Wishing Nigeria more bumpy roads at 56

¤ Tayo Ogunbiyi writes

With the nagging reality of economic recession, it is quite unlikely that the drums would be rolled out to celebrate Nigeria’s 56th anniversary on Saturday. Without a doubt, these are hard times for our dear nation. The signs are, indeed, not palatable. There is hunger in the land. Of course, once hunger establishes its foothold in any place, anger is bound to surface. Thus, there is hunger-induced anger in the land. At the home front, husbands and wives are increasingly getting mad at each other. Palpable tension is everywhere.

WORLD DEMOCRACY DAY: A DEMOCRACY BEYOND ELECTIONS

The most acceptable definition of Democracy was given by Abraham Lincoln - "... government of the people, by the people and for the people." Imo State governor went further by adding "with the people" to the existing three. Democracy is all about the people. It is even believed that the worst form of democracy is better that autocracy.

The Nigerian Development Fiasco – The Need to Avoid Future Epidemy

By: Olusegun Phillips-Alonge

The promise of world class civil infrastructure dominates the local and national airwaves during every election cycle simply because the availability of functional infrastructure suggests modernization. These empty promises are only a means to an end; they are designed to woo the people, score votes, and win elections. However, the zeal to make good the infrastructure promises made some governors overcommit their states to infrastructure loans to the point of insolvency.