BAT 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari’s explanations of why he is holding Messrs. Kanu and Dasuki despite court rulings exposes PMB for who he is as opposed to who he wants the world to believe. It brought out the forgotten fact that he is innately a dictator; that he is ill prepared for the office he holds; and […]

The recent violent confrontation between soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) should not come as a surprise to anyone who understands the Nigerian state. It was bound to happen. In a country where truth is a scarce commodity and where impunity (whether by state or non-state actors) is the norm, it […]

The Naira is taking an unprecedented bashing in our parallel Foreign Exchange Markets. In the Parallel Market, the Dollar sold for as high as N280 and the Pound Sterling N398 some days back. A friend of mine who travelled to the U.S. to attend the child’s graduation sent me a WhatsApp message last night lamenting […]

Have you ever wondered why an individual chooses poverty over legitimate wealth in the absence of religious or moral constraint? Ever wonder why a leader chooses to suffer his team members for the sake of the opponent? No, this article is not about legal entanglements rather about basic common sense in our collective actions and […]

So much has been said about the December 12 confrontation between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria led by Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Shia in Nigeria. I guess the point has been well-made that there are faults on both sides.  There seems to be a consensus, however, […]

America votes for a new president in 2016. If the last British election is of any lesson, it is the vicissitudes of vaticinating an outcome—premised on polls and punditry predictions. However, all things considered, it appears that political prediction and projection come 2016 may not be exactly be on its way out. But why should […]

With the recent and continued killing of innocent, harmless, armless, hapless and helpless Nigerians by the Buhari administration, Nigerians are beginning to wonder if there was any real meaning in the “Change” mantra of the ruling party, APC. This is in addition to the regular invasion of homes, both private and official, of Nigerians, and […]

This is one of those occasions where obedience to illegality can never exonerate the loyal follower, no; this article is not about the regime of former President Jonathan rather about the current Minister of Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung. However, a summary of the actions of the past regime simply suggests that a certain individual distributes […]

I have read, first with discomfort, and then with something akin to horror, the words that have been attributed to my dear governor, Adams Oshiomhole. I call him “my dear governor” for two reasons; first, I am indigene of the nation’s big heart; and second, one of the ballot papers of the Edo state 2012 […]

I thought I was done with writing about Biafra – after three articles on the subject that sought to address the issue from different perspectives. However following the bold effort by Dr Jibrin Ibrahim to re-frame the Biafra discourse and the flurry of reactions it elicited especially from Professors Chidi Odinkalu and Okechukwu Ibeanu, I […]

Democracy in saner climes has been refined and improved upon to make governance practicable and progressive. Good governance would require political parties with different ideas how governance could be beneficial to all through the introduction of party politics. Unfortunately in Nigeria since independence, democracy has failed to take its roots because of lack of knowledge […]

Feeding a stray cat robust meal is clearly an invitation for the cat to return for more and to hire an incompetent perambulator creates a dependency syndrome. Alas, allegations have become rampant among athletes in respect of the Ministry of Sports (Youth & Sports) re-hiring of the duo comprising Angie Taylor and Eric Campbell that […]