By Ayo Baje “Before they came/our family palm-tree had flourished to full bloom/and her bosoms boasted of oil against the harsh winds of change, …then they...
My hope and prayer for this Yom Kippur is that we find a way to turn this curse of disunity into the blessing of unity. The...
By Frank Tietie The recently announced removal of the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and the Deputy Governors of the Bank...
By Ola Awoniyi It is just over three months since the 10th National Assembly was inaugurated but the agents of destabilization seem to be impatient. Those...
By Abdulsalam Mahmud There is no way Zamfara and Plateau can expunge themselves from the list of Nigerian States ravaged by insecurity. The two, have in...
By Lasisi Olagunju The only reason the poor have not started eating the rich in Nigeria is, perhaps, because this is the season of corn. And,...
By Mon-Charles Egbo While Nigeria is championing the concerted efforts at restoring democracy in the Niger Republic, democracy is dying off in Nigeria. Ironically, it is...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Democracy is a very evocative notion. In the name of restoring or defending it, presidents have wielded bayonets, levied war, and executed...
By Adamu Abubakar THE recent military coup in our neighboring country, Niger, is a cause for concern. We have witnessed the cycle of instability that such...
By Abel Ogwu Augustine In the heart of Nigeria lies Lokoja, a city steeped in history and a confluence of cultures. Named after its founder, the...