The Chief Servant Tries Too Hard, Sometimes
Let me confess mixed feelings to the public performances of the governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu. I admire his passion
Is President Abdoulaye Wade Eyeing A Third Term?
On Monday, this week, the Senegalese media published comments by President Abdoulaye Wade, a few years ago, that he would not seek
Justice Salami and the NJC inquisition
IT should be one of the most typical examples of the old absurdity of an a priori arrival at an answer, while
Privatisation: The criminal auctioning of Nigeria
WHATEVER might be the reasons for its decision, we must thank the Nigerian Senate for the investigation conducted last week, into the
Federal Republic Of Failure?
Last week, the media reported that for the fourth year running, Nigeria recorded mass failure in the last West African Secondary School
Oh God, Thanks For The Kerosine
I hardly ever watch NTA’s Network News, while my wife does not seem to miss it. Two Sundays ago, I chanced upon
The Youth Revolt In England
For three consecutive nights, last week, the British capital, London, witnessed the remarkable sight of burnings, lootings and attacks on the police
Obasanjo On Hosni Mubarak: A Despot Speaks Up For His Peer
Last Saturday, August 6, 2011, former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, wrote a backpage piece titled “The Shame of Africa and the Arab world”,
Chief Tony Anenih: A Political Dinosaur At 78
Last Thursday, Nigerian newspapers raked in a considerable fortune, as associates, followers and hangers-on of Nigeria’s political fixer-in-chief, Chief Tony Anenih, fell
Zaria’s harmony stores and memories of teenage years
I spent last weekend in Zaria. I’ve always had an ambiguous relationship with that city, but the visit allowed me a wonderful