I WAS overjoyed on Monday watching the released Kuriga schoolchildren in their resplendent attires at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, seat of Kaduna State Government, as their misfortune catapulted them to celebrities even if for a fleeting moment. The high and mighty dotted on them and I said a quiet prayer for President Bola Tinubu and […]

THE critical questions that all Nigerians must answer going forward is whether Nigeria is beyond a reset? If it is, what next? Must we continue like this and for how long? Those who ask these fundamental questions, I dare say, are not less patriotic than those who insist on preserving the status-quo willy-nilly. Truth be […]

For crying out loud, Akpabio is not just an ordinary Nigerian; he heads one of the three arms of government – legislature – and the country’s number three citizen; a person who occupies such a high office should not be prone to avoidable gaffes

Conscious efforts must be made at enthroning leaders whose pedigree will end them the trust of fellow citizens at home and respect abroad; that is the leadership lesson from Singapore

As Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, commissioned the Aba Power project on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the Osisioma Industrial Layout in Aba, Abia State, what came to my mind was an interview I had with the promoter of the project, Professor Barth Nnaji, in Porto-Novo, Benin Republic in 2014. TheNiche newspaper was […]

Perhaps, the greatest tragedy that has befallen Nigeria is the fact that we have in power, predominantly men and women without character and honour; people whose positions on critical national issues are determined by self-interest rather than common good; persons whose fidelity to truth is zilch. Unfortunately, such characters occupy the highest offices in the […]

IN Nigeria, to borrow a cliché, principle is as rare as the hen’s teeth, which explains why Nigerian elites – political, business and religious – cannot speak truth to power. They would rather speak tongue-in-cheek: flippant and insincere. This trait has become more evident since the All Progressives Congress, APC, dislodged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, […]

ON the eve of last Saturday’s re-runs and bye-elections, I had an interesting chat, or if you like debate, on WhatsApp with a prominent Nigerian, whose name I would rather keep under wraps. A very successful businessman and extremely brilliant man, the septuagenarian who loves intellectual baiting and does not suffer fools gladly, reacted to my […]

LATELY, Mrs. Aisha Achimugu has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Of course, she disagrees, having already put a damper on that by telling those who think so to take a swim in a crocodile-infested pond for all she cares. But let us interrogate the issues to determine who is right. Mrs. Achimugu, an […]

AS PART of his economic reforms for which he demands a mention in the Guinness World Records, GWR, as of right, President Bola Tinubu promised in October 2023 to bequeath Nigeria with a $1 trillion economy by 2026. That sounds rather ambitious considering that 2026 is only two years away. But as many Nigerians have come […]

Dr Betta Edu, the vivacious and chirpy politician from Cross River State, must be introspecting now. Just yesterday, she had the world at her feet, literally, and Nigeria was her oyster, where, it seemed, she could achieve anything she wished. And she achieved a lot. Born October 27, 1986, Betta chalked up incredible attainments in only 37 […]

In the last one month, I have refrained from commenting on Nigeria’s woes, the hypocrisy of the elite and exasperating charlatanism and tomfoolery of the people, who, holding the wrong end of the stick, not only exhibit a shocking indifference to their parlous realities but also act as enablers to the wayward leadership. Is it not […]

Saturday, October 21, 2023, was exactly ten years since the Nigeria Police Force Pensions Limited was incorporated. It was a child of necessity which started operations as a Pension Fund Administrator a year later, making it the 21st PFA in the country’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) in accordance with the 2014 Pension Reform Act (PRA 2014). The […]

As Nigeria’s political elites continue to fool around in Rivers State pretending to be preferring solution to self-inflicted political wound, it is refreshing to see groups celebrating excellence, merit and competence in a country where mediocrity and absolute lack of character have become the keys that unlock high public offices. That was exactly what Aka Ikenga […]

Truth be told, Air Peace is taking Nigerians for granted. Rather than being humbled by the success they have recorded, humility being the hallmark of greatness, the proprietors of the company have become arrogant and conceited.