Our governors and the brimstones
For three days last week, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum chose Abuja, to concentrate the minds of Nigerians on the desirability of taxation
A Knighthood for Lucky Omoluwa
Daily Trust of Monday, November 23, 2009, carried a picture of Lucky Omoluwa after his investiture as a Knight of St. Sylvester
Aliyu Modibbo Umar: Rambo takes on the Emperors
Aliyu Modibbo Umar, the ex-minister of the Federal Capital of Nigeria, the one who cried his way out of office so copiously,
Nigeria’s children of forced migration and capitalis globalization
It was Langton Hughes the great African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s that once asked in his 1951 collection
Futa Djallon’S marriage party
JOURNALISM often has its lucky moments; those periods when the reporter chances upon what might seem insignificant but could become a useful
Buhari’s anti-docility angst
Last Sunday, General Buhari attended the public lecture organized by the Movement for Better Future at the Arewa House in Kaduna. At
Politics as Soludo, El-Rufai and the Kaduna meetings
If anybody thought there was some decency remaining in Nigerian ruling class politics, then the emergence of Charles Soludo as the governorship
Farida Waziri: Psychiatry and Nigeria’s ruling class
“Having dealt with many corruption cases,I am inclined to suggestthat public officersshould besubjected tosomeform of psychiatric evaluation to determine their suitability for
Nigeria: Between momentary pessimism and incurable optimisme
“You can call me a blasphemer. I dispute the scripture’s assertion that God is everywhere. He is not present in the heart
The significance of Goje’s CAN award
When I read the comments of many perplexed Nigerians who queried President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for passing up yer another excellent opportunity