NDDC is Committed to the Development of the Niger Delta
The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission said it has noticed a flurry of attacks in the media against the commission in the past three weeks, adding that the…
Bigmanism, Impunity and Corruption in Nigeria
“Nigeria is not only the country with the largest black population in the world; it is also, in all probability, the country with the largest number of big-men”. –…
The Resurrection of June 12 and Buhari’s Place in the History of Nigeria!
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”▪︎Rosalynn Carter. The Nigerian presidential election…
June 12 and the Hypocrisies of a Junta
“If this government truly believes in June 12, the last presidential election wouldn’t have been allowed to stand because it did not reflect the true wishes of Nigerians as June…
Nigerian Security Challenges: The Way Forward
As a security consulting professional, I still find it difficult to comprehend the current lacuna in the Nigerian Security System owing to unhealthy rivalry or superiority complex existing amongst these…
Applying for a Nigeria Driver’s Licence – A Study in Wasteful Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy (/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/) refers to both a body of non-elective government officials and an administrative policy-making group. Historically, a bureaucracy was a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials.…
Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye’s Peep Into Nigeria’s Looting Culture
Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye is not only a quintessential Nigerian writer and journalist, he is, undoubtedly, one of the most formidable literary and social critics in the country today. Ejinkeonye, whose birthday…
Abuja Ten Years from Now
I am on board the Virgin Bombardier Eco-6 train that runs a daily route from Kaduna to Abuja. This high-speed rail service has allowed people like me the luxury of…
Buhari is not a Nigerian!
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria is not a “Nigerian.” Buhari’s actions, honesty, frugality, integrity, utterances, intentions, speeches, ultrasonic conservatism, demeanor and dispositions to naughty issues are very unNigerian. Majority of…
Of African Writers and Poverty: the African Development Bank and a call for Servant Publishers and Savvy Marketers
We have heard of African writers dying in poverty. I do not expect they should be leaving any luxuries behind but just a dignified living they deserved. Said to be…