We no longer fully have what our ancestors, who framed and ratified our Constitution, thought of as freedom – a careful division of power that prevents power from becoming concentrated and unlimited…
Let’s see the contrast between Jesus’ peace and the peace of this world. The peace of Jesus Christ is ever-lasting, ever present and ever-satisfying. There is a great calm experienced within once you are in agreement with him…
Littered around us, in our very own narrative, in Nigeria and abroad are many hard working Nigerians who are not corrupt and would rather die than visit that road of ruin and destruction…
In keeping with my uncanny ability always to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, I ventured to Rivers’ political cycle just as various ethnic cysts were ramming polluted “Rivers Of Oil” packed with explosives into then habitable oil city…
Our approach to nation building since independence has been fraught with nepotism, absence of trust, self-serving parochial interests and every factor that mitigates against the creation of a genuine and true federation…
Unlike the “victory” awarded to the likes of Akala, Oyinlola, Gbenga Daniel, David Mark, et al, at the tribunals, the impulse generated by Mimiko’s victory, like that of Adams Oshiomole and Peter Obi at the Supreme Court, truly reflected the will of the electorate…
It appears ‘power sharing’ rather than respect for electoral laws is gaining currency in Africa. Vanquished leaders have found a new strategy to perpetuate their leadership through fraudulent means…
What we have in Bayelsa State – the Cold War-like face-off between the Vice President and the State Governor – is not out of the ordinary. It is to be expected…
On Sunday, July 13th, 2008, new officers were elected to pilot the affairs of the Igbo professional think tank, Aka Ikenga. That event marked the end of the eventful two-terms mandate of the leadership of Chief Chris Asoluka…
Although this regime has a 7 point agenda to create vast amounts of wealth for the nation, unchecked, it does a poor job at redistributing the wealth…
The achievements of Soyinka as a crusader and concerned citizen indict my generation for relegating to the background our civic responsibility of engaging those in leadership positions constructively…