Before the exit of former President Jonathan, the price of crude oil, Nigeria’s economic pillar was USD36 per barrel and…
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By every available standard, Nigeria was a country President Buhari inherited that celebrated corruption, thieves of all hues, mediocrity and…
Democracy was defined by former American President Abraham Lincoln as ‘Government by the people, to the people and for the…
“Wetin you chop remain for the boys?” This is a common request from Nigeria Police personnel at roadblocks on the…
Many a journalist sold his soul and his craft to the highest political bidder or indeed to anyone who put…
It was out of desire, commitment and mounted pressure by interested agitators and some policymakers in government that facilitated the…
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State is, without doubt, the most energetic, pragmatic, proactive and charismatic national figure and…
It is time for leaders to start reasoning beyond greed and accumulation of wealth through corrupt practices and other methods…
Despite the efforts of the Mr. President to defeat security challenges bedevilling Nigeria, those on whose shoulders rests the task,…
The progressive march of human civilization, especially in science and technology in the last two centuries had seemed to make…
This time around, I intend to draw readers to my personal assessment of the leadership and followership we have in…
Anyone that doubts Nigeria as an impoverished country must either be living in the outer space or must be a…
The implementation of the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programmes (SIP), has come under the boots of critics and observers of…
Just within one year of being in office as a democratically ‘elected’ governor, Dave Umahi is already power drunk. He…
They have been struggling to keep their membership numbers healthy, but the latest antics of the executive that make up…
Premium Times’ February 17 unmasking of National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno’s secret memo, which revealed that Abba Kyari, Buhari’s Chief…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is here to teach us a lesson; I hope we learn. Nigeria’s healthcare is unhealthy. But instead of…
One of the first definitive steps taken by General Ibrahim Babangida on displacing General Muhammadu Buhari in a “palace coup”…
The recent activist behaviour of the judiciary through the many and sometimes controversial judgments handed out by our courts in…
“Anything we say in advance of a pandemic happening is alarmist; anything we say afterwards is inadequate.” Michael Leavitt, US…
The policy thrust of President Muhammadu Buhari administration is a war against corruption and malfeasance but can he succeed without…
Over the weekend, the Yoruba community in the South Western part of Nigeria was treated to the shocking news of…
Interfering, corrupting and altering the views of electors is apparently frowned upon. But it all depends on who that manipulating…
I was almost set to start hitting the road to my village when at about 8 am, penultimate Thursday, I…
London Parliament Square is the site, muddied by rain, trodden by hundreds who have made it their celebratory space. The…
It is being increasingly larded with heavy twists and turns, a form of state oppression in slow motion, but the…
Copycat development in Nigeria is a historical evil, which must be exorcised from its political economy. It is self- enslaving.…
Why do some people achieve incredible results and become somebody in spite of the pains and the difficulties they faced…
Apart from the revelation by economists that globally, governments are ‘resource-and bandwidth-constrained’, our mind eye using available data also observes…
Are all current and former Nigerian governors mad? After years of siphoning state funds without accountability, why do so many…