SOS/A Question Of Character
Last week, nine Nigeria Ministers were fired, victims of the power struggle within and around the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Regrettably, the Ministers were not relieved of their posts…
The Bumpy Road to 2015
In the run up to the 2015 elections, one topical issue that has overwhelmed the political landscape is the eligibility or otherwise of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the Presidential…
Sahara Reporters vs Okonjo-Iweala: What Do We Make of This?
I am not one to make much fuss about media reports beyond profiling and updates. By virtue of my profession, my involvement with virtual and terrestrial media – local and…
Before the PDP self-destruct
As Nigeria’s politics continue to take shape ahead of the 2015 elections, the leadership deficit of the PDP came to the fore once again with a festering crisis tearing the…
The Opportunity Cost Of Tompolo’s Private Jet
For those who haven’t heard, 43 year old ex-militant, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) on Monday 26th August 2013 received his Bombardier SE60 LearJet. The Jet according to…
Nigerian Actress Jailed for Stealing Ipad
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a Nigerian actress, Nancy Ndukwe, 26, to two months imprisonment for stealing an Ipad, an Iphone and jewellery worth N190, 000. Ms. Ndukwe,…
Femi Fani-Kayode and the Igbo Supremacy Saga
I am a relatively young man, I know little about history and I won’t even pretend to lie or conjure up irrelevant and funny stories about the past just to…
How CBN Makes Its Money
In view of the apparently ‘boundless’ funds at the disposal of Nigeria’s Central Bank for its independent interventions, observers, including the National Assembly, have frowned at the propriety and the…
Teju Baby Face, the Nigerian Youth and the Rest of Us
A sage once opined that the problem with the Nigerian youth is that “they eat too much, sleep too much and drink too much”. This unkind yet truthful appellation describes…
Northern Elders and Boko Haram
Listening to some persons in Northern Nigeria speaking, one cannot but be tempted to believe that Boko Haram was deliberately hatched by some northern elders to destabilise the government of…