Be careful what you say when you are angry with someone who isn’t that bad or bad at all…because destructive words cannot be taken back and may come back to haunt you

FOR the past couple of weeks, I have spent significant amounts of time in my home state, Rivers, talking to politicians, voters and INEC officials from the main parties – and observing (as a journalist) Presidential and National Assembly elections – alongside international election observers from various other countries.

I’m certainly not arrogantly claiming to be a pristine paragon of virtue who possesses no weaknesses and never makes mistakes

I reckon that he blurted out that combative braggadocious body bag rubbish in a moment of madness because the Nasir I knew was essentially civilized and would not have dreamt of harming anyone

I find people who are unconditionally pro-APC or unconditionally pro-PDP or unconditionally anything strange because life is not always about pure black or pure white

Buhari’s educated supporters seem to be living in the past; they are judging him on the basis of what he was in his heyday, rather than on the basis of what he is in his dotage

There is no such thing as a level playing field in the Nigeria of today; the electoral process is riddled with corruption and cronyism

Balance of equity requires that restructuring must happen in our time, to avoid threats to our unity as a nation

Wike made me feel useful and professionally valued at a time when I was recovering from a traumatic kidnapping experience, suffering from bouts of dark depression and struggling to cope financially

The saddest tragedy of leadership in Africa remains that those with leadership opportunities are bereft of ideas while those with ideas don’t have the opportunity

I am deeply impressed by his smartness and passion; but reaching the lofty heights of the presidency is not just about possessing an admirable character or professional track record

I disagree with IPOB in the sense that injustice can be reduced significantly by those who are ready to tackle it in a constructive way

Very few voters have what it takes to always spot gaslighting from a mile off and firmly say “no way” to being bamboozled

If restructuring will seriously undermine northern states, why are some northern leaders like Tambuwal in favour of it?

ON quite a few occasions this year, I have expressed disappointment in President Muhammadu Buhari and indicated a preference for his main rival, PDP flagbearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. And most of the Vanguard readers who have contacted me have said that they share my views.