INTRODUCTION The first part of this treatise commenced appropriately enough with a diagnosis of the problem, with an analysis of how we ‘lost it’ after which we considered the depth of the challenge, the critical situation which presently confronts…
THE polity is getting unnecessarily heated for pecuniary interests by those so desperate to lead others despite paucity of robust ideas on how to proffer solutions to our heap of problems. Majority of those on the political turf combing…
THE unhelpful – better still – harmful politics of antitrust between former governor Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara has resulted in broken peacesmithing in one of the most enviable states in Nigeria, Rivers State. Rivers State, once a beacon of…
IN the build-up to the 2015 election, when President Muhammadu Buhari mounted the podium to seek votes from Nigerians, he campaigned on three major fronts. He promised to fight insurgency, corruption, and rebuild the economy. With this three-pronged campaign agenda,…
IN 1982, on the foothills of the road to Nigeria’s 1983 general elections, it was quite clear that the ruling National Party of Nigeria (NPN) had no plans to declare a vacancy in any significant political office around the country.…
IT was on a Saturday morning when Abuja, Nigeria’s densely populated capital-city, experienced a lull from its noisy activities. Alas, the city is often criticised by its pioneer developers, that it comes short of a ‘serene’ administrative headquarters intended to…
THE social contract theory posits that individuals surrender certain rights to the state in exchange for protection and security. Yet, Nigeria’s police pension crisis raises a fundamental question about the reciprocity of this arrangement. Do we truly honour the sacrifices…
WHEN is the International day of the Boy Child ?If we had a national woman leader , we should have a national man leader .If we had a Ministry of Women Affairs ,we should have a Ministry of Men Affairs…
There is an African Proverb that says: When the desirable is not available, the available becomes the desirable. The fuel situation in Nigeria today has not only made this African proverb appropriate, but aptly suitable in our own circumstances. Also…
NO one versed in the history of Mr. Bukola Saraki, a former governor of Kwara State, should be surprised at his recent outbursts on the courageous efforts of the administration of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to restore sanity to Ilorin, the…
