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Sunday, 04 April 2021 05:39

Article of faith: Justification of the ungodly - Femi Aribisala

The managing director had a liking for Fred, to the great annoyance of Joe, his main rival for promotion. Joe was convinced that Fred was no better at the job than him. He tried his level best to impress the boss but to no avail. So, he opted for a new strategy. He would set a trap for Fred, confident that he would slip up sooner than later. He did not have to wait for long. Fred fell into the trap hook, line, and sinker. Joe quickly and gleefully brought the matter to the attention of the boss. The dye…

Saturday, 03 April 2021 05:39

The anti-corruption fight starring Tinubu and Ganduje - Abimbola Adelakun

On Sunday, the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu, commended Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for his efforts in strengthening anti-corruption institutions. The efforts, of course, were tied to the office building of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Ganduje renovated. Tinubu went on to state that “in ensuring Nigeria becomes a member of a committed international community that frees us from the burden of corruption, this and similar edifices could play an important role in that.” This comment was repeated across several publications, so it was no misquote that he tied “edifices” like a renovated building…

Friday, 02 April 2021 05:30

Clarifications and re-statements - Edwin Madunagu

My last article, “Further notes to the Nigerian Left” (late February 2021), was a deliberately condensed message. It was so because I feared that Nigeria was approaching another dangerous bend in its history. I therefore wanted to indicate, even for my own self-assurance, where the movement could stand and all that it could do and should do if it was forced to maturity. For, I have, for some time now, been convinced that the Nigerian Left will, one day, be pushed to maturity because Nigeria’s ruling class, as we see it today, cannot lead the country out of this national…

Friday, 02 April 2021 05:28

Brazil, Zambia and echoes of a $1.5bn Nigerian repair - Azu Ishiekwene

Brazil has proved a disaster in the management of Covid-19, but there are other areas where we can use their examples. Like what to do about failing refineries. This hot-button topic returned to the front burner after the Nigerian government recently announced plans to repair the Port Harcourt Refinery. That refinery and the ones in Warri and Kaduna have a combined refining capacity of 410,000 bpd, an output far less than the local daily demand, but which all three refineries have only struggled to meet since they were installed. According to a recent report in The Guardian, Nigeria has spent…

Friday, 02 April 2021 05:25

The making of a monster: Paul Kagame’s bloodstained past - Nicholas Shakespeare

In June, Commonwealth heads of government will meet in the Rwandan capital Kigali, a city advertised by their Tutsi host, the 63-year-old Paul Kagame, as ‘the Davos of Africa’. Kagame, Rwanda’s de facto leader since 1994 — and boasting more honorary degrees than Barack Obama, although he never finished high school — has become the ‘donor darling’ of the international community. He is why the World Bank has donated in excess of $4 billion, and why, until recently, the biggest bilateral donor has been the UK. ‘As far as I’m concerned,’ says the Tory MP Andrew Mitchell, ‘he is a…

Friday, 02 April 2021 05:22

When she stops talking, nagging, it's dangerous! - Michael West

The easiest and common sign to identify women truly in love is their inquisitive and attention seeking tendencies. There's a positive dimension to this trait in them. When they call at intervals to "check on you" or find out if you have "eaten" or to know updates on your activities, they are expressly demonstrating love and not feeling insecure or monitoring. In this wise, they usually sound tender, caring and naturally romantic. That's the best a man could get from his "Queen." This same trait could become a stress on the relationship when it is negatively applied. Women are not…

Thursday, 01 April 2021 05:26

Many are the challenges of JAMB but... - Bola Bolawole

Last Saturday, March 27, 2021 the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held its stakeholders’ meeting with media executives in Lagos. It has become characteristic of JAMB to hold such meetings since Is-haq Oloyede became its Registrar on August 1, 2016. Last year (2020), however, Covid-19 and the nationwide lockdown truncated the meeting. Usually, JAMB at this meeting with media executives expresses its gratitude “for the various supports, criticism, cautions and suggestions" on all its processes as well as "partnering with us in sanitizing the system”. One good thing about JAMB under the leadership of Oloyede is its openness, transparency,…

Thursday, 01 April 2021 05:25

The selfishness at the heart of socialism

Hugo Gurdon Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion, has commented that he was “enjoying the irony of … [Sen. Bernie] Sanders supporters lecturing me, a former Soviet citizen, on the glories of socialism and what it really means ... In practice, it corrodes not only the economy but the human spirit itself.” The soul-sapping nature of socialism was my subject last week, so I won’t go through the same stuff again, much though it bears repeating. Nevertheless, Kasparov’s comment led to further discussion of socialism after I reposted it on social media, and one respondent, a highly civilized left-wing…

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