By Ochereome Nnanna FOR  years, the tragic absurdity persisted. Nobody knows the number of people who lost their lives as a result of it. Someone is shot by his enemies or opportunistic gunmen or is caught in a cross-fire. He is still breathing. Good Samaritans (Nigerians) rush him to the nearest hospital where people who […]

When the story of Bi-Courtney Air Services’ take-over bid of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) hit newspaper front pages about a fortnight ago, my initial impulse was to support the sentiments being propped up by the various unions operating at the airport.

ON October 1, 1960, Nigeria was in festive mood. The day had come at last. The British colonial rulers were going home. The Union Jack was coming down and the Green-White-Green, the most rhapsodic colour which portended a future of untrammelled economic possibilities and prosperity as well political stability, was going up.

FORMER Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, once described the late Tai Solarin as “an illiterate”. Are you shocked? How can one of Nigeria’s most refined gentlemen in the political arena who is not known for the use of strong language even under severe pressure describe one of Nigeria’s most outstanding educationists and social critics as “illiterate”? Let Ekwueme himself answer the question.

A POLYGRAPH machine is often called a “lie-detector”. In most countries with advanced legal traditions, you cannot obtain conviction against an accused person based on a failed polygraph test.

By Ochereome Nnanna LAST Friday, September 18, 2009, most Nigerian newspapers led with the bone-chilling disclosure by the State Security Services (SSS) of a plot to kidnap two ministers, collect ransom and kill one of them. The ministers were Dr. Sam Egwu (Education) and Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (Labour and Productivity). Three students of the University […]

DURING the Second Republic, the Alhaji Shehu Shagari government was widely ill-reputed to be “corrupt”. But the man in the hot seat himself was also widely reputed to be “saintly”.

GANI Fawehinmi was a special Nigerian both in life and death. Many people were born to be copycats. They abound everywhere, particularly among so-called opinion leaders. They are unable to produce unique and insightful ideas. But because they have the gift of the gab and the elevated platform to demonstrate it, they pass for intelligent or intellectual people.

May be the fault is not hers but rather that of those who expect the EFCC Chairman (whoever he or she is) to be another Nuhu Ribadu.

CHIEF Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has come out of his hiding place into which he went when the Joint Task Force (JTF) destroyed his Camp Five in Gbaramatu Kingdom.