The Quality of a Good Politician in a Democratic Society
My little Oxford dictionary defines politician as “person engaged or interested in politics” and politics as “science and art of…
Editorial: Mr. President, Sanitize the Oil Sector
Successive Nigerian governments have deliberately created and left open a system of mammoth shadow revenue taps in the nation’s oil…
President Jonathan`s 2015 Agenda: Where Obasanjo Missed The Point (1)
Chief Obasanjo’s 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan is so well known that it deserves no preambles here. In discussing…
Jonathan and his promise of jobs: Beyond rhetoric
As is common with most politicians, especially heads of government, they are full of promises, but usually the end of…
Editorial: Scandalous 2014 Aviation Ministry Budget
After splashing N643 million on 54 cars in 2013, including N255 million for two bullet proof vehicles by the Nigerian…
My New Year Resolution–To Steal More
“Kowa ya dade yaga dadau”. – Hausa (Whoever live long, will see wonders). This is my first admonition for the…
A True Story
The best stories are usually the true ones. The following story is not only true but it is also revealing…
Awada Kerikeri: APC as Obasanjo’s advocate
In January 2009, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar visited his former boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, after years of…
The Patchwork Nation
In 2005, the National Intelligence Council, an independent group that advises Washington’s director of central intelligence, published a report that…
Editorial: The Challenges of New Year 2014
Wednesday January 1, 2014 is New Year’s Day. It is a day to rejoice and congratulate each other for witnessing…