Who is against democratic structures in the North-East?
ON Monday, April 21, 2014, LEADERSHIP newspaper’s lead story said that plans were afoot to suspend democratic structures in Adamawa, Borno and
OF POLITICS, AND THE PAINS OF FOOTBALL
Two weeks can be an awfully long time in the politics of Nigeria. In the past two weeks, I have been away
Final Meltdown For The Saraki Hegemony
The jubilation that followed the announcement of the results (and at a point everyone was apprehensive that it was not going to
THE Missing NNPC BILLIONS
The nation’s cash cow, the Nigeria national petroleum corporation (NNPC) is up for reinventing, though it has, in a way begun; with
MAN REPORT ON THE ECONOMY: FACTS ARE STUBBORN
It is truly amazing that Nigerians live each day, inundated with statistical obfuscation, about the alleged growth that Obasanjo’s economic team is
ZIMBABWE: A MIDDLE ROAD LEADING NO WHERE
It is part of the baggage of its history that people cannot be in different to whatever happens to Zimbabwe. Its present
THE NNPC CASH COW AND THE KLEPTOCRATIC DESPOT
In the lead to the 2003 elections, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) came out with a report that over
OBASANJO: THE MAN, HIS LIBRARY AND RELATED MATTERS
How lawful, how ethical, how appropriate is it for OBJ to publicly launch and collect donations of N4b, for an OBJ presidential
Witness to return of a Chibok girl
THE Maiduguri Government House is often a beehive of activities, especially when the governor is in town. Members of the local
Media Narratives And The Fulbe Nomads Part 2
I stated that nomads deserve to be understood and appreciated in the context of their contributions to Nigeria. A study by Isah
Media Narratives And The Fulbe Nomad
Media accounts are often very graphic, and validate their claims by including statements ascribed to eye-witnesses and descriptions of the reactions of