Politics without principles: Our politicians ‘port and de-port’
ONE of the most ill-concealed intensions in Nigerian politics, the decamping of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, finally took place early this
Nomads, farmers, conflicts and changing patterns of climate
LAST week, the Kwara state government took a decision to open new grazing reserves, to stem the growing patterns of conflict between
Nigerian politics and the cynical manipulation of religion
IT was Shehu Usman Dan Fodiyo who once warned that a political society can endure with unbelief, but it will sooner, rather
The more you see, the less incomprehensible the ways of govt
EARLY this week, the Rule of Law Collective (TRLC), described as “a civic platform comprising Nigerians from all walks of life who
PDP party chairmanship: The ultimate poisoned chalice.
THE online news medium, PREMIUM TIMES, was spot on in the title of its report: “How PDP disgraced six of its seven
Worrisome portents from Borno
Worrisome portents from Borno EARLY this week, reports emerged in the media that former Borno state governor, Ali Modu Sheriff (SAS), returned
Discordant tunes for the National conference
“The Nwabueze-led group has clearly gone beyond the bounds of decency and decorum by fabricating a report purely from their own imagination
Nigerian billionaires and the Nigerian condition
LAST Friday, January 3, 2014, VANGAURD newspaper, like other Nigerian newspapers, carried a report sourced from FORBES magazine, titled “The Biggest African
Obasanjo’s letter: Next Iyabo, and then Jonathan.
A rather tongue-in-cheek observation was posted on a closed internet site last week. In response to the letters that have held Nigerians
Meltdown In South Sudan
In 2006, I was the only Nigerian journalist attending John Garang’s funeral ceremony in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. I was