I REMEMBER like yesterday an account related to me decades ago` by a fellow teacher and friend, Boye Lawal, a science teacher with the mind of an artist. It occurred, according to him, during one of his trips, years back in Pankshin, Plateau...

THE African Union has helped throw off colonialism and resolve conflicts since its birth in 1963. But can it answer the desire for democracy among many Africans?

The African Union (AU) is now 50 years old. Amid the celebrations, the AU – which...

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MOREOVER, as a resource-rich nation Nigeria is under the heavy veil of the “resource curse”. The CCS is the EITI equivalent of the “magic arm” by which we convert the complex diversity and liability of our large...

ILLICIT trade as a cankerworm has eaten deep into the fabrics of the society. It has bastardized the market so much that counterfeit products have taken over the market to the detriment of the consumer, the government and the general public at...

WHY is it that worldwide  – in rich and poor countries; in democracies and the few surviving autocracies –the power of pardon remains an integral part of the criminal justice system? The simple answer is that, if there were all saints...

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, state governors and some legislators celebrated May Day with organized Labour, with the usual spectacle of march-pasts and copious speeches!  Labour, on one hand, demanded for positive results in the areas of...

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FROM the New Testament, we also learn that what one does with one’s money reveals where one’s heart is, and whether or not that heart has been transformed when a person claims to be a Christian. The wealthy but godly...

AS we jostle with other top nations in the global marathon, 2013 presents Nigeria an unprecedented opportunity to create a “fourth estate”, a new arm of government, and the cornerstone of civil society organisations (CSOs) inclusive of the...

THE following statement should, perhaps, be made at this point: Crucial in understanding and appreciating Anthony Akinola’s Democracy in Nigeria is not forgetting that the author takes the country’s existing capitalist  (“free...

I AM delighted to be part of this historic summit, which commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). I join other colleagues in conveying appreciation to the government and people of Ethiopia...

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CHINA is the second leading economy in the world now and China will overtake the U.S. in the 2020s. Besides the legacy of communist discipline and work ethics, the Chinese economic miracle rests on government-supported...

FOR half a century, Africa has struggled not only to unite its people, but it has also failed to fully live out the real meaning of its creed and ideology as enshrined in the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) charter of 1963. This golden jubilee...