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
Maurice Iwu Needs Help To Snap Out Of His Delusions!
Nigeria’s controversial electoral Czar, Maurice Iwu visited us last week. The gentleman did everything to reinforce despondency about the electoral system. Iwu
The President And His Health: Setting Up Northern Strawmen To Heat Up The Polity
Olusegun Adeniyi, Presidential Adviser on Media, was an August visitor in my house on Sallah day. We spoke about the decision to
The Turf War At The National Assembly
Over the past week, Nigerians have been treated to a turf war in the haloed chambers of our National Assembly; it was
Our Governors And The Brimstones Of Taxation
For three days last week, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum chose Abuja, to concentrate the minds of Nigerians on the desirability of taxation
Nigeria’s children of forced migration and capitalis globalization
It was Langton Hughes the great African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s that once asked in his 1951 collection
Buhari’s anti-docility angst
Last Sunday, General Buhari attended the public lecture organized by the Movement for Better Future at the Arewa House in Kaduna. At
Jigawa: A Summit of Concern And Care
I don’t envy Sule Lamido, the governor of Jigawa State. This is because last weekend he opened a Pandora’s Box: one full
Nigeria: Between momentary pessimism and incurable optimisme
“You can call me a blasphemer. I dispute the scripture’s assertion that God is everywhere. He is not present in the heart
Away from home, but just like home
There really is no running away from Nigeria. In all my years of travel around our very lovely world, Nigeria has a
The Incurable Maladies Of The ANPP
Last Friday, a very angry member of the ANPP called me against the backdrop of the abortive effort to effect ‘regime change’