Amended Electoral Bill: The Senate’s missed opportunities
By Habib Sheidu Nigeria’s democratic problem is no longer ignorance of what needs fixing; it is the deliberate refusal to fix it. The passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill…
When the lights came back on in Onicha
By Ikechukwu Ezekiel Emeka On the first night the solar light came on at a neglected health post in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, the glow travelled farther…
Illogicality of cruelty
By Anthony Akinwale On Friday, January 14, 1966, there was a night party at 11 Thompson Avenue, residence of Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari. It was to celebrate because he had remarried,…
Fraudsters-in-law: The Conspiracy Against Abia State
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In June 2005, the Paris Club of creditors announced a deal granting Nigeria “60 per cent cancellation of its Paris Club total debt stock based on…
Beyond the Uniform: The character of a true leader
By Fredrick Ameh Most people notice the uniform before they notice the man. They see the authority, the rank, the structure, and the power it represents. Rarely do they pause…
Watchdog And The Death Row Metaphor
By Segun Adediran The architecture of death row is not built of stone and steel, but of stagnant time. To be on death row is to live in the “After”—dead,…
Ramadan: A call to righteous deeds, self-discovery
By GEB Subject to the sighting of the moon, the Muslim faithful, globally, will tomorrow commence the yearly Ramadan fasting for 29 or 30 days, as the fourth pillar of…
Integration is Africa’s only way forward
By Hippolyte Fofack ADDIS ABABA–It is almost impossible to imagine European Union officials receiving their salaries in a currency other than the euro, which has become an emblem of European…
Electricity: How not to subsidise inefficiencies
By Alabi Williams THE Federal Government has said it is tired of shouldering electricity subsidies alone. It’s time to share the burden with states and local governments, it says. Beginning…
How to prosecute suspected Coup Plotters
DHQ confused on trial model of suspected coup plotters. To be court-martialled or arraigned in a regular court. There are indications that the Federal Government is undecided on the mode…