Dr. Bala Mohammed was an archetype of that sociopolitical genus known  in this country as the Radical Leftists; and he was the first of them to be assassinated at the height of Nigeria’s Second republic…

Now the music scene is a complete bedlam and like all situations in our country, it has spun out of control. Bum shaking, women bashing, the F-word, explicit and sexually violent lyrics have become the order of the day.  Forget it, the regulatory bodies can only bark…

I agree that there is room for improvement in Nollywood productions, as indeed with anything else, I do feel that Spike Lee’s Nollywood remarks were suffocatingly patronising, condescending, paternalistic and hubristic; characteristics which he has often detested and decried in the many of the antagonists with whom he has crossed swords over the years…

As generous as the federal government’s 40% salary increase offer made by the federal government appointed Gamaliel Onosode Re-negotiating committee to ASUU may seem, as against the 109% increase the lecturers are asking for; ASUU maintains that the issue goes beyond money…

It is unlikely anyone knows for sure the number of successful or promising Black men who are dating, or are married to White women. All we know is that the number is large; we also know that in some communities, dating or being married to a White woman is considered desirable…

In the past few decades in Nigeria, many of the best and brightest of a generation departed the land, including the writer of this article. We escaped and emigrated abroad on different aeroplanes…

Africa cannot develop by relying on western aid. Also the Western countries cannot continue giving aid to Africa. The present global economic down turn is a pointer that financial aid from the G8 might not be sustainable…

All major American television networks reported Obama stop-over for a few hours in Ghana, using words or terms which are usually reserved for truant children. Mr. Obama is reported as being stern, scolding and blunt to people in Africa…

Sadly, one of the many demerits of using Facebook is that it can often be time consuming. Many people have become addicted to using it and often spend hours chatting and interacting with other users which in my opinion is rather unhealthy for productivity…

It was written in very bold headlines in the Nigerian Tribune that the “Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the names of 56 Nigerians it alleged collectively removed over N243 billion from the nation’s treasury…

I cannot plead my case before a female human magistrate and my detractors know it. I could approach the high court for the enforcement of my fundamental right, but who has ever heard of the fundamental right of an Egungun? They claim to have granted me bail. Bail? Whoever told them a ‘spirit’ is in bondage and needs bail?