Before You Go! Where Is Our Money?
Nigeria is supposedly a rich nation whose wealth rather than being kept in a national portfolio or evident in some state-of-the-art public infrastructures and social amenities, it is illicitly tucked…
The ‘Tyranny’ of Buhari’s Body Language
Buhari’s body language has been credited with all the promising signs in the government: we are told that electricity supply has improved, not because of any new investment in the…
Saraki: Loyalty on Trial
Loyalty is a key ingredient in power. It is an ingredient that requires believers in a cause, institution or person to stay true to the cause at all times by…
Why Wole Soyinka is Quarrelling With Olusegun Obasanjo
On a certain day in August 2015, the internationally respected Nobel Literature Prize winner Professor Wole Soyinka told the world that he has commenced the writing of a book that…
A Tale of Two Jonathans
Two recent stories about former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan are likely to have conflicting impacts on his supporters and also on the trajectory of his post-presidency life. The first story…
“The Errors of Amaechi, The Weapons of His Enemies
Whatever once the power to float your boat can still rock your world. Today’s friends can become tomorrow’s enemies. The ones who once put an hedge around you to protect…
Is Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Bumbling or Conniving?
Bumbling: Move or act in an awkward or confused manner:. Oxford Dictionary Conniving: Someone conniving is calculating, scheming, and shrewd — in other words, sneaky and up to no good.…
Gov. Okowa `s Appointments And The APC Vilification of his Principal Secretary.
“Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not…
Re-thinking Boko Haram
On 20 September 2015 coordinated bomb attacks in the satellite towns of Nyanya and Kuje, near Abuja, claimed about 20 lives while over 40 others sustained various degrees of injuries.…
Memo to President Buhari: Time to halt the downward slide in sports
President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress’ (APC) dream of youth empowerment may turn out to be a mirage, unless they turn around the sports industry which has the potential…