By Dakuku Peterside Three recent developments are the focus of pe ople with a keen interest in the political affairs of Nigeria at the moment. The first is whether ECOWAS, which means Nigeria, in real terms, will go to war…
By Dakuku Peterside Hunger is widespread and chronic in Nigeria, and its prevalence is one phenomenon that statistics cannot fully capture; not even the global hunger index does justice to it. Statistics deals with numbers, but hunger deals with humans.…
By Dakuku Peterside To be precise from the onset, it is apt to posit that the centrality, omnipresence and ubiquitous nature of petrol in Nigeria has elevated it to the status of a deity in our daily lives. We revere…
A former member of the House of Representatives and former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that Nigerian NewsDirect Founding Publisher, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi made a lasting impression on his life. In a condolence…
By Dakuku Peterside It is a scientific fact that water and oil do not mix, but in the complex and complicated world of criminal enterprise, this natural law does not apply. It is becoming evident that in Nigeria’s crude oil…
By Dakuku Peterside Last week, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) issued an alert warning of the high probability of 14 states experiencing heavy rainfall that might lead to flooding. This is not the first time NEMA and Nigerian Hydrological…
By Dakuku Peterside Last week, I extensively talked with a set of enterprising, upwardly mobile young men and women in Abuja. I chose to label that intera ctive session “lamentations of despairs.” These young people are your typical hustlers. That conversation centred…
By Dakuku Peterside Every new marriage comes with some level of excitement. This may be due to love, lust, anticipation, or newness. The everyday drudgery of living together and following the routines of life stifles excitement, and soon realities of…
By Dakuku Peterside In the sphere of presidential engagement and communication, Nigeria has had different shades of Presidents, from the docile and absent, laidback, garrison-style communication, taciturn, to the pragmatic. Each shade created the mood and tone of the presidency…
By Dakuku Peterside Democracy is taken for granted as the best form of government. At least the West told us so. We have also accepted it by default. We have tried multiple facets of democratic systems – parliamentary and presidential…
