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DevelopmentFeb 15, 2020

EBONYI: The next Igbo development harbinger

For a long time Ndigbo have considered Abakiliki and that axis as the backwaters of our large pool of people.And we have so treated them as such that when they found themselves in the larger house of Ndigbo from Eastern Nigeria, East Central State, Anambra and the Enugu States, we simply considered them not part of the plot.As Ebonyi State, we have not considered them worth the glance or at most a full blooded Ndigbo. Whatever...

By Ireke A Kalu Onuma1920

PoliticsFeb 13, 2020

Why sometimes it is good for your prayers not to be answered

I think there is a reason why you can pray and work hard for something and never get it. Perhaps, you could cause a lot of damage if you are allowed to have what you have been praying and working hard for. Just imagine how Nigeria would have been today if in 2015 Goodluck Jonathan had won the presidential election or canceled the election due to irregularities. There would have been riots or even targeted killings in a few...

By Afam Nnaji1726

CorruptionFeb 12, 2020

The discos are far more corrupt than all the other agencies and institutions put together

An armed policeman at a checkpoint collects N20.00 from an okada or bus driver you call him corrupt.Ikeja Electric Distribution company generates and sends estimated bills ranging from N14, 000.00 to N30,000.00 every month to homes because they have refused to provide prepaid meters even with NERC and the ministry of power regulating and supervising them.Mind you, your neighbor that has a prepaid meter hardly spends up to N4,000.00 in a month and you still get...

By Afam Nnaji1838

Energy and PowerFeb 12, 2020

We have a federal government that is more interested in the welfare of non Nigerians than Nigerians

Millions of Nigerians are without electricity yet Nigeria supplies electricity to neighboring countries even when some of these Nigerians that are without electricity come from regions that provide the resources that are used to build power plants and generate the same electricity they send to neighboring countries.As is this is not enough coupled with the criminal estimated billing systems that the discos prefer compared to proper billing system based on prepaid meters and the attendant pain...

By Afam Nnaji1750

DevelopmentOct 31, 2019

With FixIt the government will know about bad roads and fix them accordingly

The quality of our roads whether in densely populated urban areas or in rural areas is mostly poor, from pot holes to failed portions of roads especially existing roads that could have benefited from periodic or routine maintenance. Leaking roofs or blown away roofs in some public schools, very dirty rest rooms in our tertiary institutions and public hospitals etc are some of the things we see and complain about everyday.The problemHaving a trusted and transparent platform...

By Afam Nnaji1537

SecurityOct 19, 2019

What's going on with the NPF list of successful recruits as PSC and Force PRO discredit official list?

It is unfortunate that the Nigeria Police Force published a list of successful recruits on their website but the Police Service Commission and recently the Force PRO have come out to discredit the list with the PSC describing the list as an act of illegality and a breach of federal character requirements.From the NPF website2019 LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE1. ”ƒINSTRUCTIONSFind below the list of successful candidates in the recent Police Constable Recruitment lower cadreAll successful candidates...

By Afam Nnaji1992

DevelopmentOct 15, 2019

Driving in Lagos is hell for both the driver and the passengers

Ask Lagosians who they will support and vote for if a gubernatorial election is held in Lagos today between Ambode (PDP or even APGA) and Sanwo Olu (APC) and you will be shocked to know that majority will vote for Ambode and that includes APC supporters.Driving in Lagos is hell for both the driver and the passengers. The vehicle is not spared. The roads are terrible. The traffic situation is out of this world.People get to...

By Afam Nnaji1617

EducationOct 9, 2019

Saying NO to sexual abusers and harassers is still a choice

You enable and encourage the sexual harassers and abusers by making it look like the female students don't have any choice or cannot say NO to them!Instead of you to encourage and advice female students to say NO regardless of the consequences you would rather speak grammar about the lecturer not having morals, self control, being a dog etc and at the end of the day a female student that may have said NO once and...

By Afam Nnaji1666

EducationOct 8, 2019

Sex for grades not applicable to academically sound students

Excel in your exams as a female student and randy lecturers cannot do anything to you and get away with it.The fact remains that majority of the victims of sexual harassment in our higher institutions are not sound academically so it is easy for randy lecturers to intimidate, harass or take advantage of them.It is the same thing with a male student who would resort to sorting lecturers just to pass exams.How can you sort a...

By Afam Nnaji1489