By Amina Salihu I got the title of this article from the back view of a long-distance travel Toyota Hiace bus just recently as I was returning to Abuja from the farm in Zaria. We were held up in the usually snaky traffic of a security checkpoint which our new reality has foisted upon us.…
‘Nigeria Is Well Qualified to Be the World Book Capital’ – Koko Kalango
– Koko Kalango, Project Director, Port Harcourt World Book Capital and Book Festival Director How did you pull the string in bringing the world to Nigeria in 2014? There is a process in UNESCO. First, you enter a competitive bid. I felt Nigeria was well qualified to be the world book capital, having produced some…
‘Nigeria Will Be Better Than This’ – Segun Adeniyi
– Segun Adeniyi, journalist and former media assistant to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua How has it been since leaving government? I’m back to my beat as a reporter. I’m back to my comfort zone and I’m happy. Nigeria has just celebrated its centenary. How do you see the next 100 years? I’m optimistic about Nigeria…
Keshi’s Head for the Block?
They want the head of Stephen Keshi on the block. His sin is that he has been unable to repeat the impossible. He has not transformed to the 12th man on the field to secure victory for Nigeria’s first eleven in the current Africa Cup of Nations campaign. Why do Nigerians treat wounds instead of…
Those Boys Must Not Die!
By Amina Salihu I am one who is fairly familiar with the strict hierarchy and the precise discipline of the military, having grown up next to an Army barrack and served military personnel in my mother’s shop while growing up in Zaria. I had and still have a tremendous amount of respect for the military,…
‘Entrepreneurial Education Is Key to Economic Growth’
The growth of the economy and development of a country depend on its educational system. Researchers found out that investment in education or reforms positively affects the productivity of the labour force and that increases gross domestic product, GDP. To create a safer and more prosperous economy, the British Council hopes to use the 2014…
The Olomo in Us All!
This week, precisely Monday October 20, marks the first anniversary of the sad disappearance of James Bolarinwa Olomo, professor of Nuclear Physics and lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife. Since Saturday October 26, 2013, when the family delegation reported the matter at the police station in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, it has been…
Grandstanding With Power
Today’s Nigeria should be any foreign correspondent’s mine for news. Even the most un-enterprising of reporters would get at least two juicy stories a week, to whet the appetite of news hungry audiences at home because those who hold the reins here never tire of foul steps in attending to state matters. Is it true…
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