Sometime in 2009, while on a visit to the United States, US, for a journalism programme, I had a discussion with an African American called Mark. As we got talking, I asked whether he had visited Nigeria. He smiled and said no, but that he didn’t look forward to visiting. “Why?” I asked. With a…
‘I think Jonathan should be happy if we unseat him’ – Kwankwanso
I think Jonathan should be happy if we unseat him because it will help him to go and rest. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kano State governor, talking about the 2015 presidential elections Now that we are here, when you call one person 10 people will answer you but what happens when you are out of office? Roli…
Celebrating Villains, Despising Heroes
Comets no longer announce the passing of princes in Nigeria. They are quietly interred unsung. Pacesetters are treated with disdain by those they preceded to lay respectable foundation for in the professions. But villains, cheats and thieves are sung to high heavens when they exit to hell. How can one explain why the country has…
Fashola, Reconsider the Hijab Policy
By Abdulbaqi Aliyu Jari Katsina – Usmanu Danfodiyo University Constituency. Another Look at hijab: It was a sad development when I first heard that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has banned wearing of hijab (Islamic veil) in all public schools in the state. Being a lawyer and a politician, Fashola is undoubtedly aware of…
Using ICT for National Development
By John Adebisi – Internet Constituency. Nigeria, like most developing nations around the world, has come to recognise the importance of information and communication technology, ICT, as catalyst for sustainable socio-economic development. This recognition is well captured in the National Development Plan – Nigeria’s Vision 20:2020. This is the way to go! However, Nigeria is…
Salvaging Nigeria
By AKIN BANJOKO As a writer of Nigerian descent living in the United States, US, whenever I attend writers’ conferences, workshops or book festivals, my American colleagues always ask me if I have read certain books about Nigeria. There are few I have read, but there are many I have not and this usually makes…
The Challenges of Depression
Depression is a nasty devil, a silent killer that sucks the life out of the best people. It can be described as an internal time bomb that bedevils mercilessly till one is overcome by it. Drugs and alcohol often exacerbate depression. Unfortunately, the best of us can suffer from depression. We can get depressed after…
‘Tambuwal Is Very Courageous’ – Imam Imam
Imam Imam, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. What kind of leader is Speaker Aminu Tambuwal? He is a very courageous person and he’s a man who defines his politics based on his conviction. Anything he is fully convinced is for the benefit of the…
EBOLA: Nigeria’s Triumph in Collectivism
Hurrah! At last there is something to celebrate in Nigeria. We are Ebola free for now. It proves our varying but progressive ingenuity under a collective ideal. Some fellow exported Ebola to Nigeria and we stopped him at our border before he could diffuse it to unmanageable dimension, thanks to Ameyor Adadevoh, the heroine of…
“I Can’t Accept that my Party Leader will be an Indicted Drug Baron” – OBJ
Short and Sharp Statements I cannot accept that the zonal leader of my political party and worse still in my zone will be an indicted drug baron wanted in America. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, giving reason why he shunned members and elders of the PDP that visited him Be patient, but at the same time…
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