Will changing the name of the Police make it any more efficient?

by Tosin Adesina The Nigerian Senate on the 26th of July 2017, changed the name of the Nigeria Police Force to the Nigerian Police. This was part of the recommendations approved by the Senate in the ongoing Constitution amendment process. The decision of the Senate just gave credence to the fact that our lawmakers do... Read More

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July 14, 2017

9Mobile: What’s in a name that makes this wrong?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Etisalat, the youth-centric mobile network that came with a lot of buzz in the hope of transforming the communications industry in Nigeria is no more. After its problems with loans, debt financing and disgruntled Arab investors, what we now have is 9Mobile. The trading company, EMTS, had indeed tried to retain... Read More

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February 22, 2013

It’s still UNILAG people! GEJ reverses controversial name change

by Rachel Ogbu This will come as good news to many as yesterday, President Goodluck Jonathan withdrew the name change of the University of Lagos which he renamed Moshood Abiola University. In a May 29 broadcast to mark the 2012 Democracy Day, President Jonathan had announced to rename the school in honour of Moshood Abiola,... Read More

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November 24, 2012

“We don’t need to copy a foreign power” – United States of Mexico’s president seeks country’s name change

by Rachel Ogbu Mexico as we know it might be no more if the Mexican President; Felipe Calderon succeeds in changing its name. The president recently sent a bill to congress to change the official name of the country. Currently known as the United States of Mexico just like the United States of America, the... Read More

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June 20, 2012

MAULAG is not a done deal, says Senator Enang

by Tolu Orekoya For all those Unilag/MAULAG students hoping for a reprieve from the dreaded name change, Senator Enang may have some good news for you. That new logo just might have to be benched for a while because, though the president may say that it is final, but it isn’t absolutely final accourding to the Senate committe Chairman on... Read More

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June 1, 2012

#MAUL: “Goodluck Jonathan’s gift horse” by Wole Soyinka

Let me end by stressing that my position remains the same as it was when the University of Ife was re-named Obafemi Awolowo University. I deplored it at the time, deplore it till today, have never come to terms with it, and still hope that some day in the not too distant future, that crime... Read More

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