PDP and the invigorated opposition: The Fixer-In-Chief’s cross
IT is often said in political circles that the fear of Chief Tony Anenih is the beginning of political wisdom. The old
Thought of home away from home
I AM writing these lines in a hotel room in Dubai. It is past midnight here, but still nighttime back home. I am
The Labour Movement and the Nigerian condition
LAST week working people celebrated May Day, the international day of working class solidarity. Since 1981, May Day has become a national
Three weeks after the Baga massacre, where is Wole Soyinka?
THE Nobel Laureate would normally have been on the front pages of the Southern newspapers, IF the Baga massacre had taken place
Kingsley Kuku, dire consequences and democracy
LAST Thursday in Washington, USA, Kingsley Kuku, President Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Niger Delta and chairman, presidential amnesty programme, gave us a peek
Big Brother Jonathan Wants To Eavesdrop On Your Communications
It was the on-line news outfit PREMIUM TIMES which broke the story; the Jonathan administration, was “violating lawful contracting procedures”, in awarding
Kingsley Kuku, Dire Consequences And Democracy
Last Thursday in Washington, USA, Kingsley Kuku, President Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Niger Delta and chairman, presidential amnesty program, gave us a
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Jonathan’s super minister
WHEN the story broke last week, that Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had ORDERED Information Minister, Labaran Maku, to
What really happened in Baga?
IT took the international media, last weekend to alert Nigerians to the massacre of innocent people that took place in Baga, the
It’s a presidential directive: Capture 32 states
“We have a presidential mandate to move beyond 23 states in our control and win at least 32”– PDP National Chairman, Alhaji