There were sighs of relief when Mr Jacob Zuma, the troubled former President of South Africa, finally decided to resign his post last week. The news reverberated all over the world and the Wall Street reacted swiftly with the South African Rand “jumping” to its highest ever since 2015.

Unlike what is obtained in other societies, many Nigerians are languishing in cold jails across the world and have no access to consular services that can assist them

Nigerians are disappointed in the Buhari administration. No government in Nigerian history lost so much goodwill in a short period of time as the present one

Trump is renowned as a president who has no restraints on the use of words in public

Despite the various positive contributions of many Nigerians in the US and all over the world, recent events back at home can propel any man or woman to make untoward comments on the country

The NHS is also under fire for keeping patients waiting for hours on trolleys in hospital corridors

There is no disputing the fact that Nigerians are in a bad state right now. Everything, both natural and human, seems to have conspired together to work against them and the country. If you are in doubt of the above assertion, please take a moment and reflect on when last there was any cheery news from the giant of Africa.

This article, first published in this column on Sunday, January 17, 2016, is still relevant in today’s Nigeria.

When the results came in, the world joined the winning party to sing and dance in celebration. The Democrats were no doubt overjoyed and took in all the praises, but deep inside them, they knew the victory was more than a party or an individual

On Friday, the BREXIT negotiations took a step forward as the EU and the United Kingdom officials made a breakthrough pact in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium and headquarters of the European Union.