Opinion

Restructuring is currently the buzzword in the country.  But it is just an important-sounding but empty technical word, which means little other than to give false impression to ordinary folks that one holds the magic wand that will make...

These are not the best times for Nigeria and Nigerians For the mere fact that in the last two years Nigeria has invested more money paying for the healthcare of our President in a foreign jurisdiction than we have committed...

Except if President Muhammadu Buhari does not recontest or it is the will of God, nothing human can stop the post of the president from him I simply mean that none from the wishful thinkers, the sycophants and enemies of...

A house built fifty-seven years ago called Nigeria is overdue for renovation. The structure was designed to feather the nest of an elitist group - call them politicians, bourgeoisies, or god-fathers if you like; who have grown obese from...

President Muhammadu Buhari has perfected the art and science of stealth, elusiveness amidst fabulous storylines that formed critical mass of supporters and detractors each time he travels for medication. He has eluded story tellers, doom prophets, agitators and indeed...

On 22ndJanuary 2014, Malam Nasir El-Rufai gave a lecture in Abuja to youths, The Nigeria of our Dreams, where he addressed the question of nation-building. Parts of this lecture, like several other previous interventions in national discourse, are now...

Ani DiFranco, said I know the biggest crime is just to throw up your hands and say "This has nothing to do with me, I just want to live as comfortably as I can. For me I am a man...

Leader of the counter-insurgency war in Nigeria and Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur  Yusufu Buratai is a soldier rarely given to anger, but it appears the mask forces behind terrorism in Nigeria have dragged him to...

“What’s gwan inna wa cwantry?” “What language is that?” “English of course.” “Sounds like Creole to me. Why don’t you just talk straight?” “Nobody talks straight in this country anymore.” “I still talk straight.  I can’t start twisting my tongue because some people have...

Recently Bayelsa State Nigeria played a host to one of Nigeria's   foremost thinkers ,the Nobel Laureate,Prof 'Wole Soyinka  ,who was   visiting the Ijaw National Academy and celebrating his birthday,and   there was a consensus between the Professor and the host...