50 Questions And The Tragedy of a Nation
The Nigerian nation never ceases to throw up interesting, sometimes absurd scenarios. The latest of these is the ongoing face-off…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Declining Foreign Investments
The 2013 External Development Report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that, Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs), declined over $7…
Why US bullies Nigeria, but not China and Saudi Arabia
The Igbo have a saying – popularised by the acclaimed novelist, Chinua Achebe – that he who brings home ant-infested…
Atiku Abubakar and his desperation for power
The former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, over the weekend, again, jumped out of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into…
Sanusi and the burden of being a Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli, the renowned Italian political philosopher, observed in The Prince—his treatise on realist political theory—that, “It is not titles…
Editorial: Suspension of Concessions and Import Waivers
As Nigerians bemoan the high level of corruption in governments’ finances, it is pertinent to admit that the so-called waivers,…
APC, Nda-Isaiah and the embers of violence
These are not the best of times for our country, Nigeria. At, least not from the way the opposition politicians…
2015 Elections: Northern elders as scare mongers
In African culture, elders are the custodians of truth. They are the moral guide to the society and they do…
A Battered Presidency
The Nigeria presidency is under attack. This is true considering the barrage of abuse, insult and innuendoes targeted unfortunately at…
Editorial: APC’s Reckless Political Brinksmanship
The directive by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) that all its members in the National Assembly should work against…