Voices from Within: Tributes to Uncle Sam @ 80
AS you read these lines this morning, a book of essays is being launched at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs in
Yams and goats: A systematic regime of heists.
EVALUATED from whichever direction, it is now clear, that President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in the last election was one of the greatest
Empty treasury, wardrobe allowances and redoubts of corruption
“Nigeria should be ready to face a lot of challenges. The biggest problem in my view is corruption; it is everywhere. There
80 garlands for Uncle Sam Amuka
It was Lanre Idowu that first called me last week about Uncle Sam Amuka’s 80th birthday, which took place over this weekend.
Tolu Fatoyinbo and Jimmy Atte: Icons from an era of excellence
It was on Monday this week that I read of the passing of Jimmy Atte, the former Executive Director Programmes at NTA, who
Belong to everybody, belong to nobody
It was the standout phrase from President Muhammadu Buhari’s Inauguration Day speech on May 29, 2015: “I belong to everybody, I belong
Nasir el-Rufai: Settling into a rhythm of governance
If I have to make a choice, I thinkNasir El-Rufai amongst the newer governors, is faster in settling into a rhythm of
FIFA’s World Cup of corruption
In 2010, a British newspaper’s sting operation caught a FIFA official from Nigeria, Dr. Amos Adamu, red-handed seeking money from reporters who had
Coming to terms with governance
I attended Kashim Shettima’s inauguration for a second term as governor of Borno State last weekend in Maiduguri. There was colour as
Remembering the struggle in Western Sahara
Abuja, our nation’s capital, has this week been hosting an International Conference on Western Sahara. Titled “Towards the Liberation of Africa’s last