A Battle Chibuike Amaechi Must Fight.
To start with, I am no fan of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State. Not that he is my enemy though. He is of the PDP, the party…
Editorial: The Turai Yar’Adua-Patience Jonathan Land Matter
For President Goodluck Jonathan, these indeed are the times that try men’s souls. After the international opprobrium that greeted the controversial pardon he granted former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha;…
Editorial: Grounding of Amaechi’s Plane: Shameful
Just when it seems the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has hit the lowest ebb in governance capacity, it somehow manages to find a further depth in ignominy. Acting a…
President Jonathan as “Big Brother”
Typical of the Jonathan regime, it took the effort of investigative journalists – this time, the reporters at Premium Times – to alert Nigerians about the planned assault on our…
Leave the President alone
In the typical Nigerian fashion, the political scene gets more charged with desperation and desperadoes as the election year approaches and there are all the signs that general elections fever…
Partial Press Freedom Threatens Democracy
Freedom of the Press was exceedingly sought-after in Nigeria, leading to the passage of the Freedom of Information (FoI) into law. Yet, in many quarters, it is believed that there…
Editorial: The Suspension of Justice Talba
The suspension of Justice Abubakar Talba of the Abuja High Court by the National Judicial Council (NJC) is a welcome reminder that the provision and the process exist in the…
Nigeria`s Amnesty & Its Infinitesimal Calculus.
A freely discussed nation is a well resolved nation. Therefore an un-discussed nation is an un-resolved nation which has no business with peace. Since January 1914 when Nigeria was created…
Rejoinder: Bayelsa and the many lies of Sahareporters
Internet journalism has been hailed as a welcome development in information dissemination. It is fast and conveys the news to the readers quickly to be abreast of developments around the…
Nigeria’s Hostile Investment Climate
The latest report on the Nigerian investment climate indicting government for its failure to provide a conducive environment for economic development is hardly surprising. It confirms the degeneration that has…