“The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously.” ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot…
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IT’S more than one year to the next governorship election in Edo State, which prides itself on being the “heartbeat…
THE most experimental leader in Africa in contemporary time is former Nigerian military leader, General Ibrahim Babangida. He ruled between…
I HAVE been deeply saddened by some comments and inquiries by some younger elements who never experienced the consequences of…
‘I Dream of an Africa, which is in peace with itself’- Nelson Mandela SINCE January this year, Africa has been…
IN the past three years, at least eight African countries have witnessed military coup d’états. This is coming when it…
ABUJA is not in a hurry to change. However, in a city famous for its bad habits fostered by wayward…
NIGERIA has always been about influence peddling, nepotism and favourotism, with an insignificant mix of tokenism, which the authorities brandish…
THAT Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is still a political neophyte is glaring for all to see. Though he joined partisan politics…
TOUCHING down at the bustling Beijing Capital International Airport, you cannot miss that China has again opened to the world…
AT about 1 am, on the cold night of Friday, August 2, 2019, exactly two months after celebrating his 34th…
IT was not meant to be this way. But like a good number of things Nigerian, the story is hardly…
First published on September 23, 2019, and repeated on August 22, 2022. WE have looked at various forms of government…
INDEED Naira, the Nigerian legal tender, has no religion, tribe or tongue. It is common to all of us as…
WHEN the going was good, they were so close that one can mistake them for Siamese twin. Where one is,…
A GOOD number of people, including me, seems opposed to Nigeria leading the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…
First published on September 23, 2019, and repeated on August 22, 2022. SINCE man became aware of himself and realised…
THREE recent developments are the focus of people with a keen interest in the political affairs of Nigeria at the…
SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio, caught the attention of many Nigerians last week. On Wednesday, at the end of the plenary…
A SEEMING innocuous incident, but of utmost importance, happened on the day, the Niger Republic military adventurists announced the closure…