PETER OBI: OHANEZE NDIGBO'S TRUMP CARD
As Ambassador Obiozor gears towards consensus building, he must realize that the country has been mired in misrule and is in dire need of emancipation. And, Ndigbo, having been starved of the opportunity to partake in the national cake, must be ready to make a grand entrance once the opportunity presents itself in 2023. This means that the candidate the socio-cultural association will endorse must be a person without baggage, but someone whose antecedents can endear the entire nation to his c...
THE DIFFICULTY OF DOING BUSINESS IN BENUE STATE
These multiple taxes, coupled with the activities of hoodlums who parade themselves as “Youths” or vigilante to harass business owners for “settlement” have made business activities to suffer greatly in the state. The trend extends to “property acquisition and development”. Take for instance, to buy a plot of land in any part of the state today; you must pay “community due”, then, youths, vigilante, etc. When you start developing the land, hoodlums will still come and demand f...
THE HYPOCRISY OF ANIMALS' RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Today, violating human rights attracts little or no penalty compared to when animals’ rights are trampled upon. For instance, there are two contrasting events involving two prominent footballers who ply their trades in the English Premier League. The first is Manchester United’s star defender, Harry Maguire. He was involved in a brawl outside a Mykonos town bar and was found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery in August 2020 while holidaying. Despite been ...
THE IMPACT OF SUBSIDY REINVESTMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME (SURE-P) ON THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTHS IN BENUE STATE—NIGERIA (2012—2015)
ABSTRACT The various government interventionist programmes aimed at economically empowering the youths have failed woefully to achieve set targets. Youth unemployment in the country therefore, has become more pervasive as it increases by the day. This study was conducted to assess the impact made by SURE-P in economically empowering Nigerian youth and reducing anti-social activities among them, with particular reference to Benue State. Survey method was used in the inquiry and data obtained ...
POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT Nigerians, having been subjected to different forms of exploitation and misrule, from the mercantilist era to the present era of neoliberalism, appear justified in assessing every form of government including democracy, merely from the point of economic emancipation. Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has undergone repeated cycles of democratic and authoritarian rule, with the military governing for a total of 29 years in the post-colonial era. There was much expression of hope ...