Respecting our diversities
It was meant to be a short wait of about one hour at the departure lounge of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, last...
120 years of Hope Waddell
For the second week running, let me stay away from politics and talk about another issue of interest to me. My alma mater, Hope...
The big man syndrome
Have you ever been stuck in traffic or drenched in spirit while trying to crawl along in a horrible traffic jam and you suddenly...
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...
The V-Day that never was
If all things had gone the way we initially planned, on this day, we would have been reviewing how the 2015 general elections started...
Get done with the polls and let’s move on
After nearly a year of proposing this coming Saturday for the first of two days of general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
Preparing for electoral loss
Someone said a politician is a dealer in hope. By that, it is meant that a typical politician carries on with so much confidence...
Bumpy ride to the polls
Things are really spinning out of order in an annoying manner as we head towards the general elections in Nigeria this February. It is...
A case for non-violent elections
After more than one week of mainly negative campaigning by the two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives...
Is the oil party over yet?
Back in the 1970s, in the height of our oil boom, our then Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, was alleged to have boasted...
