celebrates A/ Ibom Fathers
As fathers are being celebrated today all over the world for their roles in shaping and instilling the right values in their children and families, Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has sent his message of felicitations to fathers across the State. In his “Father’s Day” message released by his Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh, Governor Eno, thanked, “God for being our ever present Father, guiding and directing our affairs; showing us His love, grace and mercies, especially in times of need.
Rising Profile of Nganga Igbo Performance Group
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Nganga is the name of dance group ringing bells in the United Kingdom. The magnetizing dancing steps almost always hold the audiences spellbound. Nganga is a group of four exceptionally talented artistes, namely Ifemelumma Nweri, Sandra Nwaizigbo, Chigozie Oguejiofor, and Chinedu Chimodo poised to give the Igbo dance a global reach. Nganga has been quite unstoppable in captivating audiences across the United Kingdom with their mesmerizing artistic performances.
10th Senate @ 1: Any Hope For The Nation?, By Mon-Charles Egbo
Egbo Speaking to the thematic areas of the 10th Senate’s legislative agenda, its president, Godswill Akpabio, remarked that the Agenda is driven by “a vision of a nation where food security is guaranteed for all citizens, where poverty is not just reduced but eradicated, where the economy grows at a pace that creates substantial jobs, and where access to capital is not a barrier to entrepreneurship.
10th senate at one: Any hope for the nation?
10th senate at one: Any hope for the nation? Speaking to the thematic areas of the 10th Senate’s legislative agenda, its president, Godswill Akpabio, remarked that the Agenda is driven by “a vision of a nation where food security is guaranteed for all citizens, where poverty is not just reduced but eradicated, where the economy grows at a pace that creates substantial jobs, and where access to capital is not a barrier to entrepreneurship.
Korea-Africa Summit: Has a new chapter opened in South Korea-Africa Relations, By Tunde Rahman
Rahman With the conclusion last Wednesday June 5, 2024 of the first-ever South Korea-Africa summit attended by no fewer than 30 African Heads of State and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, the big question on the lips of many analysts is whether a new chapter has been opened in the relations between the Republic of Korea and Africa, which began in the 1950’s.
Interrogating the priorities of the 10th senate
By Mon-Charles Egbo A legislative agenda is to the parliament what a navigation compass is to a ship. Apart from offering direction, it guides appraisals. It is not a legal requirement but it is a mark of diligence and commitment to benchmarked accomplishments. However, in Nigeria, it has always been one thing formulating an agenda defined by ambitious projections and yet another thing getting them actualized, even if not completely.
Still on Akpabio and the police – The Sun Nigeria
By Mon-Charles Egbo Recently, two incidents openly challenged Nigeria’s quest for a policing regime where peace and order or the overall safety of the citizens would take pre-eminence. While one was the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations Ceremony, the other was the one-day National Dialogue on State Policing, organized by the House of Representatives. Vice President Kashim Shettima represented President Bola Tinubu at both events that were held in Abuja.
Interrogating The Priorities Of The 10th Senate
A legislative agenda is to the parliament what a navigation compass is to a ship. Apart from offering direction, it guides appraisals. It is not a legal requirement but it is a mark of diligence and commitment to benchmarked accomplishments. However, in Nigeria, it has always been one thing formulating an agenda defined by ambitious projections and yet another thing getting them actualized, even if not completely.
2027: On the Grave of Nigerians? By Promise Adiele
Adiele It is needless to repeat or chronicle Nigeria’s multi-layered, hydra-headed woes ranging from a moribund economy, evident social dislocations, and unrecognisable political identities. Of course, there is an unpronounced but palpable consensus that the country, presently constituted under the APC political machinery operated by President Bola Tinubu, is in grave jeopardy. Never mind all the arguments and counter-arguments in defence of the government by a section of our deluded polity.
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: 15 players in camp as Eagles prepare for Bafana in Uyo
…5 others hit Lagos, Abuja; Lookman, Maduka, Iwobi expected on Tuesday By Prescious Segun The quintet of defenders Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey, midfielder Frank Onyeka and forward Paul Onuachu are already in the country and trying to make their way to Uyo to join the 15 other players already on ground, as the Super Eagles’ preparations for Friday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana swing into new gear.
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