Morsi, Jonathan and how to warehouse goodwill
Ambivalence! That is the most common of the failings of men.When points of view clash, in equal proportion and quantum,…
Editorial: Stakeholders and Oil theft
The recent disclosure by Shell Producing Development Company (SPDC) that the nation’s economy lost a whopping $4.3 billion to oil…
Spooks, Kidnappers and Saviour Obama
In an attempt to apprehend the 30 year old American whistleblower, Edward Snowdon, a plane that was carrying the President…
Editorial: Presidential Authority and Justice Adamu Bello
It all seemed a joke when, in 2008, foremost lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo filed a lawsuit naming…
2015: Why Buhari matters
We must state unequivocally that we have no illusion about the present order. We do not think that the present…
NLC and Minimum Wage: The Task Ahead
Once again the issue of minimum wage is reverberating in the Nigerian media following the consideration by the National Assembly…
Her Imperial Majesty, Patience Jonathan and the Rest of Us
Prologue: This article was first published on Sahara Reporters on May 6, 2012. I was one of the commuters trapped…
Democracy and Leadership in Nigeria
In his book, The Age of Turbulence, economists and former Chairman of US Federal Reserve (1987 – 2006), Alan Greenspan…
Simple questions for this new APC.
Last week, our conclusion as citizens and students of politics was that the most fascinating political formation in the country…
Ameachi and a Bodyguard; Jonathan and the scare of Juju
Sometime last year, I wrote in one of my articles that one of the reasons why I will always love…