“The Chronicles of Chill: The Second Quadrannium of Gambrach – Leguminae Sufficiento” – by Rotimi Fawole
Thus it was that the list of Gambrach’s would-be councillors arrived at senatii for approval in rubberstampia. The citizens of Jirriah had waited with bated breath and acute apprehension for the list that Gambrach had held to his chest for so long. Or perhaps it was Caballee and Caballum, the legendary Deux Cabales, thorns in […]
“Why We Get What We Fear” by – Zeal Akaraiwe
Somehow, we are told that the universal laws are constant, equally effective and show no favouritism but when we seek evidence of this, is SEEMS to elude us. Are you one of those who has wondered why it is more common to come across people making statements like: “The thing which I FEARED the most […]
“Nigeria Education System: Fixing the Learning Crisis” by Bisi Ogunwale
One of the policy goal of Universal Basic Education Road Map for the 2015 – 2020 Strategy is the need to “ensure the acquisition of appropriate levels of literacy, numeracy, manipulative, communicative, and life skills needed for laying a solid foundation for life-long learning.” It’s September 2019, four months before the year 2020. How has […]
“THE CHURCH HAS LOST ITS WAY – NIGERIAN PENTECOSTALS” by – Olawale Opayinka
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14). This is God speaking to the children of Israel, HIS chosen people. […]
“THE HEALTH SECTOR AND THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE HEALTH PERSONNEL” by Kenneth Adejumoh
It was on a cloudy Sunday morning I rushed to the hospital for medical attention and unfortunately there was power outage leaving the entire hospital in darkness with little array of light through the window blinds. I sat in pains full of fatigue and my aching body dripping of sweat for I was hot in […]
“Cui Bono” by Cheta Nwanze
The time is approaching once again where the think pieces emerge, and the clips go into heavy rotation on social media. You know what time it is, it’s Subsidy Time. Every now and then the issue comes up like the proverbial bad penny, and the question is always the same: What could we be doing […]
Selecting the Right Leader to forge on with the plan for Kogi State
The Independent National Electoral Commission has scheduled the Kogi state Governorship elections to hold on the 12th of November 2019. Elections in Kogi State are peculiar, because of the Ethno-religious nature of Kogi politics. The major ethnic groups in the state are Igala, Ebira, and Okun. The Igala people are the most populous in the […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussions for August 26th to August 31st
City/Station Date/Time Summary Lokoja Prime 101.5FM Tuesdays @9am Myths of wasted votes Dan Asabe Muhammed; Coordinator Hands Across Africa Development Initiative (HAADI) Abeokuta Sweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Health Practice Standardization & Community Health: The role of citizens Folashade Ofurune; Executive Director, Health Education and Empowerment Initative (HEDEN) Katsina Vision 92.1FM Tuesdays @ 1pm NIL Bayelsa […]
The Chronicles of Chill: The Second Quadrannium of Gambrach – Legislatum Encaptivo by Rotimi Fawole
Nothing is as constant in the Kingdom of Jirria as the realignment of stars in political and stratospheric firmaments in the months before electoralis. Indeed, it was known unto the seafarers of the global world that Jirrian waters were to be avoided in those months, as relying on what they thought to be True North, […]
OF BENT SHOES, WEARY ALUTA SPIRIT AND THE WILL, TO GO ON
Oh, bring back that old time movement! Gone are the days when vibrant young men and women, who had a clear idea of what they wanted, would troop out in numbers to protest bad policies and effect change…not anymore. Instead, we have Grandparents walking the talk while the youth put up an “e no concern […]