Party Loyalty: The Mukhtari Shagari Example
In 2007, the politics of Sokoto State was all about who would succeed the former governor, Atahiru Bafrawa, who was coming to the end of his second term in office.…
Kalu’s awards to Diezani Alison-Madueke
The former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu is one man who recognises the strength in others on the serving-dish of selflessness. Being a talented man and a…
President Jonathan and Governor Sanusi In Nigerian Politics
I am on record for calling on Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to resign his post as the governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank. I want to be on record as one…
Akwa Ibom Guber 2015: The Awaited Consesus
At about 6:01pm on the 16th day of April 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee, USA, a sniper, through the smoking nozzle of a Remington 760 Gamemaster took…
A Peep Into Muiz Banire @47
Though coming almost belatedly, I find it extremely expedient to share with fellow Nigerians, especially Lagosians what was supposed to be a birthday tribute to a brilliant personage I admire…
Analysis: Jonathan drops refinery sale over 2015 politics
The Jonathan government opened itself to a serious charge of duplicity and inconstancy over the future of Nigeria’s epileptic four oil refineries during the week. On 21 December, the Bureau…
Patience Jonathan, an unusual First Lady…
When we talk of presidents’ wives who have proved to be extraordinary in defining the office of First Lady with élan, Dame Patience Jonathan, wouldn’t be out of place. It…
Now that Obasanjo has spoken up on the economy…
In recent times, little else has stirred heated debate in the country like former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. While there are several aspects to Obasanjo’s…
Rivers State quintessential Information Manager
There is a rapid growth in the business of information management in Rivers State. The modern days technologies are really helping in no small ways for easy transmission and dissemination…
The Federal Republic of Shattered Dreams
There is so much death in this country. So many tears. So much evil. So much betrayal. So much sadness and so many tragedies. So much corruption and deceit. So…