General Minimah, his Opobo ancestry and the burden of history, By Eric Teniola
General Minimah is the new face of Opobo. General Minimah is also the new face of the Nigeria Army. In General Minimah lies our watch and surveillance. (more…)
Nigeria: The Rise and Rise of Impunity! By Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri
These are indeed, very trying times for the country. The news of the central bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s (SLS’) sack did not come to many as a surprise. Ever since SLS exposed the mindboggling malfeasance and maladministration in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), it was clear to many…
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This is How Nigeria Works, By Gimba Kakanda
You get a call from a Big Man who is kindhearted, or has been told remarkable things about you. He invites you over. You honour the invitation and there is a job offer. For you. No competition. No stated qualification. No test. "I just like you!" Just like that. In…
The tragedy of defections and valueless politics in Nigeria, By Udo Jude Ilo
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, writing in the Young India newspaper on October 22, 1925, espoused the theory of the seven social sins. It has lessons on economics, politics, science and religion and spoke to our common destiny and humanity around the world. While the seven social sins are subject to various…
The missing link in Jonathan’s church-to-royalty shuttle, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
John F. Kennedy, one of America’s most loved and flamboyant presidents, in this poignant statement, said: “A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” With a little modification, you’d think Kennedy…
Does Nigeria Have a Foreign Policy? By Garba Shehu
In making a distinction between a journalist and a diplomat, an author described the diplomat as an official sent abroad to lie on behalf of his/her nation. This being the case, why would Nigeria diplomats try to cover up or lie outright to the home crowd? As I write, I…
Besieged by the Police By Okey Ndibe
President Goodluck Jonathan is notorious for moving at slower than the speed of a snail when called upon to address issues that rather demand alacrity. Yet, Nigerians are besieged by a terrible plague that Mr. Jonathan can—and should—address immediately. It’s the plague of the “privatized,” lawless police. Last week,…
Man, animal marriage, By Dele Agekameh
‘With this strange wedding between a man and a male dog now officially consummated, the US must have wittingly opened a new vista in the journey to bestiality and amorous rascality.’ (more…)
Are NNPC and PPPRA immune to Legislative and Presidential Oversight? By Jiti Ogunye
These are interesting times. On Thursday, February 13th 2014, at the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the $20 billion oil money which Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (SLS), Central Bank of Nigeria's Governor alleged had been diverted, misappropriated or was not remitted or accounted for, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Nigeria and its declining education– the way forward, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Nigeria's decline in education, though incipient, is impossible to miss. In the past, there was always a countervailing force in our traditional society; there was in existence a Nigerian stew of shame and pride that kept thieving impulses walled off. In a single generation, we lost our set of traditional…
