The Dodondawa Post…pen is mightier
Saturday, October 5, 2024
WhenVictor Gao was growing up in rural China in 1970s, cars and trucks were so rare he would chase them with the other children through the dirt roads, overjoyed by the strange sight. Today,China is the world’s largest automobile manufacturer, with more than double the capacity of the United States. […]
As Nigerians prepare for the December and new year celebrations in about two months time, one dreaded monster that citizens have had to contend with during the yuletide is the challenge of fuel scarcity. In the last five years, except for 2015, the acute shortage of petrol has been a reoccurring decimal across […]
From the vote-buying and voters intimidation scenarios of Ekiti and Osun to the trashing of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos State by the structures that enthroned him and the eventual emergence of party torchbearers at the federal and state levels, the political ecosystem of the country has been charged in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly spoke on the phone with Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, mother of Miss Leah Sharibu, the 15-year-old girl captured by Boko Haram insurgents, who invaded her school in a Gestapo manner some months ago. Recall that last February, Boko Haram terrorists attacked Dapchi and went straight to the […]
The destination of the Presidency will continue to be an issue in Nigerian politics, prompting here another look at the single-term proposal. Erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal of a single, six-year tenure for president and governor is not seminal. But significant nevertheless. The idea of a single-term enjoys informed opinion […]
“Among the areas of attention are the issue of out-of-school children, promotion of adult literacy and special needs education, revival of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Technical, Vocational Education and Training, strengthening of basic education, prioritising of teacher education, capacity building and professional development as well as ensuring quality and […]
