How The APC Will Win The 2015 Presidential Election
Thank God Almighty, per chance Nigerians may at last get rid of the PDP in 2015. Yes, we all want the ravaging PDP out of power and out of our…
The Next Pope Should Be Black
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI; the first Pontiff to do so in about 600 years has unleashed a febrile miasma of conspiracy theories, rumors and speculations over who will…
The Accidental Public Servant: El-Rufai as the Grand Inquisitor
It usually takes a lot to rattle the political establishment in Nigeria, but Nasir El-Rufai’s got a knack for doing just that. El-Rufai, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
No country for petty thieves
Nigerians are outraged, justifiably so, at the shenanigans of the country’s judiciary which led to the ridiculously light sentence and eventual freedom last month of a man who pled guilty…
Taxation: Ignored second fiddle to ‘easy’ oil money
The Federal Government earned N2.2trillion as opposed to N1.9trillion it targeted in 2009; N2.9trillion as against N2.5trillion in 2010; N4.7trillion in 2011 as opposed to N3.6trillion and N5trillion generated in…
Babangida should have been a good politician
There appears to be no agreed definition of a politician. Some said it is one who seeks or holds public office; others said it is a person who is in…
Corruption, Double Speak & Banking of Public Funds!
The recognition of the current abysmal depth of corruption in public office is probably shared by discerning citizens of this country; consequently, some well-meaning Nigerians have prescribed death penalty for…
FG vs Ezekwesili: Two sides of the same phony currency
“A truth that’s told with bad intent; beats all the lies you can invent”. William Blake, 1757-1827.The two chorus teams, those singing the hymn called by ex-Minister, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili,…
The Assault on Public Education
There has been a hue and cry about the collapse of public institutions and infrastructure in Nigeria, particularly since the visit to the Police College Ikeja (PCI) by President Goodluck…
In Defence of Public Service: A Review of The Accidental Public Servant
Government in Nigeria is a dark art into which only a select few ever get initiated. Passage through the rites and rituals of initiation impose obligations. One such obligation is…