Understanding the ‘Trouble with Nigeria’
Following my last week’s column, ‘Radio Biafra and the Biafran Narratives’, I had an impassioned telephone conversation with someone –…
The Buhari Lacuna
I didn’t vote for President Buhari in the last election, though I know that Nigeria needed change. I just disagreed…
Amaechi’s role to free Nigeria of the Polio Scourge
It has been about a year now since Nigeria recorded any case of polio. For over 17 years, the disease…
El Rufai & The Hypocrisy Called #Bringbackourgirls
Anytime the question of who is behind the abduction of Chibok girls is asked, I remember the poem, Mr. Nobody…
The phones no longer ring
As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space.…
Senator Patrick Leahy: With Friends Like This
The United States government helped Boko Haram immensly by refusing to classify them as a terrorist organisation until 2014 and…
Full Text Of President Buhari’s Speech At The United States Institute Of Peace (USIP)
I am delighted to be here this morning, and I wish to thank the United States Institute of Peace (USIP),…
APC Crisis and the Myth of Party Supremacy
Much has been written about the current crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC), with some people expressing concerns about…
Delta Election Tribunal: 10 SAN Can`t Help Gov. Okowa to Stay Beyond 90 Days in office
The legal tussle at the Delta State Election Tribunal is gradually gathering momentum as Chief Thompson Okpoko (SAN) and his…
“The Economist’ & CBN’S “Toothpick Alert”
A scathing assessment of the CBN’s strategy for managing the increasing pressure on the Naira exchange rate was recently published…