Sam Nda-Isaiah and Journalism of Blackmail
Most people in the northern Nigerian newspaper reading public know Mr. Sam Nda Isaiah as the impetuous, acerbic, hard-hitting crusader of social justice whose piercingly censorious punditry on the state…
Economy & Reserves:Between The Truth & Government Clarification
In apparent response to the Action Congress’ (ACN) admonition that the nation’s economy was “gradually grinding to a halt”, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, unexpectedly painted…
SSS Journalist`s Watch List: Jonathan Must Walk The Walk
Reports that the Presidency has sanctioned the compilation of a “black list” of mostly foreign-based online journalists by the State Security Service (SSS), is most unusual and curious for many…
Gov. Orji’s Screwy Quest For Kalu’s ABSU Degree
In Igbo, we would proverbially say that when a lazy child is not fit for a job, he will be looking for a fight to engage in, at all corners.…
NGF: Amaechi and Politicians Desperation
Politicians live a life of noisy desperation. It is all about how to outsmart, outwit and oust any contrary opposition. Sometimes, what they term as opposition is not opposition in…
Jonathan & the Governors Forum: Matters Arising
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) comprising the country’s 36 State Governors rose from their meeting on Monday night with Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi hanging unto his portfolio as NGF…
NGF: Should Amaechi Be Ashamed?
The way and manner many Nigerians have made the politics of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to look like and sound might pull Governor Chibuike Amaechi’s kinsmen to leave their…
Patience Jonathan & Information Mismanagement by the Presidency
Whereas Dame Patience Jonathan had nine operations and was in coma for a week in a German hospital, the Presidency repeatedly lied about her whereabouts; exposing the government to public…
Nigeria Governors Forum and the Plot to Remove Amaechi
Dr. Dennis O’Grady tells us in “Bottom Line – Personal” that change has a bad reputation in our society. But it isn’t all bad — not by any means. In…
The Risen First Lady
The Risen First Lady I join millions of Nigerians in giving thanks to God for the miraculous survival of the country’s First Lady, Dame (Dr.) Patience Goodluck Jonathan. It is…