“I saw something yesterday. I thought it was a joke.” “What happened?” “Nigerians and their sense of humour; we always manage to squeeze laughter out of...
Where corruption is involved, African leaders seem to be utterly beyond shock. Blacks folks in office often regard as normal business, the kind of infractions that...
Nigeria’s political discourse is stuck, rather tragically, in a familiar binary pattern. On one side, there are the bashers of President Muhammadu Buhari; on the other,...
This commentary is inspired by Olusegun Adeniyi’s “Of wailers, counterwailers and Buharideens” (ThisDay, March 31). In that piece, the ace journalist and public affairs commentator successfully...
One early morning in May last year, about three weeks to the inauguration of the victorious Muhammadu Buhari as the new president, the then First Lady,...
What Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South) did with her presentation of a bill on gender and equal opportunities on March 15, is the equivalent of...
Whatever problem we may have in Nigeria at this or any other time, this country is sustained by the fact that we are indeed a very...
I have told the story before on this page of my experience on 14th June 1993, when the then National Electoral Commission (NEC) suspended the release...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has queried the capacity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to successfully subdue corruption in Nigeria. Speaking during his 79th...
During his recent visit to Qatar, President Muhammadu Buhari sat for an interview with Martine Dennis of Al Jazeera. Last weekend, close to two weeks after...
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, For to such belongs the kingdom of heaven…” -Matthew 19:14 “Your wealth and your...
Senator Dino Melaye is a tragic commentary on Nigerian society. No, scratch that, he is an indictment on Nigerian society. He is one of those reasons...