Nigeria is in dire straits. I know that bit of truism probably applies to Nigeria almost every year since 1960. While realities at this time speak to us about insecurity and the dangers that apparently loom on the horizon of the coming elections, our age-long challenges continue to threaten our very existence. In the coming […]
It seems like yesterday, but President Umaru Yar’Adua died almost five years ago. Therefore, another four years in the life of a nation does not matter at all. I have looked at the political dynamics of this country and the result is, whether anyone likes it or not, Jonathan will win again, even if 100 […]
The recent visit of the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Johnson Olawunmi, to a youth corps member on hospital bed in Benin, the Edo State capital, is a paradigm shift in the relationship between the helmsmen of the NYSC and the corps members under their supervision. The DG, who was in […]
These are interesting times in the country. Everybody appointed into political office is scheming to be elected to the driver’s seat. That will give them access to the common vault and immunity from criminal prosecution for the period they hold executive/legislative power. It is not peculiar to any region or group. From the federal cabinet […]
The lack of security for life and property in Nigeria has undoubtedly become the most vexing issue in the polity. The Nigerian people and the rest of the world watch the endless massacre going on in anger and outrage, as each murderous attack seems to take the level of violence a notch higher, leaving Nigerians […]
Let me say this quickly, I am not an All Progressives Congress member or even a politician to begin with. So, nobody should think I am being influenced by party loyalty. I write based on personal conviction that the presidential declaration for a second term in office by President Goodluck Jonathan some couple of days […]
Sir, I have observed a particular trend; that whenever the president or the PDP are about to have a major political activity, bombs always go off. My mind and heart goes out to all those who lost their lives and their families, but they have to stop killing us because they want to stop the […]
What does corruption look like? The short answer is: Not what you think it does, at least according to President Goodluck Jonathan who while recently “rethinking corruption” said: “Over 70 per cent of what are called corruption (offences), even by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other anti-corruption agencies, is not corruption, but common […]
I must tell you that we have caught some high-profile double registrants and we may be able to start with them in terms of prosecution,” a high-profile Nigerian official said in March 2011. His name: Attahiru Jega, the chairman of the so-called Independent National Electoral Commission. He was speaking at the National Summit on Free and […]
Jonathan is the most highly-educated president in the history of Nigeria. The English have an expression: “give a dog a bad name in order to kill it.” It refers to the malicious misrepresentation of someone in order to discredit him. This has been strategy of the opposition to Goodluck Jonathan to date. This opposition comprises […]
L-R: Minister of agriculture and rural development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina and executive director, Forum For Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, during the presentation of FARA award to Adesina at the 15th anniversary of FARA in Johannesburg, South Africa. Leadership Newspaper
The future of Nigeria and today By:Japheth Omojuwa, Leadership
We tend to pretend Nigeria will move forward, taking giant strides into the future, but we delude ourselves if we believe that we can move forward without….
Burnout: Get more sleep this weekend
Are you constantly feeling tired, irritable and low? You could be suffering from a burnout. You are not the only one; all of us reach that point in life when we feel thoroughly exhausted or mentally drained. Experts say that an increasing number of individuals today are being burnout. Burnout, they say is a physical […]
Marijuana’s long-term effects on the brain
The effects of chronic marijuana use on the brain may depend on age of first use and duration of use, according to researchers at the Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas at Dallas. In a paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers for the first time […]
Today is the World Pneumonia Day, a day set aside by the international bodies to draw global attention to the need to fight this deadly but preventable disease. Experts describe pneumonia as a bacterial or viral infection of the air sacs in the lungs, the latter of which is more common in children. Child killer […]
Firm unveils device to reduce car theft
A major manufacturer of security device, Tramigo, has unveiled new products that will assist vehicles owners in the country to reduce the incidence of car theft. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Arto Tiitinen, while speaking on Monday, in Abuja, said the move was part of the efforts aimed at responding to the […]
MTN boss calls for consolidation among mobile phone operators
To avoid market and company failures in the competitive mobile phone ecosystem, the Group Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, Sifisco Dabengwa at the just concluded GSMA Mobile 360 Series Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa, has called for consolidation among phone operators. The GSMA is an association of mobile operators and related companies […]
Samsung showcases smart office solutions at 2014 Lagos Trade Fair
Samsung Electronics, a global giant in digital media and convergence technologies, at the ongoing 2014 Lagos International Trade Fair is showcasing its Printing Solutions Business unveiling its new Smart Office platform alongside its latest multifunction printers. With the theme: Samsung Smart Office Solutions, this is the first time Samsung Printing Solutions Business are being showcased […]
