May 4, 2023

Imo Guber Race: It Would Be A Sin For Uzodinma To Return

May 4, 2023 3:56 am

The 11th November gubernatorial elections in Imo State will perhaps be the most important opportunity Imolites have to prove that they’re not spinless cowards whose electoral mandates can be stolen without consequences. Indeed, a victory for the incumbent Governor of the State, Hope Uzodinma will not only be an unforgivable sin, it is one that can inflict monumental damages to the aspirations of Ndigbo in Nigeria.

Prior to his assumption of duty as the Numero Uno in Douglas House, Uzodinma was roundly rejected by Imolites in the 2019 polls yet riding on certain dangerous wings in Abuja, he imposed himself …

Tinubu’s Presidency: A Reality Nigerians Must Simply Face

May 4, 2023 3:10 am

Perhaps, President Muhammadu Buhari was figuratively right when he declared that members of the opposition lost the elections because they were ‘too confident’. That comment from the President has been met with widespread opprobrium, but a deeper look at it will reveal that it is not too far from the truth.

The members of the opposition, particularly the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party were quite confident before the elections. They underestimated the man called Bola Tinubu and overrated Nigeria’s abysmal electoral system. Despite obvious signs that an ‘Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) whose Chairman and National Commissioners …

Nigeria Must Get Her Educational System Right

May 4, 2023 3:00 am

There are no right words to describe Nigeria’s educational sector, but abysmally and terribly deteriorated might be a good place to start. Rather than asking what is wrong with Nigeria’s educational sector, the question would be, ‘What isn’t?’

Education in Nigeria is riddled with issues like outdated educational curricula, poor funding, lack of infrastructure, nonexistent libraries, poor access to quality education at all levels, and incessant strikes at the tertiary level. Get rid of incompetent teachers and unqualified teachers, and we might be getting somewhere with identifying the problems.

However, the problems of the educational sector in Nigeria are …