Events over the years have left the beautiful game of football in a sorry state, especially in Nigeria. The crises can best be viewed by the state of affairs within the Nigerian Football Federation…
Nigeria is at the cross-roads at this time, and every Nigerian ought to be apprehensive. The reasons for this collective apprehension are not difficult to identify; even a new-born child would easily work out that there is something very amiss with Nigeria…
There is something about Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state, which sticks to your face, making it almost impossible to ignore him, while at the same time alarming your instincts not to feel very comfortable with him…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s demeanour is somewhat less presidential than should be expected. He has achieved greatness by providential streak of goodluck which is rare in the African political history, a dark history…
Last night 33 Nigerian miners were trapped underground and the government decided to send a Nigerian capsule down to rescue them one after the other…
Many foreigners with close ties to Nigeria often wonder how Nigerians manage to take life easy even in a myriad of poor infrastructure and bad leadership…
I have never met with President Jonathan before, and I am not interested in meeting him personally. But I claim a right to reply to Amuta’s vitriol because I am convinced that his vilification of the president stems from the mindset that certain geopolitical zones should not aspire to Nigerian leadership…
These are very delicate times in Nigeria. The challenge of another peaceful democratic transition through democratic elections early next year – 2011, stares us in the face…
Where are the loud and ostentatious pledges and promises of relief and reconstruction? Where is divine interventions from the heavens? How does anyone reassure 2 million Haitians who are homeless for almost a whole year now?
Last week, the anti-corruption crusade in the financial sector scored a big one as Cecilia Ibru, former chief executive of Oceanic Bank International crumbled under the fire power of Central Bank and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and pleaded guilty to numerous allegations…
Let’s look at what 50 years of uninterrupted rule by men has brought Nigeria: civil war, one million dead bodies in the space of 3 years, systematized corruption, destruction of national morals, ostentatious living, and decadence that would make the ancient Romans blush…