Jonathan’s apologists and their gutless smear campaign
In the art of writing, when a subject struggles with a rejoinder, two things could have inspired him. It is either that he/she has fresh facts to put on the…
The Parable of the Cockroach and Nigeria
The Edos say “Ehemwen wÿÿ iren te gua so ihuan, ren te vbe gua ku, sokpan ukpÿ iye-ÿkhÿkhÿ ÿre ÿ ma gie iren ku iku iren vbe avan”. A cockroach…
Editorial: Hostages at Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Nothing can be more illustrative of the moral decay into which Nigeria has sunk and the low value now placed on human dignity, than the case of two financially-constrained women,…
Gov. Orji and the unlimited foreign Trips
It has become obvious that the Abia State Government House, Umuahia, is no longer conducive to Governor T.A Orji, as he is supposedly bent on spending more time abroad than…
Why Government and Banks are Afraid of Dollar Certificates
Notwithstanding government’s unusual reticence to our persistent recommendation for the adoption of dollar certificates for the monthly payments of distributable dollar-derived revenue, a regular reader of this column has suggested…
President Jonathan, Execute a Survival Benefit and Support System for Police Families
Mr. President, as you and your administration face a Nigeria submerged in the Boko Haram uproar in the North, kidnapping upheaval in the South, militancy hullabaloo in the Niger Delta,…
Editorial: The New Policy on Private Jets
Without doubt, the new aviation policy that bars private jet owners from flying friends and associates on their aircraft, while companies with private jets are permitted to carry only employees…
The Rotimi Amaechi they do not know
Politicians evoke an interesting stereotype in Nigeria; corrupt, greedy and heartless individuals who care less about the society. They are said to be driven by self, ambition and money, with…
The Birth of APC: New Leaf in Nigerian Politics?
Today, Saturday, May 11, 2013, both the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) are scheduled to hold their conventions aimed at securing the approval…
Let’s negotiate Nigeria
“There is nothing exclusive in the term unity; unity for Nigeria holds out the best chance for progress when that unity is a unity of purpose rather than the present…