Jonathan`s Visit to Police College
President Jonathan’s surprise visit to the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, to inspect its dilapidated and run-down facilities in the aftermath of a damning documentary by Channels TV was probably the…
2015, the opposition and Nigeria’s redemption
The year 2015 has been described variously with regard to politics and political activity in Nigeria. Taking into account all the descriptions, it is not out of place to tag…
Gov. Orji: Our Preacher of Selflessness And Patriotism
One thing was amiss at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration held at the Aguiyi Ironsi Cenotaph, Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Governor Theodore Orji represented by his deputy, Emeka…
Townhall Meeting With Jonathan At Potiskum
It was a townhall meeting with a difference. We all had arrived the dusty town of Potiskum in Yobe. It wasn’t the regular town hall meeting; the choice of Yobe…
In Search of Leadership (1) – Roots of Historic Crisis
In 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan’s New Year gift to Nigerians was a massive hike in the prices of petroleum products which ultimately translated into a tax of about N4,000 paid…
Clown-in-Charge at the Douglas House
In August 2011, while assessing Gov. Rochas Okorocha administration’s first 100 days in office, I wrote a widely published article titled “Rescue Mission for Rochas” in which I stated that…
Abia: Posterity May Find It Very Hard To Forgive Gov. Orji
The latest ranting by Governor Theodore Orji’s aides in the media is dishonorable. They have thrown decorum to the dust bin just as their principal has thrown a gemstone such…
Occupy Nigeria: Corruption and the Soul of Nigeria
Concerned citizens of Nigeria, please lend me your ears. I am here this morning to blow the trumpet once more in the hope that our sinking nation can be rescued…
Your *?!?* Front Page
The front pages of the press are a wonderful classroom. Pay close attention, and they open your eyes to this moment in time. It is when you turn the page…
Pension reforms: To be, or not to be?
A few years ago, it was common sight to see aged pensioners struggling – and often dying – in the process of obtaining what was rightfully theirs: their pensions. Due…