Who needs a Christian governor in Lagos State?
In reaction to a statement made at the weekend by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) which clamoured explicitly for a Christian governor as his successor in 2015, the Governor…
Tinubu and his Tortoise-like Disposition
Is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and self-styled Asiwaju –leader—of the Yoruba race, getting to the end of his political relevance? Going by the…
Before justice is is subverted in Ochia community, Imo State
This is simply my greatest source of worry for more than sixteen months now. That the once peaceful Ochia Community in the west of Ohaji, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of…
Oby: Activist by Day, Politician by Night
There appears to be a growing trend in this country. As I reflect on the last few weeks in our nation’s history, something about it seems hauntingly familiar, and it’s…
State creation: Anioma most Viable option
When the preliminary nod was given to request by South East geopolitical zone for extra state to bring them at per with other geopolitical zones except north west, I knew…
Taking Responsibility: Lessons from South Korea
Power must always be balanced by responsibility. Otherwise it is tyranny—Peter Drucker There is nowhere in the world where one form of disaster or the other do not happen. Even…
Why Imo Speaker RT Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu Should be impeached
Imo State of Nigeria is hyped as being very modern, yet in the midst of some towering buildings and corporate plazas there are huge swathes of ghettos overflowing with intense…
The Jonathans: There is God oo
I watched Mrs Jonathan’s meeting on Channels TV and came away with more than mixed feelings. As I watched this important gathering that Mrs Jonathan had pulled together on the…
The Chibok girls and conspiracy theories
I am one of those who have wondered why President Goodluck Jonathan has been unusually slow in taking a decisive action on the ‘kidnap’ of 234 students of the Government…
Housing the Nigerian worker in Abuja
It was on page 101 of Thisday newspaper of Sunday, April 13, 2014 that I saw an advertisement titled: “OWN A HOUSE WITH YOUR RENT” published by the Federal Government…