Opinion

Suspended Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is a man that can put a canary to shame.  Even when he has nothing new or meaningful to say, he must seek out a journalist somewhere and sing his...

As young as Ebonyi State is, especially when compared with other five states born the same day on 1st October, 1996, it remains arguable that Ebonyi is not above or at least competes with the others in developmental prioritization,...

One of my most revered friends rang me a few days ago after reading last week’s column. He wanted, first, to echo my criticism of Nigeria’s public officials who, despite loud claims to having delivered “the dividends of democracy,”...

Prelude In 2002, when INEC denied the registration of some new political parties, late Gani Fawehinmi of the Conscience Party of Nigeria is quoted to have said, "We will make Nigeria ungovernable." INEC budged and his Party got registered. ...

My attention has been drawn to a letter sent to President Jonathan by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on 24 February, 2014, titled, “MR. PRESIDENT, CALL GOVERNOR SUSWAM TO ORDER NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO...

Human beings are politicians by their speech. A John Mason Brown said that nowhere are prejudices more mistaken for truth, passion for reason and invective for documentation than in politics. Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, a former Governor of Abia State...

Have you seen the Nigeria Security Tracker, NST? It is free to view online on the CFR (Council of Foreign Relations) US think-tank website. In fact I think it is the only tracker on the website. Simply visit...

...All Aboard Sub – Saharan Africa As A Frontier In Emerging Markets Africa's economies are consistently growing faster than those of almost any other region - and at twice the rate of the 1990s. This has led to improvements in...

Originally the title of this admonition was Toothbrush Politics, but I decided to bring it to my readers in an every day life manner. What I am about to say may seem extremely simplistic but it is a vivid reminder...

Nigeria is richly blessed, no doubt. But the question that lingers is what is this country blessed richly with? Most uninitiated minds on seeing this question will immediately locate the answer to this interrogatory on a very wrong footed...