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How Nigeria can Get Hajj Operations Right By Fatima Sanda Usara

How Nigeria can Get Hajj Operations Right By Fatima Sanda Usara A direct threat to the success of an event is not necessarily lack of planning, late planning is as bad. Its effect in Hajj planning is far more profound than one can think. The best...

Unmasking Real Enemies of President Tinubu: The Deafening Silence on NLC/TUC Strike, by Walter Duru, Ph.D

Unmasking Real Enemies of President Tinubu: The Deafening Silence on NLC/TUC Strike, by Walter Duru, Ph.D   In the political arena, the adage "keep your friends close and your enemies closer" is often wielded as a shield against potential adversaries. However, for President Bola Tinubu, it...

President Tinubu’s yacht as a metaphor for improved slum architecture at Makoko, by Ahmed Yahaya-Joe

President Tinubu’s yacht as a metaphor for improved slum architecture at Makoko, by Ahmed Yahaya-Joe “Nigerian politicians have the appetite of elephants but the memory of mice.” – Chidi Nnanna Amuta (2017) Between widespread accusations of leadership insensitivity and obvious bureaucratic faux pas concerning certain details...

VON: Jibrin Baba Ndace and the New Era of Transformation, by Lawrence Audu

VON: Jibrin Baba Ndace and the New Era of Transformation, by Lawrence Audu   When Jibrin Baba Ndace was announced as the Director General of the esteemed Voice of Nigeria (VON), it became abundantly clear that a wave of rapid transformation was set to sweep through...

Reconnecting to The Global Radar, by Eric Teniola

Reconnecting to The Global Radar, by Eric Teniola For a nation to achieve concrete foreign policy objectives, two key actors are required, an active President and an active foreign Minister. Of course a buoyant economy will also be required. We had all these in the...

Misogyny, Free Press and Nigerian Women: A Call for Introspection, by Nafisat Bello

Misogyny, Free Press and Nigerian Women: A Call for Introspection, by Nafisat Bello   Over the years, women in Nigeria and other parts of Africa have been branded by unfair definitions that have kept them at the base of the ladder. For so long, our women...