What Nigeria’s president should have said – NYPost
Last month, The Washington Post published an op-ed by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan answering criticism of his response to the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by the group Boko Haram.…
Edo politics, Ize-Iyamu and Oshiomhole’s fixation
These days, it is difficult to listen to the Comrade Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, for a minute without hearing him mention the name, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. It does…
Editorial: Confab’s Misguided Clamor for 18 New States
The unanimous vote by the ongoing National Conference to create 18 new states is totally unjustified and irrational in the present circumstances and therefore cannot be said to be in…
Biafra, June 12, Boko Haram and the future of Nigeria – 2
For a people in search of a meaningful national identity, I worry when we miss any opportunity – no matter how insignificant – to solidify the bonds of nationhood. Undoubtedly,…
Now that APC is planning mayhem in Osun…
Following the recent Ekiti Gubernatorial Election in which the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Kayode Fayemi— despite having the advantage of incumbency — lost to the candidate…
That Oshiomhole’s threat to incite students and market women
Within a space of two weeks, and apparently flowing from the fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was roundly trounced in the Ekiti State Gubernatorial elections, there has been…
What ‘Good Press’ In Nigeria Means These Days
Since the “BringBackOurGirls” protests started after we learnt that about 276 girls were abducted by the radical Islamic group called Boko Haram on April 14th, 2014, there is nothing that…
Editorial: Jonathan’s $1.2m Image Laundering Gaffe
The federal government’s decision to pay a whopping $1.2 million to a Washington DC-based public relations firm, Levick, to launder its image and change the Boko Haram narrative in the…
Ekiti election and the band wagon effect
I write this article from my personal point of view without affixing it to any political, social or governmental platforms. However, when one is known as a Zikist, you could…
Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls
I have had to remain quiet about the continuing efforts by Nigeria’s military, police and investigators to find the girls kidnapped in April from the town of Chibok by the…