In President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2000-word Independence Day address to Nigerians, he appeared determined to portray the image of a unifier. He used the word, together, 10 times. Together, he said, was adopted together as the theme of the event. He did not clarify who comprised “together.” But it was not the most important word in […]
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At A Consultative Dialogue on September 9-10, 2020 in Abuja Let me welcome all of you to this initiative of rubbing minds among the key socio-cultural political organisations with a view to harmonising our thoughts on Nigeria, the only country we have for now. I crave your indulgence for taking the liberty to invite you […]
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James Hadley Chase’s The Paw in the Bottle is an excellent thriller whose teachings apply to the world of today. Published in 1949, the thrill in the novel lingers, both for its clinically descriptive power and applicability to the concepts of class conflict, loyalty, betrayal, trust, greed and so many others. Set in London with […]
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Residents of Warri and environs have continued to groan over the high cost of food items which traders have attributed to the parlous state of the Warri /Benin road. A visit to Effurun and Igbudu markets in Uvwie and Warri South Council Areas respectively , revealed that there is surge in the prices of consumer food […]
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I can excuse 40 year old Nigerians and below for voting Buhari in 2015 because they never really experienced a General Buhari between 1984 and 1985. Unlike the likes of Obasanjo and Prof Soyinka who witnessed what Buhari turned Nigeria to within one year as Military Head of State and still supported him in 2015 […]
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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in Nigeria. Since the issue is […]
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I was just informed a few minutes ago of the withdrawal of the appointment offered me as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan. I had hitherto enjoyed every of the diatribes provoked by the appointment. I was told it was the most discussed issue in Nigeria […]
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Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has slammed the federal government for dismissing Obasanjo’s comment on the security situation in the country saying, “government should deal with its substance. The foremost playwright was speaking at an event organised by the United Bank of Africa to mark the 2019 Africa Day, in Lagos, on Wednesday. While delivering […]
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The appointment of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria last Friday effectively completed the northernisation of the government of Nigeria. The executive branch is headed by a northerner, the legislature has northerners as its heads; the third arm, the judiciary, is now taken over by (or handed over to) […]
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RETIRED Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has warned the nation’s leaders to tread softly because there is anger in the nation, arguing that even leading members of the ruling All Progressives Congress at the centre have demonstrated commendable candour by openly acknowledging that the hopes of 2015 have […]
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