Last week, I had written about my beloved Arewa and the dire situation that she finds herself. I ended the admonition by saying that; “Battles are better fought and won through wisdom and strategy than […]
The Mighty Jets Football Club of Jos emerged on the Nigerian soccer scene in the late 60s or thereabouts. The club was a metamorphosis of the Plateau Highlanders of Jos that produced legends like Tunde […]
Expectedly, President Muhammadu Buhari, this week, fired back at his critics who have recently developed a somewhat higher level penchant to castigate his administration for the alledged growing state of insecurity in the country. Speaking […]
You probably found this as intriguing as I did. Officials of EFCC held a rally in Lagos on July 10 to commemorate this year’s African Union Anti-Corruption day. The Daily Trust of July 11 gave […]
In April 2019, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state disclosed that all his political appointees must undergo drug test before being given any public trust. The governor was addressing the Presidential Advisory Committee on […]
Just as the rather heated conversations on the Ruga settlement scheme and Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo slapping saga were dying down following their suspension and court arraignment, respectively, another issue albeit an unfortunate incident, surfaced […]
The Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of the state Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, for all of eight years that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was in the saddle as governor, […]
The federal government eventually broke its graveyard silence on Nigeria’s controversial population figure. The National Population Commission (NPC) announced last week that Nigeria’s population now stands at 198 million. It noted rather belatedly that its […]
About seven years ago I wrote an essay on Northern Nigeria and her mythical realities. I repeated same two years ago. In the first instance, Malam Nasir el-Rufai had graciously shared it on his Facebook […]
I would imagine that two things would have happened by now with the suspension of the Ruga, acronym for Rural Grazing Area, plan by President Buhari. One, the temperature generated over the controversy would dip, […]
More than a year after declining to append his signature, President Muhammadu Buhari, this week, in Niamey, Niger Republic, signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. With Nigeria committing itself to the agreement, […]
The profundity of the quote: “To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die” came to light last week at two separate but related events in Abuja. At the centre of […]
Imelda Marcus made the cover of Time Magazine in the 1980s through her obsession with shoes. The former Filipino first lady had an intimidating collection of shoes that rivaled even the world’s largest shoe shop. […]
The ‘Olodo’ analogy is at the heart of my conversation this week; Nigerians are a people that are easily blown by the wind. ‘Olodo Rabata’ is a phrase I first heard from my mom […]
Growing up as kids, we all are entitled to dream of what to become later in life. Some dreams come true; some don’t come to pass. Others come around to mock us later in life. […]
If media speculations are reliable, perhaps by the time you are reading this, President Buhari would have submitted the list of his ministerial nominees to the senate. This piece, therefore, stands the risk of being […]
Politicians, especially in Nigeria where corruption in the public space is widely and deeply entrenched, usually make promises even if, and normally, they do not intend to fulfill them. Few, like the honest, forthright and […]
On Saturday June 15, 2019, Bayero University, Kano, conducted the last lap of its 2018/2019 convocation ceremony. The ceremony, which is the university’s 35th, had been going on for three days. I was invited by […]
Nigeria is navigating exceptionally turbulent fiscal waters. Ironically the situation is likely to remain the same for a pretty long time because no one knows how to get out of the budget deficit quagmire. The […]
I went to a friend’s house and in the kitchen, I saw in their kitchen refrigerator, “If Momma isn’t happy… ain’t nobody happy.” It’s funny because we all know it’s true. If the person in […]
As at the beginning of this outgoing week, I never knew I would return so soon to this space to bore you with another topic anchored on prophecies, even though we are all dying to […]
A multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation such as ours, must never ignore the importance of a national conversation or a series of them as the needs arise. We need to talk to ourselves each time we […]
For long, the dearth of it among citizens hampered the country’s march to progress and gave rise to, and sustain, its state of underdevelopment. But, after the unnecessary delay, President Muhammadu Buhari said it is […]
“RCCG artiste commits suicide “Oko Polytechnic student commits suicide “40 year-old teacher commits suicide “How 300 level Uniben student committed suicide “Another final year student of UNN commits suicide” Above are samples of reported […]
Two weeks ago the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) inadvertently re-ignited the debate on floating the naira with a message on its website that no one really knows the motive. The message: “The naira exchange […]
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