Nigerians Don’t Hate Dame Patience
The moving testimonies of the President’s wife, First Lady Patience Jonathan on how she survived nine surgeries in one month deeply touched me. I almost shed tears when I read the testimony that her...
View Article2015: Renewed power game in Abuja
The rumoured ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to seek reelection in 2015 has precipitated a fresh round of politicking around the issue since rumours of the president’s reelection bid began to...
View ArticleThe Maina pension mess
THE untidy manner in which cases of alleged massive looting of public pension funds in the country have been handled so far calls into question the commitment of the Jonathan government to stamp out...
View ArticleQuestions Over 2013 Budget
President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, 26 February, finally signed the long-awaited 2013 budget, after he reportedly reached a truce with members of the National Assembly, following weeks of bickering...
View ArticleBill Clinton’s views on Nigeria
Former president of the United States of America, Mr. Bill Clinton, has identified lopsided distribution of wealth in Nigeria as the causative agent of the Boko Haram insurgency, pointing out that the...
View ArticleUnending war against terrorism
The brutish murder of seven abducted Setraco workers by the Jama’atu Ansarul Musilimina Fi Biladis Sudan (JAMBS) has further shown that security agencies should go the extra-mile to contain the growing...
View ArticleSuper Eagles – Now the Hard Part Begins
In two weeks time, the Super Eagles will return to the pitch to tackle the Harambee Stars of Kenya in a Brazil 2014 qualifier. This will be the first time the Eagles will be playing a competitive match...
View ArticleNakedness as means of protests? In pictures
Capetown: naked cycling protest. People now use all manners of tactics to gain attention for sundry causes. In South Africa, people take part in the 3rd annual Cape Town Naked Bike Ride yesterday 9...
View ArticlePresidential Jailbreak
The President’s pardon for men of corrupt past undermines EFCC and encourages official sleaze. For President Goodluck Jonathan it was another low in the country’s annals when on Tuesday he approved...
View ArticlePope Francis: There’s Something In The Name
After he was elected pope on Wednesday, Jorge Mario Bergogli, former archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina, chose the name Francis. There may be nothing in a name, but the 76-year-old priest...
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