It’s a good month for Dame Patience Jonathan, this July!
THE gods must be smiling on President Jonathan’s wife, Dame Patience; and its looking like this month of July, is her “Season
Hypocritical selectivity: They recall Arunma Oteh but refuse to reinstate Justice Salami
LAST week, most newspapers carried the picture of workers at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), demonstrating with placards, against the recall
A petroleum industry bill for Diezani
IT must be, arguably, the most anticipated Bill,as far as legislation goes in Nigeria. That is the much-vaunted Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB);
Femi Falana: Honour long due
LAST week, Femi Falana was finally announced as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). It was long in coming! Falana is our
The demystification of Tony Anenih
JUST by the huge margin of victory alone, and the fact that even the dinosaur could not hold his community, Adams Oshiomhole’s
Prejudice, ignorance, profiling and the Fulbe nomad
The last time I wrote about the FulBe nomad was on December 16, 2004. The piece was titled “A RESOLVE FOR
Edo guber election and democracy consolidation
THIS weekend the Edo governorship election holds. It pits Adam Oshiomhole, the sitting governor, against the PDP’s Gen. Charles Airhiavbere, in what
Dr. Haruna Salihi: Teacher, man of faith and modesty
I HEARD of the death of Dr. Haruna Salihi, Head of the Department of Political Science, Bayero University Kano, last week. I was
Sir Lucky Omoluwa: Award for an intrepid businessman
AS part of activities to commemorate Africa Day 2012, in the US, the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa in
Sambo Dasuki: Re-architecturing the security infrastructure
WITHIN a week of his appointment as the new National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki has displayed a greater appreciation of a