Opinions

Olusegun Obasanjo’s damning letter to President Goodluck Jonathan must rank as the most narcissistic (and the narcissism of our rulers is legendary) action of any Nigerian ruler in recent times. In the 18-page diatribe, Obasanjo took President Jonathan to task for his handling of corruption, insecurity, and the crisis in the ruling People’s Democratic Party […]

Not a whole lot of positive news rushes out of Nigeria – especially lately, but one of the things we got absolutely right was our determined leadership and our drive in the pursuit of the emancipation of the Black man.  Nigeria was right on point in its dogged fight for the liberation of all Africans, […]

The needless controversy and familiar disagreements between the executive and legislative arms of government over budget oil price benchmark that has delayed the 2014 budget presentation is needless, if not contrived. More fundamental, however, is that at the base of the current impasse is the Excess Crude Account (ECA) described as an illegal creation that […]

Some years ago, I saw a documentary on television that captured the brazen attempt to remove the then Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, from office barely three years into his presidency.  Chavez’s offence was that, as soon as he became President, he implemented a true national constitution that enabled participatory democracy from the grassroots level on […]

As the country continues to witness political re-alignments ahead of the 2015 general election, the most recent being the defection of five G-7 governors to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) last week, the disarray and defections are undermining the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and President Goodluck Jonathan but the political cloud which now […]

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole had apologised for telling a roadside trader-widow, “Woman, go and die”, in Edo State. The woman was squatting on the ground, pleading that her confiscated goods be released. Gov. Oshiomhole, had perhaps apologised, having seen that most Nigerians are like a disappointment of not sleeping with one’s fantasy on an issue like […]

The marching order from the Federal Government compelling University lecturers currently engaged in the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to immediately resume duty by December 4, 2013, or be sacked, is a provocative act of brinkmanship that demonstrates the haughty nonchalance and glaring lack of sincerity of purpose that […]

Courtesy of the usually garrulous Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Nigerians now know that nearly one trillion of the country’s hard earned cash is either missing or somewhere in the accounts of the 36 state governments; or, simply just mismanaged by States and Local Government councils who allegedly got the money. Amaechi, believed […]

Gov. Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State is not a man who renounces his decision after he must have consulted widely and believed in a cause. This is what came to mind on November 26, when news filtered into town that he has genuflected to the All Progressive Congress, APC, with four other governors, out of […]

The Debt Management Office recently indicated on its website that Nigeria’s total debt is currently about N7.93tn ($50.92bn); domestic debt accounts for almost $44bn, while external debt just falls short of US$7bn.  Thus, our consolidated national debt may currently exceed N13tn (i.e. about $80bn!), if AMCON’s proxy debt of about N5.7tn is also captured!  Paradoxically, […]Read More

The linguistic violence and verbal primitivism, presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati inflicted on the English language in his belated effort to berate online news media reporting on President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent visit to London was most unedifying and did nothing other than vilify the President whose image he was claiming to defend. In his response to […]

On the 24th of May 2013, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) conducted an election and the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi defeated his opponent, Mr. Jonah Jang of Plateau State. Instead of recognizing the winner of the election even as a majority of the members of the association voted, some members allegedly […]