The Patchwork Nation
In 2005, the National Intelligence Council, an independent group that advises Washington’s director of central intelligence, published a report that raised the specter of “the outright collapse of Nigeria.” It…
Editorial: The Challenges of New Year 2014
Wednesday January 1, 2014 is New Year’s Day. It is a day to rejoice and congratulate each other for witnessing another calendar year; and for Nigerians, it is a day…
Unkind Postures of the Boss
Some of our ‘Ogas at the top’ behave as if they do not need love from their ‘Boys at the bottom’. They loathe showing kindness to their boys. What they…
Night Time Encounter with President Jonathan
It was the occasion of my uncle’s birthday party, which President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan honoured in person. I had the good fortune of being the one asked to serve him.…
Editorial: Corruption and Leadership in 2014
The avuncular admonition and verbal castigation, that constituted President Goodluck Jonathan’s reply to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter was disheartening and disappointing, to say the least. Beyond the specifics of…
Is APC the New PDP?
I have refrained from commenting on the pact between the All Progressives Alliance (APC) and the “new PDP” because, to some extent, I am involved. While the merger process of…
After Obasanjo’s And Sanusi’s Letters: The Next Steps
It is obvious that Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi will not resign his position as I and others had called for. He would not do so because there had not been…
Hope Springs Eternal Joy
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…
A Season of Open Letters
The General is at it again! When he is not openly criticising the man he facilitated his ascendancy to Aso Rock with his utterances, he is hobnobbing with state governors…
Alleged Unremitted $49.8bn: Mischief, Ignorance or Distraction?
A letter dated September 25, 2013 written by Lamido Sanusi, Governor of Central Bank, to President Goodluck Jonathan was recently leaked to the media from undisclosed sources. In an apparent…