Opinion

Nigeria’s is a fascinating story of a corrupt country without a single corrupt person. In late September 2006, Nuhu Ribadu, the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told Nigerian senators that the agency had dossiers...

In "Ubah, Eluemunor and Jaundiced Writing" Nkem (Jika) Ibekwe wrote: "the media is not the place where my matter with Ifeanyi Ubah will be finally resolved". That was the third silly reason he gave for why he would make...

Aba, a city that prides as the ‘Japan of Africa’, is the hub of creativity. The appellation did not come by accident rather through the dexterity and ingenuity of its artisans which has endeared it to buyers within and...

In my column two weeks ago, I addressed the question as to why past Israeli-Palestinian negotiations have failed, and last week I suggested that the regional environment is, in fact, conducive to the resumption of peace talks. As usual,...

From the happenings in Nigeria in recent times, especially in the last two months it's manifestly obvious that President Muhammadu Buhari understands next to nothing on the ideals of democracy and separation of powers. Mr. President offcourse, is not a...

Few people illustrate the transient nature of positional power like the erstwhile Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The hitherto untouchable “super woman” has suddenly become like a frightened toddler seeking sympathy from the same people she despised...

In one of his recent articles, my brother and colleague, Oguwike Nwachuku, posited that based on the rabid anti-Igbo sentiment that seems to have become the all-consuming pastime of some Nigerians, there may well be a school where they...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria does not have original advisory jurisdiction. The apex court only have original and appellate jurisdiction on certain specified matters. See Sections 232 and 233 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999...

The tragic event of Sunday, November 22, 2015 is novel in the history of elections in Nigeria. Never before had a candidate died after commencement of election. Prince Abubakar Audu would be the first. His death has exposed the...

However removed anyone chooses to be from the eccentricity of Nigeria’s political system, we eventually all get involved at the end of the day. From the cab man who drives around the city narrating his ordeal about how he managed...