March, 28 2015: Are You Ready?
In another few days, March, 28th, to be exact, you – yes, YOU – will, most likely be going to join other Nigerians, at your neighbourhood poling station, for the…
Power – Change, Forward Or Accelerate?
With long hours without light and expensive petrol and diesel self-generation still a day-to-day reality for Nigerians, electricity remains a vexing national challenge. As it is in other countries, we…
Resisting the allure of a lie
“If you must tell a lie, be brief, that’s why adverts are short”. The whirling nature of life today projects a radical departure from this unwritten aphorism that defines the…
Dear APC, Saying No is not enough
Lest we become guilty of what we accuse others of doing, it is important we clearly and calmly say to the APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) and indeed the whole…
On Nigerian Elections and “Christians”
I am deeply concerned that at this time of political campaign, as it usually happens, the word “Christian” is loosely used in reference to certain candidates for elective offices in…
Forgers, cloners, Toronto, now Katsina
Muhammadu Buhari may be a man of integrity as many like to shout the rest of us down with; but he has lost whatever purity was ascribed to him, if…
Jega And Our Right To Vote
Human suffrage (the right to vote) is so fundamental and inalienable that it has found its way into many constitutions all over the world including ours. For hundreds of years,…
Musing on the presidential Campaigns
Since the flag off of campaigns by political parties and their candidates in the coming presidential election in Nigeria, the candidates, especially the two major contenders, Mohammadu Buhari of All…
On Security and Insurgency in Nigeria
The Nigeria Government has for several years been engulfed in a fierce battle to curb the activities of terror groups (namely the Boko Haram Sect) who have taken advantage of…