A generation ambushed by drugs, By Dakuku Peterside
Nelson Mandela, the legendary African anti-apartheid fighter, said the future belongs to the youth, but Barak Obama qualified it by saying that the future belongs […]
Column – Monday
Surviving in our ‘hunger republic’, By Dakuku Peterside
Every day, ordinary Nigerians from Maiduguri to Oyorokoto-Andoni in Rivers State, Okerenkoko-Delta to Wamako in Sokoto State make difficult decisions. They are forced to choose […]
Soludo: A post-election Anambra, By Dakuku Peterside
At face value, the Anambra State governorship election 2021 is over, but the lessons have far broader implications that will endure. Beyond these lessons of […]
COP 26, Africa and the imperative for energy transitioning; By Dakuku Peterside
Elementary leadership lesson highlights that today’s decisions shape tomorrow’s future. It is only those meant for destruction that will not pay heed to this all-time […]
Rising gas prices, crisis in the making; By Dakuku Peterside
Nigerians are facing hydra-headed challenges on all fronts: debilitating insecurity, extreme poverty, hyperinflation, high cost of food and essential consumables, diminishing trust in government and […]
Jega, the Electoral Act and 2023; By Dakuku Peterside
Recently Prof Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman, shared his thoughts on the amended Electoral Act that is yet to be signed into law. His […]
Inside the Pandora Box, By Dakuku Peterside
Exposing secrets in the public interest is gradually gaining public acceptance and appreciation. It is also a testament to how technology has further reduced the […]
Babandede: Remaking the Nigerian Immigration Service, By Dakuku Peterside
The public sector in Nigeria is not a hopeless case, as we are sometimes all made to believe. It may not be effective and efficient. […]
Nigeria @ 61: Realities, aspirations and way forward
Sixty-one years ago, 00there were celebrations across the length and breadth of Nigeria. In every hue and corner of this developing nation, people were brimming […]
Successes abroad – A breath of fresh air, By Dakuku Peterside
In recent times, we have been bombarded with news of insecurity, corruption, and secession agitations in Nigeria that we have become so used to them. […]
The truth about federalism, By Dakuku Peterside
The problem with this call has been the connotations it carries. Agitation for “true“ federalism or restructuring has refused to be jettisoned out of our […]
Buhari’s outreach to the Southeast, By Dakuku Peterside
Symbolic gestures are particularly evident in Africa. Ndigbo or South easterners, more than any other group, attach importance to symbolic gestures. It is ingrained in […]
Plateau of crises and deaths, By Dakuku Peterside
Plateau State is named Plateau for a reason. It is approximately the Centre of Nigeria and the midpoint between Christian and Muslim civilisations in Nigeria, […]
Striking the soul of the nation, By Dakuku Peterside
Omoni Oboli’s “Wives on Strike” is a blockbuster Nollywood movie where four semi-illiterate market women eagerly protest a child marriage anathema. Amina’s dad has compelled […]
Post Afghanistan implications for Nigeria, By Dakuku Peterside
In the past week, the unfolding events in Afghanistan have dominated the media space. The seemingly unimaginable happened. The Taliban forces marched into the capital, […]
Siege on political parties, By Dakuku Peterside
Reading through the newspapers and social media in the past two weeks, I found myself thinking how nothing much seems to have changed in the […]
2023: The familiar as unknown (3), By Dakuku Peterside
We started this series penultimate week with permutations regarding the conventions and congresses of Nigeria’s two major political parties – the ruling All Progressives Congress […]
2023: The familiar as unknown (2), By Dakuku Peterside
Last week we started a series about possible scenarios in our match to the decisive year 2023. The year 2023 represents a watershed of a […]
2023: The familiar as unknown (1), By Dakuku Peterside
You could call it premonitions, dreams, forecasts, or revelations. I have a clear guesstimate of possible scenarios that will shape our political future and help […]
Beyond quantity – Rethinking university education in Nigeria, By Dakuku Peterside
The hallmark of productivity is improvement in quantity and quality. If one of these standards is sacrificed for the other, needed development is compromised. This […]