Issues/Policy

As Nigerians, we have a terrible penchant for denigrating national political leadership. For as long as I know, we have not had one leader since Independence that we have collectively spoken well of while in […]

The supreme leader, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, first secretary of Zanu-PF, president of the Republic of Zimbabwe, chair of the African Union and Southern African Development Community, and sole Zanu-PF presidential candidate for the […]

Governor Olusegun Mimiko, a staunch ally and campaigner for President Goodluck Jonathan in western Nigeria, wants his Yoruba compatriots to support Jonathan’s re-election. His reason was that Jonathan would actualise the Yoruba agenda as articulated […]

 I am appalled by the direction our dear country is going. A nation where honest men and women of integrity are vilified and denigrated while thieves and people of dubious character are celebrated and treated as […]

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Matthew Aremu Obasanjo, the old fox of Nigerian politics, the proverbial cat with nine lives, the dry meat that fills the mouth, loves limelight and the dramatic to the extent […]

Permit me to start by thanking Chatham House for the invitation to talk about this important topic at this crucial time. When speaking about Nigeria overseas, I normally prefer to be my country’s public relations […]

I’m just as mad as the next man about the failings of the Jonathan administra­tion. Many a Nigerian has wondered how he hired some of those people who work for him and why they serve […]

A former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrashid Maina, who was accused of embezzling N195 billion by a Senate special committee, has stated that his trouble began after he refused to give the […]

THE Guardian in its heydays as the flagship of journalism, had a constellation of professional stars, including academics who brought balance, fairness, objectivity, erudition and scholarship to the pages and made the paper very distinguished. […]

In Nigeria, it never rains, it pours. Former presidents do not just quietly resign from their political parties and go back home in peace to be “statesmen”, they conduct their “resignation ceremonies” in the full […]

I just read the press statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Aliyu, Israel Ebije, claiming that the Governor did not contravene or violate any law by handing over to the Speaker, instead […]

I got a call from a close friend the other day that left me speechless.  He had expressed the thoughts that he was wary of a Buhari presidency because of the fear of Islamisation. He […]

It has to be restated that the military as an institution is neither as inept in the discharge of its duties nor is it being misused for political ends in the manner the retired General […]

The legendary sociologist scholar, Max Weber defined a successful state as ‘one that could be said to succeed if it maintains a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force’. Another intellectual giant, Robert Bates […]

As the countdown to march 28 presidential election begins, Ayodeji Ajayi, a media practitioner, assesses the chances of the two leading candidates, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Muhammadu Buhari of […]

Joseph Mbu is not the first Nigerian to be designated assistant inspector-general (AIG) of police, but he is certainly the first to demean that position in word and deed. Right from his tenure as commissioner […]

A week, a former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson is often quoted as saying, ‘is a long time in politics”. The battle hardened intriguer from his long experience in politics certainly knew what he was […]

A week, a former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson is often quoted as saying, ‘is a long time in politics”.  The battle hardened intriguer from  his long experience in politics certainly knew what he was […]

Some highly placed Nigerians, blinded by their personal interest and the interest of a few of their cronies and benefactors, are striving hard to derail the country’s democracy. The recent call by some well-known supporters of […]

THE hate speech is  everywhere. They are coming from people you expect to be more responsible. The so called campaign adverts do more damage than the young people, on social media, who seem not to […]