Of Jonathan’s timid reforms and Odimegwu’s untimely exit
Sometime last month when the issues at the Nigerian Population Commission started gathering momentum, I hurried into Abuja and tried…
Aviation: The Audacity of a Whistleblower
Until Wiki Leaks came along, the Pentagon Papers published by New York Times was for the past four decades the…
Fani-Kayode’s thesis: In defence of Stella Oduah
Early this year, I visited the residence of an elder brother of mine, Senator Yisa Braimoh, in Abuja on his…
Stella Oduah and 2015
I have to confess that I have always had a soft spot for Stella Oduah, the currently embattled Aviation Minister.…
Editorial: The Protracted ASUU Strike
As the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) lingers beyond the fourth month, government’s insensitivity to…
The NCAA Car Scandal And The Whistle-Blower
In January this year the Channels Television broadcast disturbing stories on the dilapidated state of the Ikeja Police College. Embarrassed…
Aviation: Nigeria`s Hire & Fire Ministry
Since 2005, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation has had no fewer that six Ministers. Three of them lasted less than…
A Nation, Not A Tribe
I was born on October 16th in the year of our Lord 1960 and consequently I celebrated my 53rd birthday…
Mu azu Babangida Aliyu, Overheating the polity unnecessarily
Because Nigeria is a country that promotes mediocrity in all most all facets of its life, people like Mu azu…
Why Imo will not reelect Okorocha in 2015
The announcement by the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, that he will re-contest his position in the…