AT yuletide, it is not uncommon to hear people proclaim that Christ is the reason for the season. This expression presupposes that our leaders must strive to be Christ-like in their leadership styles. They must emulate Christ in their actions and utterances.

THERE is so much else happening around Nigeria and the rest of the world that the focus on the activities, especially failures of Nigeria’s political leaders, seems obsessive. The tendency to concentrate on Nigeria betrays what might look like a mind-closing narcissism. But then, another look at the matter would reveal that in Nigeria so much, if not everything, is tied to politics

TO some of his supporters and certainly most of his ideological opponents, President Barack Obama’s rapprochement with Cuba is nothing short of political and diplomatic anathema. The unwritten doctrine is that Cuba is the United States’ eternal enemy

If anybody would like to be a serial loser of the presidential election in Nigeria, here is a list of what he needs to do; according to the blueprint of Muhammadu Buhari.

IF one were to decode the guiding principle of Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential ambitions, it would be this: “If at first you don’t succeed, don’t give up until you have failed three more times on the trot.”

The outgoing year was one in which our nation was subjected to all manners of battering and uppercuts, a laughing stock of the world, attracting all types of negatives headlines in the global arena. Every time I get a mail from CAF on preparations for the Nations Cup, I get this gut feeling, one of regret and sorrow, one that leaves a sour taste in the mouth.

What is good for General Motors, is good for America.

The above title may seem out of place in the wake of the launch of “Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan” (NIRP) by the Jonathan administration in February this year. The NIRP is clearly a recognition of the embarrassingly modest contribution of manufacturing (less than 7%) to our Gross Domestic Product; conversely, the contribution, for example, of the services subsector has grown from about 23% in 2011 to a robust 52% by 2013 without any significant job creation component!

WE are still discussing matters arising from the emergence of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as we get set for the frenzy of presidential campaigns. The searchlight is more on the APC because it is the new kid on the block. The party is beset with a number of post-natal problems.

“Once to everyman and nation comes the moment to decide; in the strife between truth with falsehood, for the good or the evil side.”