WAEC failure rate: Plunging Nigeria’s future into a hole
It was Issa Aremu who told me the story in Ilorin, early this week. When WAEC results were released in 2008, the
Re: Now I feel truly vulnerable
Since my mother’s death last Tuesday September 15th, 2009, I have received an outpouring of sympathy from Nigerians from all walks of
Now I feel truly vulnerable
I have spent the past four weeks in Iloring; and went through some difficult emotional moments and at the end, I felt
The “Super Eagles”: Just like Nigeria
(Before the game): “We are very prepared, we don’t need any extra motivation for this game because we all want to be
Northern agenda, southern conspiracy: Nigeria’s deepening “Lugard Chasm”
Last Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Daily Trust carried a screaming lead on the imminient shake-up in the Federal Civil Service; the accompanying
Private pain, public apprehension
The last time I went on vacation was in 2007. Owing to a combination of circumstances. I was unable to enjoy a
David Mark: Jingoism as impolitic refuge
“The most immediate source of the disconnect between Nigeria’s wealth and its poverty is a failure of governance at (all) levels…. Lack
Boko Haram: Media profiling and exta-judicial killings
“There is a permanent binding social contrat between the nation and its citizens, the nation is to look after the welfare
Nigerian civil rule bullet points
Nigeria made a transition to civil rule ten years ago, in 1999, with expectations for a better life. And who can blame
The return of the Third Term agenda
What is really wrong with the Nigerian politician? Why is he unable to find the sensitivity to connect with, the best interest