In a recent essay, I suggested that the current administration might promote national security better if it branded itself a law and order government but...
Before I begin this piece, let me sound a caveat that my thoughts herein are not an endorsement of the ruling party, the All Progressives...
Nigeria entered 2016 with many carryovers. One of them is a veritable national blemish. The gratuitous incarceration of 66 ’’mutinous’’ Nigerian soldiers. The soldiers were...
In the aftermath of the Presidential Media Chat by the President Muhammadu Buhari, the first since the decisive mandate of 2015; a mandate based on...
Can it be said that Olisa Metuh, ebullient spokesperson for recently defeated Peoples Democratic Party, betrayed a sense of anguish when he lamented the quandary...
There is a close resemblance between Nigerian politics and club football. The comparison may seem so weird but it can be better understood when narrowed...
Since Friday the 4th of December, 2015, I have been in Bayelsa to vote and monitor the vote in what I thought was a gubernatorial...
In April 2012, the present Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, published an article titled “A Federation without Federalism”. In this article, El-Rufai gave...
In a highly uncharitable tone, one writer, Dahiru Hassan Kera, twisted facts and mangled history in an article published by Premium Times on December 24,...
Dear Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke, Without prejudice to possible legal challenge to your election as the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly...
Efforts have been made to professionalise the force through training, promotions, recognition, and greater accountability. A culture of merit, ethical...
The question that now confronts Nigeria Is simple but urgent: can a nation struggling with poverty, insecurity, and unemployment continue...
The irony is that Nigeria is a society that prides itself on respecting elders. In traditional communities, elders are seen...
Naturally, the job of a president is both Commander-in-Chief and Comforter-in-Chief. He is that unifier. Under his banner is where...
The U.S. system does not operate on that currency. No mansion in America buys judicial favor; no phone call to...