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By Ben Osuagwu Recently, a Section of the media in the country carried the story that Dangote Refinery will soon start production. Prior to the exit of the immediate past administration, the head of that Government hurriedly commissioned the Refinery and Nigerians thought that with its inauguration, the price of Petroleum Products will come down,but all to no avail. Well that is a good development for an individual to build a Refinery. But Nigerians expect that the news  that would have appealled to all is that the nation’s Refineries have…

By Nathan Uzoma Workers Welfare Induced Corruption: For, Seymour Lipset and Salman Lenz (2000:112-117), cultures that stress economic success as an important goal but nevertheless strongly restricts access to opportunities will have higher levels of corruption. For instance, it is a common life pattern in Nigeria to see civil servants work for months without getting paid (This Day: Sunday, July 7, 2002; Daily Trust: July 9, 2002), yet, the society expects them to be honest and productive. Many of those civil servants working without pay are parents, who are expected…

By Henry Ekpe Since the inception of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter, in 1998, the party has never gone through such contentious challenges facing her presently. When PDP arrived Imo State, it was the darling of politicians, as the likes of Chief ID Nwoga, Chief Emeka Echeruo, Chief Charles Ugwu, Dr Mrs Kema Chikwe, Late Chief Livy Okereafor etc with the younger ones like Hon Oliver Enwerenem and co moulded the party into a behemoth. Then, the likes of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Senator Arthur Nzeribe, Chief Evan…

By Erimma Nwosisi On the 12th of June 2023, the  new President of Nigeria , Bola Ahmed Tinubu  signed into law  The Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, also known as the students loan Act, it was established to help Students in Nigeria pay  tuition fees towards their higher education and  in turn  pay back in instalments after two years, after  completing their one year orientation programme in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This seems like a good policy, however in a country that had in decades, experienced a…

By Reuben Abati “See Paris and die!” We used to hear that as young persons. Paris was meant to be the most exotic spot of European civilization, an intellectual capital and the reference point for the Renaissance – Francis !1, Cardinal Richelieu, Loui XIII, Louis XIV, and the ideas-driven salons of Paris. But that was in the past. Nobody goes to Paris to die these days, or to look for big ideas at salons. The history is still there, the legacy is apparent, but there is no big deal anymore…

By Chinedu Opara  Before ex militant and agitator Asari Dukubo openly confessed to being in charge of security in Imo,  you hardly could believe such was possible. This was because from ex Gov Achike Udenwa, down to Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, Imo state vigilante outfits were manned by indigenes of the state from top to bottom . The operatives were usually recruited from the various autonomous communities of the state, by  Ndi Eze and town unions and trained by government and sent back as government  recognized and paid local vigilante.…

By Sam Onwuemeodo I make hay to write this. Prior to the 2011 governorship election in lmo, it was not His Excellency, Dr  lkedi Ohakim,  who chose to answer “ikiri”. ” lkiri akampa”.  l don’t know the English name. No one  takes or removes  easily,   whatever that is in the hand of ikiri. That was the name given to  Ohakim by the ” Star players” or the Goliaths he had recruited before the election . Ohakim,  a very good man, with good heart. A jolly fellow. The STAR PLAYERS  the okohia…

By Dele Sobowale  The suspension and subse­quent arrest of the Gover­nor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has brought the inevitable collision between President Tinubu and ex-President Buhari closer than the two of them realize. Buhari, who hoped to have a peaceful retirement in Daura or Niger Republic, will soon discover that he had murdered sleep. Short of killing Emefiele, to si­lence him, the probe of the CBN ordered by Tinubu will reveal to what extent Buhari and his cabal, including Ministers and Advisers, privatized the bank. Since this…