Monday, October 14

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Reality of curses and mystery of life

The more I study the Word of Wisdom contained in the Holy Book, the more I wonder, not just how the Creator does what He does, but why He moulded and shaped some people and things the way He did.…

Image cast by Nigeria’s ‘two major religions’

The word “image” is used here to mean what appears strange, something that isn’t what Nigeria’s “two major religions” originally stand for. One strange image was represented in the holy book of one of two major religions: “Nebuchadnezzar the king…

Erisco vs Egodi: The police is the villain

Here is what happens every single time a Nigerian “big man” and the common man enter a contest of wills: the ethically bereft Nigerian police is more than likely to fight the battles of the rich and powerful than to…

PUNCH Jubilee, Deo!

Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher, in whom the spirit of the prophet was believed to have dwelt richly, once said, “The greatest service any man could do his generation is to see something clearly and then spend…

Europe is creating an agricultural sinkhole for Africa

As farmers protest across Europe, blockading cities, smashing through police barricades, and dumping manure, European politicians are falling over themselves to promise increased trade barriers against African food and agriculture imports. But how has locking out Zambian cotton, South African…

PUNCH Jubilee, Deo

Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher, in whom the Spirit of the Prophet was believed to have dwelt richly once said, “The greatest service any man could do his generation is to see something clearly and then spend…

Cartels and the rest of us

Maybe you’ve seen television footage or newspaper reports of President Bola Tinubu meeting with Aliko Dangote of Dangote Group and AbdulSamad Rabiu of BUA Group, leading members of the cement cartel, whose pricing has become skittish. That tells you that…

Matters for the attention of the President

On the State of the Economy in Nigeria, the escalation of prices of foodstuffs, goods and commodities generally, the hardship on the citizens and the “ebi npa wa” slogan. Since his assumption of office, the President, Bola Tinubu, removed the…

Hunger pangs in Nigeria and the silent rebellion

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. — Virginia Woolf Nigerians are angry with their government at all levels. According to the ace Nigerian novelist, Buchi Emecheta, “A hungry man is an angry…

Europe creating agricultural sinkhole for Africa

As farmers protest across Europe, blockading cities, smashing through police barricades, and dumping manure, European politicians are falling over themselves to promise increased trade barriers against African food and agriculture imports.  But how is it that locking out Zambian cott,…

Solving Nigeria’s airspace challenges

The state of the Nigerian airspace infrastructure has raised a lot of concerns among aviation stakeholders. It wasn’t as if the country’s airspace was not safe, so many issues like inadequate navigation equipment, and poor radio communication among others raise…

Dedollarise the economy now

Revelations from the recent Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria were alarming. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced that $26bn in untraceable funds had flowed through Binance Nigeria Ltd in the past year. These findings, in addition…

Oronsaye report and Artificial Intelligence

The Oronsaye’s Report, a landmark document outlining the reform of government agencies in Nigeria, stands to be significantly influenced by the integration of Artificial Intelligence technologies. As the world increasingly embraces digital transformation, the potential impact of AI on government…

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