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
AbdulRashid Garba: Turning a new leaf at NECO
IN 2012, workers of the National Examinations Council (NECO), in Minna, Niger state, were locked in a major battle with the Professor
National Assembly immunity delusion syndrome
ON Monday this week, VANGUARD newspaper carried a report that the National Assembly will soon commence a constitution amendment process, towards ensuring
Nigeria’s 55 years of nationhood
OUR country marks its 55th independence anniversary today. In a very fundamental sense, Nigeria’s story is also the story of my life, because
Population issues in a season of high wire politics
A VISITOR from outer space would certainly have been confused about the Nigerian situation on the evidence of what dominated media reportage in
Jerry Gana, Suntai and the Taraba charade
JERRY GANA is unlikely to be absent in political, ethno-religious/regional controversies. When he became the chief orchestra conductor besides Danbaba Suntai at
Consolidating a steady pace of progress
FORMER President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, was obviously caught up in a moment of effusiveness last weekend, while receiving a delegation of the
Chief Philip Asiodu’s reminiscences of Nigerian Life
WHEN Chief Philip Asiodu reflects on the Nigerian condition, we learn very useful lessons. That is why I always read with relish
Bukola Saraki in Maiduguri: Tentative first steps for 2019 presidency
ON Monday this week, Bukola Saraki led a team of his closest senate collaborators on a visit to Maiduguri. Any rookie political
Registration and deportation of Nigerians in Nigeria
Early this week, the National Security Council, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, and attended by the nation’s top security chiefs, directed
A peek into Muhammadu Buhari’s mind
This week President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), has finally undertaken the much-anticipated state visit to the United States of America. There is no