Restructuring, el-Rufai and the rest of us
There are a number of issues on the public burner. I could have gone on with Part 2 of my write-up on General T.Y. Danjuma and what Nigeria could take …
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There are a number of issues on the public burner. I could have gone on with Part 2 of my write-up on General T.Y. Danjuma and what Nigeria could take …
Restructuring, el-Rufai and the rest of us Read MoreNigeria has joined the rest of the world in ceremonies to mark the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which has been celebrated annually on 17 May from 1969 to …
Telecommunications: from TOS to 5G Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari had, in faraway Paris, France, this week, held a meeting with some Nigerians resident there and told them that his administration is committed to free, fair and …
Multi-party system and Nigeria’s development Read MoreWe have a very limited vocabulary in what passes for our national dialogue, debate, conversation and incendiary arguments that quite often shake the foundation of this house. Given our tendency …
National dialogue in two words Read MoreAt no point in my life did I remember being taught or lectured about tolerance, but it was something I was raised with. It was something I grew up being …
Tolerance as solution Read More“Association of Defense and Police Officers Wives. Nigeria Civil Defence Officers Wives. Association of Federal Road Safety Officers Wives. National Association of Speakers’ Wives, Association of Wives of Secretaries to …
Proliferation of ‘wives associations’ Read MoreThe Chinese Communist Party albeit not the oldest party in the history of world politics and democratization waves as enunciated by Huntington, the party has emerged with the most felt …
Fruition in the centenary of the Communist Party of China Read MoreThe 2023 is an election and a special year for the country and, indeed, the whole of Africa. Nigerians will have another democratic opportunity to elect leaders who will govern …
2023-Nigeria: Total rejection of tribal presidency Read MoreNo one can be more Biafran than this writer. I have seen Biafra. I have lived Biafra and been bathed in Biafra. Let me tell you something: It is not funny. …
Boy! I have seen Biafra and it’s not funny Read MoreStakeholders have attributed the alarming increase in the number of rape cases in the country to the gradual collapse of the family system. This was part of the submission of …
Rape, gender imbalance and drug abuse among youths Read MoreIf you visit many offices across Nigeria at lunch time during the months of May, June, July and August, chances are high that you will find a good number of …
Hunger, poverty and the challenge of innovative food storage Read MoreUntil the philosophy which hold one race superiorAnd another inferiorIs finally and permanentlyDiscredited and abandonedEverywhere is warMe say war That until there no longer first class and second class citizens …
Village people and their powers over Nigeria Read MoreRevenues have dipped astronomically to the extent that the NNPC is not doing the ‘crocodile smile’ or ‘python dance’ to FAAC allocations due to the pressure from oil subsidy. Things …
Restructuring or infrastructure? Read MoreToday, The Arbiter is going to give our readers the opportunity for their comments about our write-ups to be published. The comments are all from our Facebook readers, excluding other …
Readers have your say Read MoreLet us begin by stating the obvious, the very obvious. Presidents are busy, very busy people. They have to think and plan for the lives of millions of their people …
Just a reminder, Mr President Read MoreIf there is a trophy for a country where citizens indulge the most in criticism, Nigeria would have clinched it, for, Nigerians appear to love criticising. We delight in it …
Double speaking Nigerians Read MoreIt is time to allow the esteemed readers of this column to air their views. There were verities of views on almost every topic I presented in this column. It …
Re: Nigerian youths and nation’s future: A waiting time bomb? Read MoreYour Eminences,Your Graces,Your Lordships,It is with utmost regards to your highly placed ecclesiastical offices that I, a lowly-rated and humble lay faithful of your flock put forward this piece in …
Letter to Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria Read MoreAbout three years ago, a young comrade of mine who was then a student of History and International Relations at the Federal University Lafia, Nassarawa State of Nigeria, asked me …
Engagement with the Nigerian Left Read MoreThe essence and value of a political party in a democracy is measured by its ability to aggregate peoples’ interests, for good governance. It is able to stand the test …
The people-centered philosophy of CPC key to China’s global achievements Read MoreThe federal government has slapped together a grandiose plan to wrestle Nigeria’s embarrassing poverty to the ground.Poverty in Nigeria is a man-made calamity. It derives its fangs from a scandalous …
Poverty reduction: Putting the cart before the horse Read MoreThe above question seems difficult to answer in view of the excesses and lawlessness being perpetrated by commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders in many states across the country with the attendant …
Why is it difficult to end Okada menace? Read MoreLast week, I listened to a BBC Hausa programme in which Jaafar Jaafar, Editor-in-Chief of the online Daily Nigerian who also made viral, the yet to be authenticated video clips …
A letter to Jaafar Jaafar Read MoreLet me start my admonition this week with a usual unusual, an unexplained norm within our political space and leadership sphere. Who amongst us has understood the idea, principle or …
Nigeria and Nigerians—but why? Read MoreThe war theater is where all the gory details are. The avalanche of ammunition expelled all over, guns blazing, pellets dropping, and blood let to run like rain. That is …
Enriching the propaganda theater Read More