Nigeria in ‘deja vu’ mode
Is it just me? Are others beginning to see what seems like deja vu in our country and governance? It is nearly six months...
More insights on the Code of Conduct Public Officers
It is not for nothing that the Code of Conduct for Public Officers under the Nigerian Constitution restricted certain officers of state from maintaining...
The Shiite, the Army and human rights
The clash, recently, between the Nigerian Army and members of the Shiite Islamic sect in Kaduna brings to fore the issues of human rights,...
The big man and his entourage
After my initial fits and starts attempt at reading Michaela Wrong’s book, It’s Our Time to Eat, I have recently got into the groove...
Belonging to everybody and keeping the oaths
One of the most-talked-about take-away lines from President Muhammadu Buhari’s inaugural speech a few days ago is the “I belong to everybody and I...
Freebies, selfishness and imperfect votes
Those conversant with the ways of politicking in Nigeria sure know that election season is also the season of freebies. These freebies come in...
Blame it on the devil and God
Have you ever wondered how it is all so easy for many Nigerians to namedrop God or even the devil? Well, I am assuming...
NASS inauguration: When legality trumped politics
The events at the inauguration of Nigeria’s eighth National Assembly (NASS) and election of its presiding officers raise a lot of issues. There are...
Lies, blatant lies and statistics
While we were up about doing so many other things, in the first half of this year, more than 500,000 people got new jobs...
Nigeria’s election and its recurring shortcomings
By Obo Effanga
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It is the election season in Bayelsa State, #BayelsaDecides, to put it in a funky cyberworld manner. I am actually...
