By Dakuku Peterside Nigeria faces unprecedented economic uncertainties and desperately needs to “bend the curve” on most economic indices. Even the optimistic people among us struggle with what to hold onto to defend our slide into economic quagmire. This results…
By Dakuku Peterside John Dewey, an American philosopher of the 20th century, argued that “we do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” At the core of this statement is the critical role of reflection in the…
By Dakuku Peterside In 1961, the Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, enjoined Justice Adetokunbo Ademola to “never waiver from the truth” and charged him that if he committed a crime and was brought before the justice, he should…
By Dakuku Peterside In his famous drama, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare penned one of the most recognisable descriptions of greatness: “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” George…
By Dakuku Peterside The integrity issue in Nigerian politics and public life has been a topic of discussion and concern for many years. Like many other countries, Nigeria has faced challenges related to corruption, lack of transparency, and ethical issues…
By Dakuku Peterside Statistics should help settle arguments, in theory. We assume they provide stable reference points that everyone – no matter what their opinion, persuasion, belief, or politics is – can agree on. However, there has been a global…
…Says Rivers State now a “theatre of the absurd” …Urges political actors to give State Gov space to do his job 2015 Rivers State Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has condemned the disruption of…
By Dakuku Peterside There is a deafening silence in the land over the state of the economy. No right-thinking person can take this silence or mood of the nation for granted. This eery silence is invariably linked to a cost-of-living…
By Dakuku Peterside From the small handguns of the 15th century to the sophisticated machine guns and other small and light weapons of our time, the world has suffered mayhem and wanton destruction due to the rightful and wrongful use…
By Dakuku Peterside There is fire on the mountain. It seems too far away, and the fire looks more like a smouldering fire than a volcano. However, the molten lava is simmering in the belly of the volcano, waiting to…
