For the past two weeks, some highly motivated mostly 20 and 30 something-year old ladies and gentlemen were busy resuscitating my optimism in my country Nigeria which time and nasty policies have devastated. Dateline: Awka, the Anambra state capital, Mgbakwu village in Awka North LGA. Oh, I was the lead instructor, coordinating a team of […]

TWO major reports on the anti-corruption landscape made the headlines these last few days. Both left me wondering about the mental state of the perpetrators, given the sheer scale of what they were up to. All of us still remember the late maximum dictator, General Sani Abacha. Since his passing, it has come to light […]

I was watching the evening news on Monday night when two presenters used a word at different times that jolted me. I’ve heard and seen that word used often, especially by millennials and Gen Z, but I didn’t entirely pay heed because they were mostly in informal settings.  Anyways – I meant to write, anyway – […]

Europe and the United States are full of white folks who resent foreigners – especially black and brown ones – and want to put a stop to both legal and illegal immigration. This is why I don’t understand why a significant number of Nigerians voted for Donald Trump or cheered him on from afar. Given that he […]

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu flies the world like a mother bird in search of food for the hungry in its nest. He is a tireless traveller traversing the world, signing strings of trade agreements to shore up a troubled economy. He has embarked on 33 foreign trips in 18 months, visiting 18 countries. His favourite places […]

Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, published the results of the General Household Survey Panel, which showed that 63.8 per cent of households face severe food insecurity and are skipping meals, some for a whole day. Nigeria is not in war or ravaged by famine, so why should two-thirds of the population be in the […]

Hi there! You do know that right now digital communication dominates and student writing increasingly reflects social media patterns, don’t you? This is a pertinent reason to pay attention to the fundamentals of paragraph development. In this article, I present you with practical strategies for improving your own writing. I’ll begin by exploring the need […]

In my previous article, I discussed the history of democracy and traced its evolution from the ancient Greek city-states democracy and Roman republics. At that time, integrity and character were major bedrocks upon which democracy was founded.  Now, there are some nations whose constitutions do not make integrity a precondition for getting into elective offices. In […]

The manner the Northern political establishment, represented especially by governors of the far North and most of their legislators, have reacted to the introduction of the tax reform bills explains why President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of the removal of petrol subsidy within hours of his assumption of duty as president on May 29 last year, should […]

This is not the kind of material I want to be writing at this time but necessity has placed it upon me to do so, in case somebody finds it useful and may want to act for the good of society.  Writing technology can sometimes place the writer at that hyper level of fantasy where you […]

“Where premises are misunderstood inferences must be unsound”-James Bryce IN general, the methodology of so cial or political discourses in Nigeria must not be allowed to be driven or dictated by unsubstantiated premises. In like manner, the calls for the review of the Constitution should be dictated by the viewpoints and interests of the generality […]

The furore raised by Dr Abati’s commentary has unfortunately, but not unsurprisingly, led to the usual ethnic finger pointing, with very few commentators making any effort to go beyond the emotionalism that beclouded the issue.  What T.O.S Benson was reported to have said is a common accusation or stereotype against the Igbos. I am, of course, […]

In reflecting on Nigeria’s leadership journey, Bishop Matthew Kukah, a Catholic priest, activist, and philosopher, delivers a searing observation: “Almost every leader who came to power did so by accident.” With these words, he stirred a hornets’ nest, igniting a spirited discourse on the nation’s perennial struggle with leadership. Kukah’s critique strikes a resonant chord with […]

From last week, continues the  narrative on the appointments of Nigerian ambassadors over the years, beginning with the first set or  pioneer ambassadors which included  Chief Jaja Wachuku  Chief Jaja Anucha Ndubuisi Wachuku  (1 January 1918 – 7 November 1996) was a Pan-Africanist and a statesman, lawyer, politician, diplomat and humanitarian. He was the first Speaker […]

In the roaring 1970s, the nationalist fervent was at a feverish pitch in the country and, the Pan- Africanist and independence fires were tearing   through Mozambique, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Zimbabwe and   Western Sahara. Also, there was fire in Soweto. Our politics   was    positively   influenced   by people like Samora Machel, Ruth First, Nelson and […]