Opinions

Sule Lamido, remember him?  He is the voluble, you can say loquacious, former governor of Jigawa State who strikes a multiple-personality image in his public conducts. Sule Lamido shows off as a follower, or bag carrier for late Mallam Aminu Kano and late Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, two prominent and hugely popular politicians from the north whose […]

“Have you gone to visit your brother in Ekiti?” “Who is that? I have many brothers from Ekiti state” “The Governor. Osokomole himself, ekun oko oke, the dainty irunmole who eats jollof rice.” “No. I don’t go about visiting Governors.” “I am referring to the fact that he recently escaped death. His G-Wagon suddenly went […]

I am happy to be part of this important occasion, the unveiling of this laudable project of strengthening the federal government’s whistle blowing initiative. During his October 1 national broadcast, President Muhammadu Buhari once again highlighted the Whistle-Blower Policyas one of the administration’s new institutional reforms to eradicate corruption in Nigeria. I, therefore, commend the African Centre […]Read More

The current NNPC debacle is probably the most embarrassing, even if mercifully, eye-opening crisis in the history of that nationally strategic institution since its creation in 1977.  I seek in the following commentary to offer a number of observations that would probably throw some light on the muck and confusion running riot out there on […]

Successive administrations in Nigeria, including the current one claim to promote transparency and accountability by following due process in financial dealings and public procurements. Nevertheless, governments at all levels avoid strict compliance with standard norms and regulations when actions are taken for both economic and political exigencies. The confusion and power struggle between the then […]

For Dino Melaye, that rambunctious and swash buckling senator from Kogi State, the cloud still looks ominous. For someone that relishes hugging the limelight, what he is passing through presently bodes a fatal dent on that raunchy life. Melaye is besieged. He is beleaguered. He is battered. He is storm-tossed. Dino Melaye is distressed. He […]

The saying goes that the pen is mightier than the sword; but those must be pens that scribble in alignment with the ethos of pen-pushing and the principles of truth and justice. Some pens have lost their soul, having traded their lead for pecuniary ends. Those are the pens that distort the facts, write out […]

Dear Nnamdi Kanu, We have never met. I only know you by reputation and I have had cause in the last year to write on your activities within the public arena and offer my own views about you, your persona, and your interventions in the Nigerian debate. I sincerely hope you would get to read […]

For Ndigbo, another chance beckons in 2019. Yes, in 2019, Nigeria will go through another election process. After the self-inflicted tragedy of 2015, the coming election should be an opportunity for Igbo to mend or further mar their chances in a Nigeria that is built on multi-ethnic chassis. Will it be a period for Igbo […]

Given the unfolding events in our country I believe that this is the time for deep introspection and sobre reflection. I am not a member of IPOB, I have never attended any IPOB meeting and neither am I Igbo. I am however deeply concerned about what is going on in our country, what the Igbos […]

Perhaps, one of the critical takeaways in the recent indisposition of President Muhammadu Buhari is the importance of the Vice Presidential and deputy governorship seats in the conducts of states’ and nations’ affairs. It is certain that the law givers that made provisions for Vice president or deputy governors have more than a spare tyre […]

Preamble Right from the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914 to its political independence in 1960, and up to the crisis of interests which led to a 3 – year civil war between 1967 and 1970, Nigeria has been traumatized with thorny issues about how to manage its abundant human and material […]