Tunde Ali

By all definitions and with whatever measuring standard, Nigeria is not a terrorist nation. Anybody or any government that think otherwise is only exhibiting a fallacy of judgment...

Politics apart, President Shehu Yar'Adua deserves our empathy and prayer at this crucial time of his life in the spirit of brotherhood and nation building...

Policies such as quota system and federal character were politically imbued to accommodate mediocrity and tolerate indolence. Politicians sort political office to benefit themselves as opposed to improve the lots of the electorates...

Faith is born of the soul, not of the body. Whoever would lead someone to faith needs the ability to speak well and to reason properly without violence and threats. To convince or convert a soul, one does not need a strong arm or weapon of any kind...

The problem with the banking industry is not new. It’s been ongoing for the last decade or so. While the politicians and the officials of government business covertly pillage the national treasury with impunity, the bankers and allied workers in the financial institutions defraud the banking institutions

What the strongest man on the face of the earth should do  is to move beyond the rhetorical postulation of democracy as a sustainable form of government, and depart from an unimpressive argument that attempts to disconnect African poverty from Western exploration and exploitations...

One year after the death of Chief Abiola, General Sanni Abacha died. Though his death was unexpected and sudden, it was a welcome relief to the people who have for several years been gagged, coerced and silenced by a regime headed by an empty headed drunk...

Nothing is wrong in celebrating achievements or accomplishments. It is either a way to appreciate God or celebrate self. But what is being celebrated must be a prelate that is worthy of exhibition or emulation...