Published On Saturday, May 25, 2013. Under: Africa.
Fellow Nigerians, let me start with a Yoruba proverb that states: if it takes a man 20 years to prepare for madness when is he going to develop full-blown lunacy by biting the trees? This ancient adage is very relevant to the message I have for you today. I’m reasonably convinced that we have completed ...
Pasco Temple defends Ambassador Stevens and Minister Kabs-Kanu
Published On Friday, May 24, 2013. Under: Lead Story.
OPINION Indeed: Joseph Sherman (Saidu) can’t be trusted By Pasco Temple I have read part one of an article written by Joseph Sherman, titled “People and Enemies that have led to the Retrogression of the Republic of Sierra Leone”, including reactions by contributors to various social media networks. The article consist of personal complaints- confused [...]
Pasco Temple defends Ambassador Stevens and Minister Kabs-Kanu
Published On Friday, May 24, 2013. Under: Lead Story, Opinion.
OPINION Indeed: Joseph Sherman (Saidu) can’t be trusted By Pasco Temple I have read part one of an article written by Joseph Sherman, titled “People and Enemies that have led to the Retrogression of the Republic of Sierra Leone”, including reactions by contributors to various social media networks. The article consist of personal complaints- confused [...]
Stemming the Tide of Violent Extremism
Published On Friday, May 24, 2013. Under: Africa.
Article by Philip Amiola From the tides of terrorism that have reached a climax in Nigeria to the torrents of similarly horrifying tidings across the world, it will probably take a full time job to keep track of the tragic events that have become a normal part of our day-to-day life. I was badly shaken ...
Stemming the Tide of Violent Extremism
Published On Friday, May 24, 2013. Under: Africa.
Article by Philip Amiola From the tides of terrorism that have reached a climax in Nigeria to the torrents of similarly horrifying tidings across the world, it will probably take a full time job to keep track of the tragic events that have become a normal part of our day-to-day life. I was badly shaken ...
Stemming the Tide of Violent Extremism
Published On Friday, May 24, 2013. Under: Africa.
Article by Philip Amiola From the tides of terrorism that have reached a climax in Nigeria to the torrents of similarly horrifying tidings across the world, it will probably take a full time job to keep track of the tragic events that have become a normal part of our day-to-day life. I was badly shaken ...
The Achebe I Knew – By Chido Onumah
Published On Friday, May 24, 2013. Under: Africa.
“Indiscipline pervades our life so completely that one may be justified in calling it the condition par excellence of contemporary Nigerian society”- Chinua Achebe, The Trouble with Nigeria. Prof. Chinua Achebe, literary giant, celebrated author, humanist and patriot par excellence, who was buried yesterday, was Nigeria’s gift to Africa, and indeed, the world. Like most ...
Career: How Much Do You Know About Editing Your CV?
Published On Friday, May 24, 2013. Under: Africa.
You may have been seeking for jobs for quite a while now and yet you are yet to receive a single call up for an interview. And then you begin to crack your head on what could be the possible cause of your dilemma after you recently realized that your friend (whom you applied for ...
Top 10 things parents should avoid saying to children
Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Bongi Sithole Children are a parents’ greatest gift but can sometimes be an overwhelming responsibility to carry daily – which leads to some very frustrating moments. Parents will always have certain expectations from their children and when those measures are not met, disappointment follows. Mothers and fathers are in fact also far from perfect ...
Nigeria’s Northern Elders Will Soon Come Home To Roost! – By Paul Omoruyi
Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Paul Omoruyi Lately, there has been so many “elderly rascality” taking place in Nigeria. From Gabriel Igbinedion’s complete disregard for the law of the land on election-day in Edo State to the recent preposterous and outlandish statements by Northern Elders Forum (NEF) regarding Nigeria’s Government fight against Boko Haram, elderly rascality is on full ...
Nigeria’s Northern Elders Will Soon Come Home To Roost! – By Paul Omoruyi
Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Paul Omoruyi Lately, there has been so many “elderly rascality” taking place in Nigeria. From Gabriel Igbinedion’s complete disregard for the law of the land on election-day in Edo State to the recent preposterous and outlandish statements by Northern Elders Forum (NEF) regarding Nigeria’s Government fight against Boko Haram, elderly rascality is on full ...
President Jonathan’s state of emergency paradigm
Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Article written by Theophilus Ilevbare The proclamation of emergency rule on three states of the North-East by a resurgent President Goodluck Jonathan was given the blessing of the National Assembly, as legislators of opposition parties broke party ranks to rally support for the President, his decision they believed was in the best interest of the ...
Tourism And Rural Development In Ogun: A Call To Rescue
Published On Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Under: Africa.
Article by Wale Odunsi Ogun state is regarded as a leading municipal in the country. This is in recognition of its pioneering role in education, medicine, law, divinity among others. On the other hand, it is famous for its strategic location as an integral transport route that connects with the rest of the country. It ...
The Transformation Of The Sierra Leone ‘Public Sphere’
Published On Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Under: Lead Story.
By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) : It is with great sadness, heavy heart and horrible honesty that I’m now informing my readers that the traditional or mainstream media in Sierra Leone—newspapers, radio and television—no longer have monopoly over how the news should be processed and interpreted because there is not only alternative media in the [...]
Which gods must be appeased? – By Okey Ndibe
Published On Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Under: Africa.
Modern Nigeria’s crisis, I suggest, is primarily a crisis of values. In Umuofia, Okonkwo may give vent to unruly deportment, but his community is also equipped with the coercive instrument for regulating his conduct or punishing his excesses. Okonkwo’s Umuofia is by no means a perfect or ideal community. Yet, as we’ve stated earlier, the ...
