A fight between two lions
Five months ago I left the PDP and I told the world why I chose to do so. I also said that the party had hit the rocks and that…
2015 Election versus the Call For National Conference
For the genuinely selective compatriots as well as foreign observers who are immune to delusion, the painful hint of a far-reaching implosion is building up to its climax. All impartial…
SOS/A Question Of Character
Last week, nine Nigeria Ministers were fired, victims of the power struggle within and around the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Regrettably, the Ministers were not relieved of their posts…
The Bumpy Road to 2015
In the run up to the 2015 elections, one topical issue that has overwhelmed the political landscape is the eligibility or otherwise of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the Presidential…
Sahara Reporters vs Okonjo-Iweala: What Do We Make of This?
I am not one to make much fuss about media reports beyond profiling and updates. By virtue of my profession, my involvement with virtual and terrestrial media – local and…
Before the PDP self-destruct
As Nigeria’s politics continue to take shape ahead of the 2015 elections, the leadership deficit of the PDP came to the fore once again with a festering crisis tearing the…
The Opportunity Cost Of Tompolo’s Private Jet
For those who haven’t heard, 43 year old ex-militant, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) on Monday 26th August 2013 received his Bombardier SE60 LearJet. The Jet according to…
Femi Fani-Kayode and the Igbo Supremacy Saga
I am a relatively young man, I know little about history and I won’t even pretend to lie or conjure up irrelevant and funny stories about the past just to…
How CBN Makes Its Money
In view of the apparently ‘boundless’ funds at the disposal of Nigeria’s Central Bank for its independent interventions, observers, including the National Assembly, have frowned at the propriety and the…
Teju Baby Face, the Nigerian Youth and the Rest of Us
A sage once opined that the problem with the Nigerian youth is that “they eat too much, sleep too much and drink too much”. This unkind yet truthful appellation describes…