As I write this, just a few days to Christmas, Nigeria, the largest black nation on earth and the assumed African Giant is locked down by a conclave of crises, which to all intents and purposes, may take eon years to solve…
“The Colloquium on Africa” focusing on the forthcoming elections in Nigeria summoned by the Honorable Chinua Achebe should contribute to solving the problem of voting machination in the country…
I was on the bus on my way to work one morning when a loud voice from somewhere behind me erupted into song; it belonged to a man with what I imagined must be an extra large voice box…
President Yar’Adua’s absence from work, and particularly, his departure without following laid down constitutional procedure, has thrown up questions. What is the best way to resolve President Yar’Adua’s non-compliance with constitutional stipulations?
Shorn of its grisly spiritual sentiment, the celebration of Xmas has been an occasion to pamper our kids with all things merry: Xmas dress, shoes, bags, watches, books, DVDs, toys, Computer games and bicycles…
What needs to be done is not the type of image laundering that is being wrongly spearheaded by our Minister of Information Professor Dora Akunyuli. The present rebranding campaign has failed and will not stem the tide of the international battering of Nigeria’s image…
What exactly is the magnitude of our ‘offence’ if put in the proper perspective? Did Nigeria and Nigerians invent internet scamming? Did we take out a patent on it, or was the ‘Registered Trademark’ of Country of Scammers thrust on us by an over-malicious outside world?
I know that most of you, except those with vested interests, worry less on the state of health of President Umar Musa Yar’adua, whose ailing conditions had put him in Nigeria’s historic compendium as the first president to be away on Xmas. What does this portend for our nation, and democracy?
In our very own Nigeria, in Asaba, at the recently established Federal High Court, it is a very different kind of season. For Mr James Ibori and his fellow travellers, Christmas has come early while to many others it has soured their season…
Nigeria is a challenging place to live, work, or travel. Oil rich, the country still falls desperately short of meeting the educational needs of its children. But the kids are so fantastic, so engaged, so curious about the world…
Those who seem bent and intent on denying Fashola re-nomination also seem determined to drive a wedge between him and Alhaji Bola Tinubu in order to rupture their effective and synergetic partnership, which has been critical in the delivery of positive change to Lagos State…