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Too often, one hears that it is not Nigeria that needs restructuring, but the minds of Nigerians and their leaders. Those who hold that view try to shift the emphasis away from structure to culture. They are wrong! Of course, culture matters, and leadership matters too. But empirical studies around the world show that it is … Continue reading “Structure matters: Nigeria needs the right political system to succeed, by Olu Fasan”

By Henry Ojelu The decade-long trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu finally reached a dramatic climax last week when the Federal High Court, Abuja, convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment on terrorism charges—closing one of the most contentious criminal proceedings in Nigeria’s recent history. For 10 years, the … Continue reading “Nnamdi Kanu: Senior lawyers differ on conviction, life imprisonment”

By Henry Obetta As the 16 Days of Activism campaign against Gender-Based Violence began, Inner Wheel District 911, Nigeria on Wednesday urged teenagers to speak up when they experience violence, sexual abuse, or any form of discrimination.The organisation made the call at the opening of its 16 Days of Activism campaign against Gender-Based Violence, which … Continue reading “Speak up against violence, abuse, Inner Wheel tells teenagers”

By Henry Umoru Abuja — Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has petitioned the Senate to urgently investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje. The petition, submitted on Wednesday during plenary on behalf of Inibehe Effiong Chambers, alleges attempts by some individuals to shield those responsible from accountability. Ochanya, a student of … Continue reading “Natasha calls on senate to probe death of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje”

…Says meeting with Dr. Ayu misconstrued By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has dismissed as fabricated, malicious, and laughable reports alleging that he is planning to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) following a purported secret meeting with former PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, in Makurdi. In a statement on Wednesday, … Continue reading “I’m not leaving APC — Gov Alia”

Do the terms ‘revise’ and ‘edit’ mean the same? What do you think? Well, they are sometimes used interchangeably even though they are really two distinct activities writers engage in to improve their writing. What do the terms mean?  On one hand, revising is rewriting, that is, changing words, phrases, sentences, even whole paragraphs in a … Continue reading “Revising and editing your write-up, by Ruth Oji”

The House of Representatives is about to embark on a seemingly quixotic venture of recovering about 12,000 abandoned federal building projects scattered throughout the federation, particularly Abuja and Lagos which have served as our Federal Capitals. In May 2024, the Senate had kicked off the effort with a six-member committee led by Senator Lola Ashiru. … Continue reading “Salvaging our N20trn abandoned properties”

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI—Property, goods, worth billions of naira were, yesterday, destroyed at a factory in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Some of the property production machines, office equipment and other factory valuables. The mystery fire was said to have started at 5.50 am., destroying both finished goods and those … Continue reading “Fire guts property, goods worth billions of naira in Nnewi factory”