Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi (1953-2015)
Our sister died. And we are all devastated. We called her Sista Bisi, Mama Kiitan, Olori, Chief (Mrs). To some other people, she was lawyer Bisi, or simply Bisi; at…
Buhari: What Do Igbos Want? A Response.
During the presidential media chat on Wednesday 30th December 2015, Nigerian President Muhammed Buhari said that Igbos were not maltreated, and should stop screaming marginalization. Speaking of the continue protests…
2015: The year of democracy
What is the most compelling, most impactful and most remarkable issue in the year 2015 that has just ended? In my estimation, it is democracy: its contents and discontents, its…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Most Convoluted Explanations
President Muhammadu Buhari’s explanations of why he is holding Messrs. Kanu and Dasuki despite court rulings exposes PMB for who he is as opposed to who he wants the world…
The military, ‘Zaria massacre’ and a defective federation
The recent violent confrontation between soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) should not come as a surprise to anyone who understands the Nigerian state. It was…
Emefiele is not the problem
The Naira is taking an unprecedented bashing in our parallel Foreign Exchange Markets. In the Parallel Market, the Dollar sold for as high as N280 and the Pound Sterling N398…
Ministry of Sports: Enough is Enough, Egocentric Criminal Actions Must End – Part 2
Have you ever wondered why an individual chooses poverty over legitimate wealth in the absence of religious or moral constraint? Ever wonder why a leader chooses to suffer his team…
El-Zakzaky, Religion And The Nigerian State
So much has been said about the December 12 confrontation between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria led by Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the leader of…
Oh Foolish Republicans—Who Has Bewitched You?
America votes for a new president in 2016. If the last British election is of any lesson, it is the vicissitudes of vaticinating an outcome—premised on polls and punditry predictions.…
Massacres in the Land, the Idiocy of “Change” and the Conspiracy of Watchdogs
With the recent and continued killing of innocent, harmless, armless, hapless and helpless Nigerians by the Buhari administration, Nigerians are beginning to wonder if there was any real meaning in…