The Lamentations of a Buharist
The Nigerian journey into the unknown is very scary. The solutions to her mundane problems seem to be not in…
A Plea to Shamsideen Omotayo’s Abductors in Nigeria
When the sad news of the abduction of a gentle, soft-spoken brother, bosom friend and school mate filtered into the…
Restructuring: Awo’s honest message to Nigerians
The words of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, are still very much fresh in our minds and instructive to the…
Credible News: Panacea to a Troubled Nation
If you believe strongly in the courage of your convictions, your efforts at achieving your goals might temporarily tarry, but…
Asari Dokubo as a Biafran!
Following the 3-month quit notice handed down to the Igbos living and working or doing business in the northern states,…
Blues about Biafra
I wonder really if there are people who live without fear, people who against all odds have defeated what they…
We Are Deeply Worried
As Nigerians grapple with the dire situation in the country, President Buhari’s ailing health is a great concern to some…
The Epistle of ‘Saint’ Babangida
(Photo credit: DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images via Flickr) Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) is a retired armoured General in the Nigerian Armed…
Open Letter to President Buhari: Please Resign and Let Nigeria Exhale
Your Excellency Sir, There are no better ways to say this: The release of that Eid-el-Fitri message to us through…
Fayose for President, Dino for Nobel Prize!
The caption for this piece was originally meant to be “Strange Things In A Strange Country” but at the last…
Biafra: The Future Is Now!
Last week some misguided Arewa youths in Kaduna issued an ultimatum to the Igbos living doing business in all northern…
Locating the Real Enemies of Nigeria
There is an age long presumption in Nigeria’s political discourse about the existence of a Hausa-Fulani axis of evil that…
On the Path to Perdition (Part 2)
I woke up from my nightmarish slumber with a loud scream that woke up everybody in my house. Sitting up…
On the Path to Perdition (Part I)
Everything I see about me is sowing the seeds of a revolution that is inevitable, though I shall not have…
Why Aisha Yesufu Goofed!
In security parlance, officers are trained to be firm, fair and consistent to safeguard their safety and the security of…
Kingibe and the Cabal In Aso Rock
Ambassador Babagana Kingibe is a Nigerian veteran politician who could be said to belong eminently to the gerontocratic generation. They…