It was a rude shock when I stumbled on a piece of information on Sunday, August 20, 2011, announcing the passing away of a veteran journalist...
Of all the ministers appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan into his cabinet recently, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala catches my fancy most. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was former Minister of...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), while profiling the human development status of Nigeria in its 2000/2001 report, drew the attention of the nation to its...
For sometime now, Plateau State has become one of the most violent and crises ridden states in Nigeria. Hardly would a week pass without reports of...
As observed by W. Arthur Lewis: “Making development plans is the most popular activity of governmentof underdeveloped countries since the war, and is also nearly their...
On August 6, 2011, the President Emeritus of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. (Dr.) Clifford TalbotTokin George, passed away. His death marked the departure of one...
As members of the Senate resumed from their long recess, Senate President, David Mark, presented before the distinguished members national issues that demand the senators’ quick...
The ousted Libyan leader, Col. Muammar Gaddafi once told the National Executive of Uganda’s ruling party – NRM that “Revolutionaries don’t retire”. Gaddafi said this while...
The Nigerian educational system has had an overdose of educational reforms. The 6-3-3-4 system was introduced ostensibly to provide learners with the requisite techno-vocational orientation, as...
One of the perennial and intractable problems in Nigeria is flood. On yearly basis, the country experiences flood that leaves many people dead and renders others...
