Obasanjo: Who Has the Moral Right?
Obasanjo’s December 2, 2013 excoriating letter to President Jonathan has elicited diverse reactions from Nigerians. While some see the letter as appropriate, others have asked what “moral right” President Obasanjo…
Obasanjo’s ‘satanic’ letter
Olusegun Obasanjo’s damning letter to President Goodluck Jonathan must rank as the most narcissistic (and the narcissism of our rulers is legendary) action of any Nigerian ruler in recent times.…
Mandela And Nigeria
Not a whole lot of positive news rushes out of Nigeria – especially lately, but one of the things we got absolutely right was our determined leadership and our drive…
Editorial: Time to scrap excess crude account
The needless controversy and familiar disagreements between the executive and legislative arms of government over budget oil price benchmark that has delayed the 2014 budget presentation is needless, if not…
Jonathan Oduah, Et al., And The Venezuelan Parallel
Some years ago, I saw a documentary on television that captured the brazen attempt to remove the then Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, from office barely three years into his presidency.…
Editorial: APC – New PDP & the 2015 Question
As the country continues to witness political re-alignments ahead of the 2015 general election, the most recent being the defection of five G-7 governors to the opposition All Progressives Congress…
Gov. Oshiomhole’s “Woman, go and die” and Narrow-minded Religionists
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole had apologised for telling a roadside trader-widow, “Woman, go and die”, in Edo State. The woman was squatting on the ground, pleading that her confiscated goods be…
Editorial: The FG Ultimatum to ASUU
The marching order from the Federal Government compelling University lecturers currently engaged in the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to immediately resume duty by…
The rumoured “$5 billion ECA withdrawal” and selective amnesia
Courtesy of the usually garrulous Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Nigerians now know that nearly one trillion of the country’s hard earned cash is either missing or somewhere…
Gov. Amaechi and the Benefits in APC
Gov. Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State is not a man who renounces his decision after he must have consulted widely and believed in a cause. This is what came to…