Let’s pray for our girls
Anytime the church prays, something unusual happens. And anytime the nation prays, unthinkable favour rains. Whenever we cease operating by our might and turn...
State police: Idea whose time has come
The national conference has just entered its most critical stage. This is when all the reports, serious and unserious, minority and majority, submitted by...
This cannot be true; but it is
It looks so unreal; because it is so despicably nonsensical. No, it did not happen. It could not have happened. Or rather, it should...
Confab: Words of emerging stars
If it were by election, Yardomah Mandara would not have been at the National Conference. At 24, she would have been easily bullied out....
Confab: Consensus and tribal interest
By Sam Akpe
They talk, rage, throw tantrums and grandstand. Disagreement is a norm. Agreement is optional. Then they vote; and the majority celebrates. While...
Nigeria, a failed state?
There are three non-complex books about Nigeria, written by foreigners, which, at a time like this, I am persuaded to re-visit. This is not...
Sunday Olutayo as a metaphor
As that a drama or the real thing? I’m referring to the picture that adorned pages of Nigerian newspapers a few days ago. A...
