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Politicians from Rivers State had started to play the kind of politics that was tending to disunite the state. This unfortunate kind of politics was essentially a matter with the…

Nigeria as a country can be said to be fast degenerating. Today, we see the encouragement of vices, of despicable behaviour, of mad rush for materialism and the general degeneration…

The outspoken Amaechi should be pitied by the way his friends betray him, upon his love for them; and many of them are Ikwerre he is somewhat always fighting for…

In December last year, the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) asked the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to justify the N5.7bn budget for overheads and personnel…

Last July, shortly after the horrific Dana Air crash that killed over a hundred Nigerians, I did a piece titled “Murder Incorporated”. The thrust of the piece was that the…

Last July, shortly after the horrific Dana Air crash that killed over a hundred Nigerians, I did a piece titled “Murder Incorporated”. The thrust of the piece was that the…

The crass nepotism exhibited by Abdulahi Inde Dikko is unparalleled in the history of the Nigerian nation. It is unbelievable that Ande Abdullahi Dikko, the Comptroller of Nigeria Customs and…

Watching Nigeria’s parliamentary sessions is like watching a public primary school’s classroom at break time. It’s a picture of absolute bedlam; delinquent adults jumping seats, throwing paper missiles, poking each…

Once every year, somebody must remember his birthday. Some persons celebrate theirs in a majestic style, while others just think-over it. Reasons for these vary among individuals. It is the…

My maternal grandfather was a great and powerful muslim cleric and scholar by the name of Sheik Nurudeen Sa’ Id. He was from Ilesha. He was was also a civil…