Though I will be marking the golden jubilee independence anniversary soberly in my station outside the shores of the abused fatherland, it is with patriotic pride that I will be celebrating with some good friends…
What is the sense in attempting to build a model state in an environment of palpable ignorance? Which country or state successfully developed while sidelining qualitative university education…
Soyinka is a man who is much respected, if not idolised by most people who can string words together. Therefore as he dabbles into partisan politics with his full creative weight, questions are bound to arise…
The many issues confronting the country nonetheless, Nigeria remains a powerful global brand worth trillions of dollars, unlimited natural resources, millions of hectares of fertile lands, over 350 languages and 150 million industrious, determined people…
In spite of all the filth that his hired army of revisionists are churning out, to erase his infamies from our memories, we are still solid in our knowledge and conviction that Babangida is one of the greatest rapists of our commonwealth…
There may not be a better a time to remind Nigeria and Nigerians of the need to reflect on and re-assess the contributions of individuals, groups, organisations and governments to the current state of the nation…
What meaning is to be assigned to the fact that, in three days, Nigeria will mark fifty years as an “independent” nation?
All the indices show that there is little or nothing to celebrate after 50 years of our national life, especially with the high level of poverty…
One must not stop wondering, what prompted the recent BBC’s epic show of shame against Lagos, under the magnificent but highly misleading title: WELCOME TO LAGOS?
Nigeria's Forgotten Heroes: Nnamdi Azikiwe – “Father of the Nation” (3)
by Max Siollun
by Max Siollun
As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to Arabs, and Mandela is to South Africa…
I disagree with some Western International lawyers who argue that international law was unknown to Africans until their independence in the late 1950s and early 1960s…