Resolutions and a peek into the life process
IT is a New Year. We all renew hope and make resolutions. I have never been particularly conformist about many things in
Goodluck Jonathan and the potency of symbolism
“Most of us who are politicians exploit religious sentiments to divide Nigerians for our own selfish gains. We exploit north-south divide to
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa: Exit of a decent gentleman
THERE has been a solemnity about the city of Kaduna since the story broke of the tragic death of Governor Patrick Ibrahim
TY Danjuma: 75 garlands for the General
This week, General Theophilus YakubuDanjuma’s 75th birthday ceremony occasioned an outpouring of generous tributes from many people and a harvest of advertisements for
Prison Development Party (PDP)
BELIEVE me; but I have spent the past week looking for a rebuttal of the story. Last Wednesday, November 28th, DAILY SUN
Chief Sunday Awoniyi: How did I forget the 5th anniversary?
LAST week, the 5th anniversary of the passing of our much-lamented Chief Sunday Awoniyi was commemorated. It took a few newspaper advertisements,
We shouldn’t be welcoming Tony Blair in Nigeria
“If leaders may lie, then who should tell the truth?….On what grounds do we decide that Robert Mugabe should go to
Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki: 1933-2012
THE passing of Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, last week, triggered an outpouring of tributes from all over the country. The normal attitude
President Jonathan ordered, so what?
SOME moments stick out in the public space, not just for the drama of the occasion, but for the fundamental impact
Negotiating with Boko Haram
LONG before it became accepted wisdom, I had been an advocate of negotiation with the Islamist organisation, Boko Haram. At a point