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Why Africa Is Continually In Crisis Why Africa Is Continually In Crisis At the present moment, no nation best typifies a country in dire need of peace and social cohesion among her various sociopolitical groups than Nigeria adding that over the years, myriads of sociopolitical contradictions have conspired directly and indirectly to give the unenviable tag of a country in constant search of social harmony, justice, equity, equality, and peace. Without any shadow of the doubt, the country has be...

It has not been an easy road for Nigerian workers. Since May 1999, when democracy re-emerged on the political surface called Nigeria, it has been a tough and tumble ride. Even the practice of democracy in the country, contrary to earlier beliefs, have not helped to stop the pangs of socioeconomic challenges experienced by Nigerian workers or reduced strike actions to the barest minimum. However, before diving into propagation of solution, it is germane for this piece to underline that one major...

Rsquo;Freedom of speech is not about good speech versus bad; it rsquo;s about who holds the power to decide which is which. mdash;Robyn E. Blummer, Editoria

Admittedly, these claims by the Dutch oil giant are verifiable facts but may not be the only explanation. Their clarification notwithstanding, there are indeed reasons that qualify such happening in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry as a reality that demands holistic analysis.

Ortom; Between Leadership and Demagoguery By Jerome-Mario Utomi  Listen to article From the political tragic-comedy that unfolded in the political topography called Nigeria, in the year 2017, the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country, a state of depression (or is it a recession) designed by yet to be established architects, and unfulfilled change premised, I published a piece in August that year, titled; Caging the demagogues in our political space. Essentially, the piece in que...

Taming Nigeria’s oil spillage and gas flaring Scourge (Part 2) By Jerome-Mario Utomi      Listen to article The Act (the Harmful Waste (Special Criminal Positions etc), Act 1988, referred to in part 1 of this piece, it was argued only focuses on the commission of any action or omission by persons without lawful authority. Thus, where an organization has a licence to store waste resulting from production, they are seemingly omitted from the ambit of the Act, but the law fai...

Taming Nigeria’s Oil spillages and gas flaring Scourge By Jerome-Mario Utomi Listen to article The recent news report that the Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truck line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) discharged some 213 barrels of crude oil into Ikarama community in Bayelsa, has again brought to our consciousness that though Nigeria prides itself as the giant of Africa and the most populous black nation in the world, yet, it is still riddled with third world challe...

Nationhood; Going Beyond Hausa, Yoruba And Igbo Arrangement Nationhood; Going Beyond Hausa, Yoruba And Igbo Arrangement Some leadership traits that were useful in the past might not be so today, because we are facing a situation that is totally different from the one that prevailed in the late 1990s or even in the early 2000s. We must, therefore, find new forms of leadership, because the sophisticated ventures we are considering today requires a higher level of initiative and creativity  —�...

Still A Wobbly Tripod ​ By Jerome-Mario Utomi​ Listen to article In one of my opinion pieces published about four years ago and entitled; Wobbly Tripod and Doctrine of Trinity, I narrated how as a young lad, I grappled with the teaching about the doctrine of Trinity. To refresh our minds, it was during my catechism class as a Catholic Christian and the topic of Trinity posed a huge task to me. This doctrine is a dogma which teaches that God, the Supreme Being, is actually three pers...

Exactly a week ago, Christians in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the globe to mark/celebrate the great feast of Easter. Each time Nigerians celebrate this great feast, it’s not only a tradition but ritual of the sort that torrents of messages from public office holders in Nigeria, religious, socioeconomic and political leaders’ fly around the country. Take as instance, President Buhari, in his 2021 Easter message signed by his Spokesman, Femi Adesina, reminded Nigerians that Ea...