2015: Let us buy patriotism with our votes
Recently, I came across a rather poorly-written book with a beautiful title: Patriotism has no Party. I tried to read it, but realised it...
Despite negative predictions, 2015 is our heaven-on-earth moment
By midnight of penultimate Wednesday, 2014 hit the exit route in a backward movement, while 2015 made a triumphant entry through the front door....
Short of ideas? Go Afghanistan
Going Afghanistan is a journalism jargon made popular by the celebrated columnist, the late Dele Giwa. It’s a safer way to escape the boredom...
There is something Obasanjo and Jonathan are not telling us
Olusegun Obasanjo, a retired General and former president of Nigeria, is not yet through with President Goodluck Jonathan. He is still spitting fire. It...
Boko Haram: When local scare becomes national nightmare
Written in 2011, this piece was titled: Lamentations of a Worried Citizen. For a few minutes, let’s watch these scenarios as they unfold:
Listen to...
Will Obasanjo ever leave Jonathan alone?
The headline told the story more than the narrative: Jonathan’s performance below average – Obasanjo. It was the lead story of the day. Come...
2015: You think Speaker Tambuwal has a tar brush?
Criticism is quite a cheap enterprise. It is available for everybody to embark on. It costs little or nothing to criticise. It only requires...
Terror: When will the world come to our rescue?
It was a week of blood and tears. A military helicopter, loaded with ammunition, went down in a crash. A school, with hundreds of...
In politics, what goes around comes around
Desperation now walks tall on our streets. It boasts with audacity and grandstands with shamelessness.
Desperation is the desire to reach where your mind takes...
Akwa Ibom: Now that PDP has spoken…
The news was brief; almost a sentence. It centred on a statement by the PDP national headquarters that the governorship position in Akwa Ibom...
