Please, let people not find pleasure in turning teenage children into prostitutes. Be it straight prostitution, lesbianism or homosexuality…
My friends and colleagues in the media cannot be left out of the list of the friendly enemies of our people. Their biggest but not gravest sin is to forget to truly believe that the pen is mightier than the sword for they seem to underestimate how much good they can do for their people…
I write this article with a heavy heart because, like anyone who grew up in Plateau State in those seemingly ancient days when it was a model of peace and multi-ethnic concord, I am at a loss for words…
Politicians, especially the Nigerian species, are an intriguing and confounding breed. I like to hope and think of them as a breed that will soon become extinct, like the dinosaurs…
Our dear President, remember how millions of our powerless fellow citizens – our widows, orphans, mentally and physically challenged, and aged pensioners – all today have no one else to look up to wipe their tears than you. Our dear President, never be misled by your eagle-eyed praise-singers…
A strange thing happened to her days after appearing in newspapers when people waved to her on the street and referred to her as the Nigerian actress. At her local grocery in Konstanz, people now offer to pick the bills!
Last week, Senate President David Mark achieved a new grade in cynicism when he announced Andy Uba as chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission. Andy Uba overseeing INEC? It would be hilarious if it weren’t so ghastly!
The killings in some parts of the country including bombings, kidnappings and fatal armed robbery attacks being perpetrated on a daily basis with barefaced brutality must stop if this economy is to survive and make any headway…
The truth is that every great people must first lose their direction several times before finally finding the right direction. That’s how every fallen great nation can rise to greatness…
There is a worrisome disconnect between the state of affairs in the country and the attitude of those in charge of such affairs that needs to be pondered upon…
So, Jonathan’s first 100 days in office has come and gone. Lamentably, you’ll have to agree, the man cuts the picture of a passionless and reluctant President. He has also managed to remind us all that a snake cannot give birth to a tadpole…