A few years ago, I met up with a childhood friend who had become very senior within the NNPC hierarchy. He was staying in a pricey London hotel and I had agreed to meet up with him. In the course of our brief conversation, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the way in which Nigeria, and…
Dear Mr President, Greetings to such a one as the executive president of Nigeria, and at such a time as this. I desire and pray that the president is in good health and that his soul prospers to all the extent possible in the crucible that is the Nigerian state in 2014. Mr president, I…
If you were to die today, what next, and where would you end up? Do you have a soul, or are you entirely explained by your physical appearance? What does it mean to die? Is there reincarnation, or resurrection? Does it all end here, on this planet; this earth The Book of Life says it…
On Thursday December 15, 2016 the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria held an executive session during which it rejected the nomination of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari based on an adverse ‘’security report’’ authored by the State Security Service (SSS)….
Recently, our honourable coordinating minister of the economy was awarded an honorary doctorate by an Ivy league institution. The award has proved to be controversial, especially for some Nigerian observers. Here is what I have to say. Yale University has a right to honour whoever they deem deserving. However, in doing so, they should refrain…
A Pax Americana Beginning Annum Domini 2003 At least that is what the Americans would like to have, anyway. Having bulldozed Baghdad and liberated the oil-fields, the Yankees now straddle Iraqi society like an imperious Colossus. Iraqi TV used to be dominated by images and eulogies to Mr Saddam, these days the “popular” fare is…