Archives for Opinion - Page 21
JOURNALISM AS A CAREER
Between a Statesman and Politician: The Obasanjo Saga
ON SHELL’S ALLEGED DECEPTION IN OGONI – WHY THE HASTE IN THE DIVESTMENT OF OGONI OIL FIELDS?
By Zik Gbemre
With more (investigated) revelations coming in as regards the subject matter, we are greatly appalled to find out that it is actually true that Shell (SPDC) is said to be the main brain behind the push for Belema Oil Ltd to buy over and operate the Ogoni oil fields. That means in the ...
BUHARI VS JONATHAN: NIGERIA ON THE ROAD TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA?
A FOLLOW-UP ON THE ALLEGED SHELL DECEPTION IN OGONI
XRAYING CHARLES SOLUDO’S ARTICLE ON THE GENERAL ELECTIONS AND THE NIGERIAN NATION
Zik Gbemre
Aside the recent postponement of the earlier schedule February 2015 general elections that we and many Nigerians greatly condemned, another issue that generated so much fuss and controversy in the last few weeks was the mind-boggling, thought-provoking and quite revealing article: “Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election” written by former Central Bank of Nigeria ...
POLITRICKS: ABURI, ABUJA ACCORDS et al.
By Alex O. Akpodiete Atawa”
In the past few weeks, there has been a lot of peace accords along with the attendant media hype. The first of these was the Abuja accord where the leading political parties and their presidential candidates signed an agreement essentially against election violence. They apparently agreed for themselves and on behalf ...
HOW OKOWA PACIFIED URHOBOS – Onuesoke
IS THERE VOODOO AND JUJU IN FOOTBALL?
MAN AND THE DE-HUMANISATION OF LEPERS
2015: ELECTIONS: JEGA’S POSTPONEMENT & THE WILL OF THE MASSES
ARE NIGERIAN PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS OF THIS ERA REALLY EDUCATED?
Zik Gbemre,
Many studies have shown that a nation’s economic growth and quality of governance is enhanced by having leaders who are well-read, competent with the right leadership skills, exposure and behaviour. It is also believed that poorly-educated leaders are ill-informed and do not have the idea that politics is supposed to be used to ...
PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S BLOODLETTING AND ACTS OF TERROR IN RIVERS STATE – THE ROAD TO PERFIDY
POLITICIANS, OATH OF OFFICE AND AFRICAN DEITIES
POLITICIANS, OATH OF OFFICE AND AFRICAN DEITIES
“Tis not the many oaths that make the truth,
But the plain single vow that is vow’d true.”
- Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Bobson Gbinije,
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states with pertinacious exactitude and society insists with mulish doggedness that, it is cardinally imperative for public office holders, professionals and officers ...
By Zik Gbemre
One of the major problem facing the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), which urgently needs to be given more attention to, is the challenge of the influx of illegal immigrants into the country. Many of these aliens come through illegal routes (be it land, sea or air), while some who gained entry through any channel ...