EiE @ 12: On debates and democracy
“We must begin to imbibe a culture by which those who aspire to lead our people are subjected to a rigorous process of public debates that will assess their suitability on objective criteria, rather than the religion they practise or where they come from.” – Olusegun Adeniyi, chairman, ThisDay editorial board. In 2010, we protested […]
#IWD 2022: Before We Get Overtaken By Faux Platitudes
[By Chioma Agwuegbo] I woke up angry this morning; perhaps more tired than angry. No, not because we’re in the middle of the worst electricity situation we’ve experienced in a while, not because this is the fifth week of an utterly debilitating fuel scarcity; not even because the value of the naira continues to […]
While We Wait For The 2023 Elections
[By Rachael Eni] On the 19th of November, 2021, the National Assembly forwarded the Electoral Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari. What would eventually follow was a drama so unnecessary that it left me bewildered. Rather than assent or decline the Bill, the President chose instead to jet out of the country, spurring calls […]
Starters: The President Nigeria Needs
[By Oluseun Onigbinde] 2023 is upon us with the elections happening early next year. It feels like another year’s sporting event with suspense, breathtaking moments and power plays. However, this is not your regular entertainment. This is real life. This is about how the weak and vulnerable need a competent government that secures them. […]
Obaigbena Inaugurates THISDAY Editorial Board
The Chairman THISDAY/ARISE Tv, Mr Nduka Obaigbena yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the reconstituted editorial board of THISDAY newspaper. In attendance were THISDAY Managing Director, Mr Eniola Bello, editorial board chairman, Olusegun Adeniyi, and other members. While thanking the members for accepting to serve on the editorial board, Obaigbena reminded them that THISDAY is founded […]
The City of Port Harcourt and “the hanging black cloud”
[By Temilade Salami ] Imagine yourself on the day of a long awaited interview, dressed in a well-ironed white and sky blue shirt on a beautiful Monday morning. Your appointment time is 10am and you had left home anxious, eager and happy at 9:00 am only to arrive at the interview centre at 9:40am to a […]
Fuel Subsidy – The Dishonesty Continues 10 Years On
[By ‘Yemi Adamolekun ] I came here scared; I cannot tell you I came confidently I came scared of my life, but I came because I want to see a New Nigeria I grew up seeing Nigeria without light I grew up seeing Nigeria without water I grew up seeing people on the street Sometimes, I’m almost […]
Nigeria, Hard Times & Cacophonous Tunes
[By Abiodun Komolafe ] Fellow Nigerians, if reports emanating from the grapevine are anything to go by, then, interesting times beckon in 2022. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Nigerian government is expected to fully remove the “unsustainable and economically disingenuous” fuel and electricity subsidies next year. In simple terms, the dreaded full deregulation of the oil and […]
REVAMPING THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE FOR TRUE SERVICE
[By Nelson Olanipekun ] Six years ago, I was in the police station to respond to a distress call made by our client to the chambers I worked at. On getting there, an argument ensued between me and the officers; they were determined to perpetuate the illegality I sought to prevent, and as a result, they […]
BUILDING COLLAPSE: INTEGRITY GAPS IN NIGERIA’S INFRASTRUCTURAL REVOLUTION
[By Kenneth Uttih and ‘Boye Shoroye ] Reflecting on the recent building collapse on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria– a highbrow area reserved for the upper echelon of society, one cannot but wonder at the layers of lapses that eventually culminated in this magnitude of disaster and fatalities. Civil engineers are the custodians of all […]