A recent essay that appeared in some online news media titled “Femi Fani-Kayode and the Laughter of Biafra” purportedly written by one Emmanuel Uchenna Ugwu, was obviously written before the brain was engaged as it generously manifested the uncontrolled masturbatory ejaculation of a writer who gave himself away as one of the famed dogs and baboons of Buhari and Tinubu.

Every well-informed Nigerian living in the country since the second coming of the military in December 1983 knows that very little investment was made in the power sector until the Olusegun Obasanjo administration came on board on May 29, 1999. For many, this is a misconception. Another misconception was the one peddled by the late political orator and former Minister of Power, and later Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, that the sector could be fixed within six months.

Do not be deceived, every Igbo man is a Biafran, irrespective of where he was born and grew up on this earth, whether he fought and witnessed the Nigerian civil war or not. He may not even know what Biafra is all about, and may not believe in the concept or idea of Biafra, but God knows why he was created an Igbo man.

Democracy does not necessarily translate into the disappearance of crises and dilemmas, (even trilemmas, quadrilemmas or more) in a country, either developed, developing or perhaps evolutionary.

RECENTLY, it was reported in the media that the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, spoke with some journalists in Abuja and presented a gloomy picture of the nation’s economy.

A few days ago, I was watching some legislative proceedings in one of the parliaments in the country when the speaker demanded the response of his colleagues to an important national discourse.

We are concerned women in Nigeria, who have decided to write you on behalf of 69,086,302 females (women) estimated to be the population of women in Nigeria, according to the 2006 population census.

IN an era that is witnessing the resurgence of Ebola and other contagious haemorrhagic viral diseases, having access to running water may well be considered a national security issue. Adequate water supply is a problem that faces most of us daily, almost regardless of income bracket. If you live in a rural area, you probably have to go and fetch water from a well, stream or river.

It was Albert Einstein that said “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it”.

I am saddened that the former Governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso, a man whom I have always considered a friend and one whom I have always respected could insult our revered Yoruba elders.

The time this article is published, the ministerial screening would have been completed and the majority party’s candidates would have sailed through irrespective of the people’s feelings. That has been the tradition- take a bow and go-, it has not changed. That is our Nigeria, a country that was promised a radical change from the past, well, we wait and see.

Though the October 11, 2015 presidential elections in Guinea Conakry have come and gone, not many would forget in a long time the key role played by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And just like he did in the Nigerian situation serving as the catalyst, the fulcrum alongside others and perhaps the “babalawo” that brought the opposition to power and chased away the PDP after 16 years in power, Asiwaju Tinubu has helped retain a trusted friend and pan-Africanist in power.

By Philip Obin I’m 100% APC – body and soul, and have continued to volunteer to contribute my quota to the ideals of the party and its sustainability, but after carefully personally investigating the current state of the politics of Akwa Ibom state, carrying out a survey, and hearing from a good number of Akwa […]

THE first time I watched Fela perform was in the mid-1970s at the Enugu Campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Then, he was lusty and nimble. He sprang across the stage, as he danced, sang and played both the piano and tenor saxophone. Every move he made was mirrored in the sound of the music, as the drummer and the other percussionists followed his every move with their beat. His band members were decked out in pink “Crepelin” outfits.

SINCE the transition to eternal glory of the late Ooni of Ife, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the entire world and in particular, the Yorubas at home and in Diaspora have been patiently and eagerly awaiting the proclamation by the traditional kingmakers of the ancient town of the next Ooni of Ife. The interest of the people in the selection of a candidate is due to the revered position of the Ooni stool and roles as the foremost traditional ruler in Yorubaland.