Lagos and gains of mainstream politics
One of the fascinating points of the 2015 general election, with particular reference to the Lagos State gubernatorial electioneering, was the calculated canvass for...
Presidential bail-out for states: Matters arising
The bail-out recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for states owing workers months of salaries arrears will, no doubt, be a welcome development to...
Will Buhari learn from Goodluck Jonathan?
David Cameron’s father was a very rich man. He left a lot of his fortune in tax havens in Panama and Jersey. At the...
The Aba Urban Renewal Drive
Remember Aba? Have you wondered about these things: why did the great Ikemba Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, give instructions that his corpse must be...
Unpaid salaries as tragedy for Nigerian voter
When I was a boy, my father called me into his bedroom one evening and gave me a piece of paper. I was able...
Quintessential questions of ‘a free lunch’ in Nigeria
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had, during the campaigns, made some bold promises: They promised to offer free meals to Nigerian pupils. They...
The triumph of aggression
The elections have come and majorly gone;,a new executive has been sworn in and many have offered reasons for the fall of Goodluck Ebele...
Toying with Nigeria’s electricity grid
Barth Nnaji, the erstwhile Minister of Power and world class engineering professor, at the June 15 to 17, 2015 West African conference on electricity...
Whither foreign aid?
The Marshall plan came to bear after World War II when the United States, with Harry Truman at the helm of affairs, used it...
Ramadan and social change
Ramadan offers Muslim faithful a unique opportunity to move closer to the creator and inspire spiritual rebirth and revival. In climes where patriotic Muslim...
