What was really happening under President Goodluck Jonathan?
An article was published online not too long ago on one of the several Nigeria-focused websites now available (I forget which one precisely), in...
Musings, impressions and reflections from Rwanda
The early morning sun in Kigali is scorching. Just some minutes after six o’clock, I had to jump out of bed to pull the...
Please, let’s hurry up and fix this nation!
By Remi Sonaiya
Much of last weekend, the final one in November 2015, was spent travelling to Minna from Ile-Ife, and back. I hadn’t travelled...
Help! ‘perilous times’ are upon us!
It was the Apostle Paul in his second epistle to Timothy, his spiritual son, who predicted the following: “But know this, that in the...
Welcome, our new ministers…
By Remi Sonaiya
The long-awaited inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet was finally carried out on Wednesday, 11th November, 2015. The ministers were sworn in and...
Leadership, institutions and development: Disjunctions in the Nigerian experience
In April of this year (2015), I was invited to be a discussant of a paper to be given by Professor Adamolekun at the...
When opportunity comes Calling
Opportunity. Noun. 1. A combination of circumstances favourable for the purpose.
2. A good chance or occasion.
The following statement caught my attention while reading John...
Families under attack!
Families have been very much on my mind in the past week or so. It all started when I watched a television programme on...
Tough choices
The 21st edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit was held in Abuja from October 13th to 15th, 2015, under the rather broadly construed but...
Lessons from Pope Francis
The recently concluded six-day visit to the United States of America by Pope Francis had several inspiring moments. In any case, this particular Pope...
