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Osun Election: Victory For The People

The result of the just-concluded governorship election in Osun State still resonates across the country at deafening decibels. Everybody is celebrating the Accord Party’s...

Osun election: Between hope and fear

Hope springs eternal, and with elections just days away to determine the next governor of Osun State, we should strive to keep the hope...

President Tinubu’s Recent Lines of War

President Bola Tinubu recently set Nigeria’s political spaces on fire by declaring that “all is fair in politics”. According to the president, killing, cheating,...

Gov. Amaechi and Odumegwu Onwumere: The Need To Square-Up!

From whom did Nigerians of today inherit ethnic hatred? Certainly not from their forefathers. Therefore, the lack of finesse, ethnic and intra-ethnic tolerance could rightly be said to be precipitated by the modern political parameters...

Transformational leadership: The Lagos example

People do echo the common slogan at every turn in the metropolis: Fashola is working; Lagos is working. It’s, indeed, gratifying to note that most achievements being recorded by the Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, Administration in Lagos State, are attracting the attention of well-meaning Nigerians and foreigners...

Al Mustafa's Testimonies: The Secrets of the Dead Men's Cove?

The prolonged and tortuous trial of the former Chief Security Officer, Al Mustapha, has reached a crescendo. His disclosures are at once chilly and explosive...

Anambra and the Politics of Propaganda

Last week, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra received unflattering epithets when he intruded on a rally where state workers were discussing his unpopular proposal on the implementation of the new minimum wage...

The other sides of the state of the Naira

The last time I checked the value of the of the Naira, it was very saddening to discover that it was being sold at 274 to buy 1 GBP and 165 to buy 1 USD. We all knew things could be bad, but this bad?

National security, military intelligence and you

It was only slowly that we abandoned the idea of lethargy and adopted the idea of national security and military intelligence. This new national awareness must be kept alive in our own interest...

Six Year Term: A Detour to President Jonathan's Transformational Agenda

Unfortunately, barely four months into his four year term, Dr. Jonathan is singing a new tune that implies a loss in focus. The President who promised to tackle the nation's problems appears adrift...

Go-slow In Rivers State

A look at the menace of dilapidated roads in Rivers State under the Governor Chibuike Amaechi-led government could be likened to contributing to the enlarged enragement of many people...

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Was Jega’s Appointment as INEC Chairman A Mistake?

It is part of the Nigerian condition that our yesterday has a way of being better than our today. Otherwise who will ever think that in less than two months of being INEC Chairman, Jega seems to be already making Maurice Iwu look good?

The Next Election Should Be About Finding A Winning Program Not A Winning Team

Can we move on from this loose talk of winning team? Can we stop the loose talk of South-North presidency, East-West candidacy? Can we start seriously digesting and probing the depth of thought and creativity that goes into the programs of these would-be candidates?

Debt Cancellation: Imbecilic Infantilism?

OPEC and NNPC keep agonizing over world economic growth or stability and the possible negative impact of high petroleum prices on the world, but America and Europe are happily oblivious of Nigeria's concerns when they fix prices for their cars, computers and other products...

Winners Emerge ln Mandela Gardens & Lodge Spelling Bee Competition

Royal Miral College and Epic Nursery/Primary School are the...

The Niger Delta Amnesty Program…What’s Next?

What manner of peace is Dr. Koripamo-Agary talking about? What is peace and at what price is the Yar’Adua government seeking it? Is the government ready to be sincere and upfront in her dealings with the Ijaw and other oil-producing communities?

Standard of Good and Evil (Judge not lest thou be judged)

It is important to differentiate between the laws of society (which is not perfect) and the laws of God, which is impartial, infallible and non-partisan.

Ogboru: Uduaghan’s Rejoinder and Grammar

It is no longer news that my piece “Take a Trip to the Three Warri LGAs” published in the Vanguard of Tuesday February 7, 2010 has attracted a balderdash full-page rejoinder from Emmanuel Uduaghan and his Consultant...

Nigerian Security Challenges: The Way Forward

As a security consulting professional, I still find it...

An Open letter to the people of Oyo State

Good day and compliments of the season to all my beloved people of Oyo State...

The Future of Igbos Under Delta State (Anioma) Presidency

There are many ways through which unbridled unity can be achieved among the Igbo through the creation of a sense of oneness. Arguments from both sides of the divide should be greatly scrutinized and attended to...