Oriire and the courage to reject compromise, by Rotimi Fasan
After 56 harrowing days, the 44 abductees in the Oriire community of Ogbomoso LGA are now out of the forest. These are schoolchildren and their teachers. Two of the teachers had been killed after the abduction while another was killed on their school ground. A commercial bike rider was also killed as the abduction unfolded. But […]
Goodluck Jonathan’s rise to statesmanship
SINCE his ouster from power via the March 28 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan has maintained a rather low profile. He has minded his business and has said little that could even been vaguely interpreted as political.
What makes Nigerian leadership a haven of thieves?
IT may sound too sweeping a statement to make but it is true to say that most people who find their way into leadership positions in Nigeria deep their hands in the coffers. Most of our so-called leaders have criminal tendencies and they have no greater purpose for seeking public office than to help themselves to and keep in perpetuity what belongs to all.
Buhari’s incomplete list of ministers
IN a piece entitled ‘Buhari’s dilemma: Nigerians’ anxiety’ that appeared here a fortnight ago, this column commented on the dilemma in which President Muhammadu Buhari seemed to have found himself naming his ministers.
Allison-Madueke’s long walk to justice
FIRST a disclaimer: let the reader understand that nothing said in this space this week denies the subject’s claim to protection on that principle that guarantees an accused person’s right to presumption of innocence until proven guilty.
Saraki’s travail: Buhari’s connection, Tinubu’s input
THESE are not the best of times for Bukola Saraki, Senate President and chairman of the so-called 8th National Assembly that has done virtually nothing about its law-making responsibilities, but has continued to rip Nigerians off collecting huge allowances for practically sitting on its palm and watching the sun go down each day since it was inaugurated last June.