Who is our God? A poem by Femi Fani-Kayode
Published On Monday, May 20, 2013. Under: Africa.
He is the God of the Holy Bible, the giver of life. He is the Holy One of Israel whose coming was prophesied for thousands of years by the Prophets before it came to pass. He is He that humbled Himself and shed His divinity, who came down as God incarnate in the flesh, who ...
“Nigeria will become history…” Nigeria is already history – By Bayo Oluwasanmi
Published On Monday, May 20, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Bayo Oluwasanmi Melford Dokubo Goodhead Jr., now known as Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo recently set the Nigerian media world literally ablaze at a press conference. During the briefings, he threatened fire and brimstone if he was arrested for the threats he made regarding the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 “Nigeria will become ...
Tithes, Offerings and the Impoverishment of Nigerian Village Pastors – By Obinna Akukwe
Published On Sunday, May 19, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Obinna Akukwe The practice of city pastors commandeering all the tithes and offerings to themselves while pauperizing their village counterparts is one of the reasons every pastor is running to the city to establish a church. Tithes and offerings are biblical injunctions which a religious faithful or lover of God uses to show appreciation ...
Why Leones and Cents are becoming so volatile with Sierra Leonean citizens
Published On Sunday, May 19, 2013. Under: Lead Story.
By Sanpha Sesay : Texas, USA May 17, 2013 – In my country, Sierra Leone, respecting currency is one of the most patriotic things a citizen can do. Our currency is identified as Leones and cents. In Sierra Leone, the role of government and institutions of development, in my opinion, should be governed in a [...]
No Brilliance is required in Law ; just Common Sense
Published On Sunday, May 19, 2013. Under: Lead Story, Opinion.
By Abdulai Mansaray : The City of Freetown woke up to the Operation WID a few months ago, much to the joy of many commuters. According to SLRTA, in conjunction with the Freetown City Council and other partners, “Operation WID” was meant to rid the central area of Freetown and its environs of “clutter”. The [...]
President Jonathan has a dark, lonely road ahead – Dele Momodu
Published On Saturday, May 18, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, after several years of prevarication, dilly-dallying and apparent confusion about how to tackle the dangerously volatile menace of Boko Haram, as well as other terrorist groups the chickens finally came home to roost last Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The government of President Goodluck Jonathan had been largely seen as a ...
Jonathan And Amaechi Volte-Face: Widening The Gulf
Published On Thursday, May 16, 2013. Under: Africa.
Article by Theophilus Ilevbare The “cold war” between Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State and President Goodluck Jonathan that has inundated the media apparently began with Governor Amaechi’s rather unsavoury remarks against the President and reached a crescendo with his remarks on the East/West Road under the supervision of the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry. Since then, ...
For an end game for Boko Haram, spend those trillions on education – By Pat Utomi
Published On Thursday, May 16, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Pat Utomi As Albert Einsten once said “We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them”. The challenge of terrorism and ostensibly faith and cult based intolerance, partly manifested in the Boko Haram insurgency, that we face in Nigeria was created at the level of ignorance. I have ...
On Declaration Of A State Of Emergency In 3 States – By Femi Falana
Published On Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Femi Falana (SAN) Following the break down of law and order in some parts of the country President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states to wit: Borno,Yobe and Adamawa. The declaration made pursuant to section 305 of the Constitution requires the approval of both houses of the National Assembly. ...
$6billion Chinese investment for salone
Published On Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Under: Lead Story.
By John Baimba Sesay : In line with governments’ strong desire to meet the development needs of the citizenry of Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources 10th May 2013 signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with China Kingho Energy Group Co., Ltd on the development of mineral resources in Sierra Leone.Speaking at the [...]
Fashola: Porting From Admirable Achievements To Peeving Policies
Published On Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Under: Africa.
By Wale Odunsi Nigeria has 36 federating states with one man atop the governance of each. I admire a few of them for their courage, diligence, forthrightness, hardwork, vision among other delectable traits and one of those is Lagos state governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN. We like(d) him because he obviously knows what it means ...
Why PDP must go and APC must thrive – By Nuhu Ribadu
Published On Monday, May 13, 2013. Under: Africa.
I am happy to be with you today at this moment of your National Convention. Once again, Nigeria is at the cusp of change. We stand at the threshold of history, willing and determined to keep the promise of building a new nation. I am thus happy to be with you today at this momentous ...
Morituri Te Salutamus – By Dele Momodu
Published On Saturday, May 11, 2013. Under: Africa.
MORITURI TE SALUTAMUS Fellow Nigerians, once again I’m compelled to go into Roman history to seek a title for my column this week. I believe that most of us would agree with the Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, a veteran of many wars, both physical and metaphysical, that our country is indeed in a state ...
Govs’ Akpabio, Orji’s rift over completion of Uyo–Ikot-Ekpene-Aba, Umuahia 6 lane highway continues
Published On Thursday, May 09, 2013. Under: Africa.
Article written by Obinna Akukwe The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio and his Abia State counterpart, Theodore Orji are yet to settle the rift caused by the refusal of the later to cooperate in the completion of the six lane Oron-Uyo-Ikot-Ekpene-Aba and four lane Ikot-Ekpene- Umuahia roads. Governor Akpabio has indicated willingness to ...
ACC presents monitoring reports on MDAs to stakeholders in Makeni
Published On Thursday, May 09, 2013. Under: Lead Story, National News.
The Monitoring and Compliance Unit of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd May 2013 presented monitoring reports to stakeholders at the SLTU Hall in Makeni. The monitoring reports were on the Ministries of Local Government (Local Councils), Health and Sanitation, Education and Agriculture. Welcoming participants to the occasion, [...]