Sometime ago — I don’t know the exact date and time — the Nigerian political elite (some call it “elites”, but I’m more comfortable using the...
At first, like every sane Nigerian, I took President Muhammadu Buhari’s response to his wife’s criticism of his government as a joke. And even agreed with...
I was part of a group that met the lone fighter on October 3. It was a mission arranged by a social media community to establish...
Many Nigerian may think that the menace, rascality and corruption in the judiciary started just yesterday. No it did not. It dates back to the 90s....
Here’s what she (Chimamanda) wrote and published on her facebook page: “ Dear Ijeawele, What joy. And what lovely names: Chizalum Adaora. She is so beautiful....
By Reuben Abati People tend to be alarmed when the Nigerian Presidency takes certain decisions. They don’t think the decision makes sense. Sometimes, they wonder if something...
This is obviously the season of padding. First, there was the padding of the 2016 budget – illicit insertions and consequent distortions that not only resulted...
Perhaps it’s sub-clinical, but partisanship as exhibited by Nigerians appears to be no more than just uncritical loyalty to a political party. It’s a psychiatric dilemma....
By Kelvin Adegbenga When I read in the news of Bishop Matthew Kukah telling President Muhammadu Buhari to take responsibility, I asked my colleagues covering the...
Last Thursday, the Federal Government, obviously terrified by the burden of expectations on it, launched what is without doubt an exercise in propaganda. It is a...
My irregular pontifications on this back page have now given rise to a regular column on Sundays. From today, I will be writing a weekly column...
Dear FCT Minister, this Centre no Longer Holds! I was dissuaded from writing to you, from alerting you to things you are likely too busy to...
