Are we witnessing a bastardization of the rule of law and due process in Nigeria? Are these high ideals of law and fine legal concepts being corrupted? All for shortsighted benefits…
A ‘good’ political record is a relative item and term that can be bought and sold in the supermarket of politics. The good records that these presidential aspirants parade is bait, carefully disguised all of these years to programme us into swallowing their hook…
Trouble and untold grief loom large within the Nigerian Diaspora. Finding their place within a strange society, raising a family that is at once Western and African, maintaining a decent standard of living while providing for relatives back home…
It was a call from Naija and the voice on the other end was urgent and frantic: please send money right away, uncle Faster is in serious trouble. He was arrested yesterday. I hung up the phone while the caller was still talking and cursed the evil spirit that made me answer that call…
It was a call from Naija and the voice on the other end was urgent and frantic: please send money right away, uncle Faster is in serious trouble. He was arrested yesterday. I hung up the phone while the caller was still talking and cursed the evil spirit that made me answer that call…
It must be realized by all those who love Nigeria, that Nigeria’s national interest and purpose is paramount and crucial in every and all circumstances. Those who seek Nigeria’s defeat at international forums cannot say they are driven by love for Nigeria or by patriotism…
Capetown looks nothing like the rest of Africa…it looks like a better version of Europe…complete with the Oyinbos and cold weather. It is breathtakingly beautiful with a lovely landscape, awesome mountain ranges, sea view, etc. But underneath its beauty and cleanliness, there is something disturbing about the way of life there…
We need to rewrite our history, because as it stands now, most of what we learn is based upon a long-term fabrication of the truth done by those with something to hide.In order to rewrite it, we will first have to learn it…
If I had a choice between the presidency of the world, and spending the Christmas season in my hometown, my choice would be easy. Keep your presidency and leave me to re-live, once again, my childhood…
The political appointment process is not an exact science. Generally speaking, once the votes are counted and a particular candidate is declared the winner, the notables who participated in the political struggles usually feast on the spoils of war…
In Nigeria, the Constitution went out of its way to literally make the political parties the engine of democracy and the political process. It is those roles assigned to the political parties that I want us to revisit and perhaps have a shared feeling of their relevance to our political lives...