Rumours of sacrifice, Agagu and Stella Oduah
Last year on June 3rd 2012 there was a plane crash in Nigeria in which over 163 people were killed. The plane was owned by Dana Air. The day before…
Jonathan, PDM leadership and the morality question
It amazes me why people do not always like to come to equity with clean hands; otherwise, the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), which courted controversy from the manner it was…
The Jonathan challenge on one-term pact
On Sunday, September 29, 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan hosted a five-member interview panel in the latest edition of the presidential media chat, which was more refreshing than the previous ones…
Editorial: Agenda for National Conference
Amid the recurrent and irritating clamor by disgruntled segments of the polity for a sovereign national conference, the decision by President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint an advisory committee to establish…
Sovereign National Conference: Effective or Futile–Like Before?
After years of trying to avoid the issue, Sovereign National Conference (SNF) has bubbled up again in Nigeria. Against its repression by mass psychological denial of the insurmountable problems bedeviling…
Nigerian Ports: Fixing the Crowds
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA needs a new approach to crowd control within its ports premises. Crowd control is critical to NPA’s compliance with the International Ships and Ports Facility…
53rd Anniversary Monologue: Resolving the Followership Question
On the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, I would like to address some pertinent issues relating to our common destiny. It has become fashionable for anyone and…
God is a Nigerian?
A few years ago, I was a medical student in beautiful Brazil. One of the more popular samba/carnival music of that time had a line in it that were God…
Where is the $7bn CBN Loan to 14 Banks?
“The report of the 14 Nigerian banks which were appointed as Asset Managers of Nigeria’s reserves was carried on the back page of The Guardian Newspaper of the 5th of…
Editorial: Nigeria’s 53rd Independence Anniversary
As Nigerians mark the 53rd anniversary of their independence next October 1, there are probably good reasons to celebrate, but there are just as many good reasons to deliberate on…