Boko Haram’s source of fund
Predictably, all the right things have been said about the need for greater international support to shut down Boko Haram’s weapons and funding supply....
Population explosion: Planning is key
Providing a temporary diversion from coverage of the menace of the Ebola virus, sections of the international media have by happenstance recently focused on...
The chicken impeachment in Enugu
The impeachment leading to the removal from office of the now former Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyebuchi, provided much needed comic relief...
Politics and language
The dispute over the appropriateness and tone of Mediline Ogar’s statement alluding to the possible connection of certain political interests in insurgency should be...
An endearing public spirit
God help the country,” said Galilio in Berthold Brecht’s Life of Galileo in need of heroes. Nigeria here bucks the trend of that admonition....
Fashola’s climb-down
Uncharacteristically for a man of provens managerial sagacity, Governor Babatunde Fashola made an error of judgement by increasing tuition fees at the Lagos State...
Paternalism and the Africa/U.S. Summit
Compared to George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama’s interaction with African leaders has been below par. Ironic for America’s first African-Americ...
The Ebola scourge and failure of strategic planning
We must not pretend in Africa that we were caught unawares by the current outbreak of the Ebola epidemic because as the Igbo speaking...
The one billion dollar loan request
It has been a momentous week for a republic at a critical juncture. During the week 82 innocent souls perished as a result of...
Internal visas next?
The demand for the registration of non-indigenes is totally unacceptable. It makes nonsense of the concept of nationhood. In addition it does not aid...
