Editorial: Boko Haram as Metaphor for Failed Leadership
The recent attack, in which over 400 suspected Boko Haram gunmen unleashed mayhem in the Borno State capital, Maiduguri, once…
Editorial: Obasanjo’s Letter; Right Message, Wrong Messenger!
The intemperate outburst of former President Olusegun Obasanjo against President Goodluck Jonathan and his warning that the nation is fast…
Obasanjo: Who Has the Moral Right?
Obasanjo’s December 2, 2013 excoriating letter to President Jonathan has elicited diverse reactions from Nigerians. While some see the letter…
Obasanjo’s ‘satanic’ letter
Olusegun Obasanjo’s damning letter to President Goodluck Jonathan must rank as the most narcissistic (and the narcissism of our rulers…
Mandela And Nigeria
Not a whole lot of positive news rushes out of Nigeria – especially lately, but one of the things we…
Editorial: Time to scrap excess crude account
The needless controversy and familiar disagreements between the executive and legislative arms of government over budget oil price benchmark that…
Jonathan Oduah, Et al., And The Venezuelan Parallel
Some years ago, I saw a documentary on television that captured the brazen attempt to remove the then Venezuelan leader,…
Editorial: APC – New PDP & the 2015 Question
As the country continues to witness political re-alignments ahead of the 2015 general election, the most recent being the defection…
Gov. Oshiomhole’s “Woman, go and die” and Narrow-minded Religionists
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole had apologised for telling a roadside trader-widow, “Woman, go and die”, in Edo State. The woman was…
Editorial: The FG Ultimatum to ASUU
The marching order from the Federal Government compelling University lecturers currently engaged in the ongoing strike action by the Academic…