Why the NBA physician must first heal herself, by Rotimi Fasan
With the emergence of Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN) as the 33rd president of the Nigerian Bar Association, the controversies that had preceded this year’s election would seem to have subsided despite fears that the post-election period might be mired in litigation. Such fears have so far proven only partially founded, as some lawyers have allegedly headed for […]
When does a leader respond?
IT’S indeed a pertinent thing to ask when a leader should respond to a crisis situation. Perhaps, a more pertinent question is why a leader should respond at all. The simple answer is that by responding a leader shows he/she care for and understands his/her duty by their people.
The No 1 item on Buhari’s agenda for 2017
IN less than five months from now President Muhammadu Buhari would have spent two years in office. His four-year term would be half gone by then. The full impact of what his government has achieved in the previous 24 months should by then be clear. In most places, the first one hundred days is the benchmark of assessment. If by that time a government hasn’t got its bearing, it can begin to regard itself as a potential failure.
In praise of our military
OVER the Christmas weekend, news finally came that Sambisa forest, stronghold of the Boko Haram insurgency, has fallen to the superior might of the Nigerian military. The actual time of capitulation was the afternoon of Friday, 23 December. Report of the fall of Sambisa forest has been confirmed by President Muhammadu Buhari, and this should call for some celebration.
Ibrahim Magu, ‘the cabal’ and a president in custody
THE refusal of the Nigerian Senate to consider for confirmation the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, points to the clash of interest among the minders of President Muhammadu Buhari, and foreshadows the crisis that may yet undo his administration.
Where are we headed, President Buhari?
THE above question probably sounds very unfair and it’s probably in order to address what makes it so before going on any further. The first thing is that the question gives the impression we are under the control of a leader, a pilot or a driver of a vehicle who has lost his sense of direction.
