Treason, the pot at the rainbow’s end
IT took the WALL STREET JOURNAL, WSJ, last week, to lift the lid on the murky world of payments which the Nigerian government makes
Peace-building gestures in a fractured North
AS this year’s Ramadan fast ended, I have reflected upon what I felt was one of the most important gestures of the
Wages of the fuel subsidy regime
FOR residents of Abuja, the past week has been particularly difficult. Before you could pronounce FCT, we returned to a regime of
A struggle for the soul of Nigeria
WHEN the Niger Delta toughie, Asari Dokubo, threatened a bloody war against Northern Nigeria, at a press conference in Abuja last week,
Jonathan, National Asembly and the budget brouhaha
NIGERIA’S greatest musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, called it “Government Magic”; that is the practiced tradition in government circles to obfuscate basic issues of
These Olympic games speak to our national condition
WHEN Blessing Okagbare lined up for the ladies’ 100 meters final, inside the Olympic Stadium in East London, last weekend, she carried the
It’s a good month for Dame Patience Jonathan, this July!
THE gods must be smiling on President Jonathan’s wife, Dame Patience; and its looking like this month of July, is her “Season
Hypocritical selectivity: They recall Arunma Oteh but refuse to reinstate Justice Salami
LAST week, most newspapers carried the picture of workers at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), demonstrating with placards, against the recall
A petroleum industry bill for Diezani
IT must be, arguably, the most anticipated Bill,as far as legislation goes in Nigeria. That is the much-vaunted Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB);
Femi Falana: Honour long due
LAST week, Femi Falana was finally announced as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). It was long in coming! Falana is our