A Leadership Lesson for Nigeria from Dolly Parton, by Dakuku Peterside

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To borrow or not to borrow?
THE issue of sustainability of Nigeria’s debt service burden, has returned to the forefront of public discuss in recent years. Instructively, after the controversial, stupendous payment of almost $20bn, to exit a $30b oppressive debt overhang, owed primarily, to a consortium of London and Paris creditors by 2005; Nigeria’s total debt, has rapidly climbed again to well over $60bn, from less than N1trillion domestic and just over $3bn, external debt in 2006.
All because of one man!
I stand firmly behind the Senators on Magu, and I encourage them never to budge. A government that invaded the homes of judges in the night and yet could not procure enough credible evidence to prosecute them is now interpreting the law by itself! What will they do next?
The executive versus the national assembly and governors
Those who insist Magu should continue in office are being dishonest. They have no precedent anywhere in any country operating presidential system to back up their position
Fake kings and the King of kings
The bible presents a binary perspective on kings and kingdoms. On the one side is the true king of the kingdom of God. On the other side are the fake kings of the kingdoms of men. The true king not only rules over kings, he also rules over sin. However, fake kings have no rule over their own spirits. They are not only ruled by sin, they are even often ruled by their own subjects.
IBRAHIM MAGU: The fall guy in a face off
The president of Nigeria has enormous powers that needs to be clipped or contained, otherwise, we will continue to have corruption, a lack of transparency in the workings of government

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