Nigeria @ 53: Is It Uhuru or Goodluck?
Nigeria will be 53 year since independence from colonial rule on the 1st Oct 2013. Can we say its Uhuru yet? No it isn’t, really it is Goodluck! Uhuru is…
Governor Fashola and His ”Apology”
There can be little doubt that the relocation of the 19 igbo destitutes from Lagos state a few months ago was a lawful exercise and that it was done in…
That 36 Billion Naira Lagos Parties
When the quintessential Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola revealed few days ago that more than N36 billion is spent by Lagosians annually to organise parties, he was merely stating…
Editorial: Migrating Nigerian Medical Doctors
The report the other day, that some 3,936 Nigerian doctors; most of them trained in Nigeria, are now practicing in the United Kingdom is lamentable and most embarrassing to the…
Parable of the fool & his money …
“The other day, a friend narrated a story, which I found stranger than fiction; the story related to the travails of a family who lost a successful and illustrious breadwinner,…
Editorial: (Dis) Honorable PDP House Reps
The House of Representatives never ceases to amuse Nigerians. Last Tuesday, lawmakers descended into further ignominy following the embarrassing turn of events in which the hallowed chamber was transformed into…
The Heat Called 2015
Pentecostal pastors who perform miracles on television have an urgent situation to tackle. It will be most welcome, if all of them gather and pray to fast-forward time, so that…
My Sruggle, My Dream
Blessed be the name of the most high God, the God whose I am and the God whom I serve, blessed be His holy name forever. Mr. Chairman, permit me…
Time to Let Nyesom Wike Go
In a cabinet reshuffle that jolted many, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) abruptly relieved nine ministers, including Professor Ruquyatu Rufai, former Minister of Education, of their posts last week. The…
In Nigeria, These Christians, Those Muslims…
“We must be ready to measure numbers that matter…or else we won’t understand a husband of a mother is a father”. amebo Just on Saturday, I sat down in front…