Interrogating Atiku’s policy plan
JUST like every other seasonal activity, it is predictable that the 2019 election cycle will dawn. What was not predictable,…
Mental health and imperative of support system
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about mental disorders and the debilitating effects they have on their…
Another campaign season: Issues or rhetoric?
THE campaign season is here with us again when politicians will be inundating the public space with truths, half-truths, patent…
2019: Buhari testing the microphone in Kano
Kano, the political headquarters of Northern Nigeria was agog yesterday in a fanfare atmosphere. The occasion? Over 5,000 members of…
Buratai’s soothing balm and the courage to fight on
I am charmed by the courage, mien and resilience of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of Nigeria’s…
Empowering women can revitalise our nation
FEMALE empowerment in Nigeria is a fiscal process that involves empowering Nigerian women as a poverty diminution gauge. Empowerment is…
2019: Atiku’s misadventure, Buhari’s ride to success
AtikuThe struggle of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to mount the horse as the country’s President has been…
Handshake across history? (I)
LET us begin with some collective introspection. I have become increasingly convinced that, between leadership and the led, there is…
Of Atiku and Igbo leaders’ endorsement
IGBO leaders from all walks of life gathered at the region’s ancient city of Enugu on Wednesday, November 14, 2018,…
2019: Beyond ‘Next Level’ and ‘Getting Nigeria Working’
LIKE sprinters awaiting the sound of the gun to start the race, the two leading contenders for the coveted Aso…
The story of an accidental spokesperson
I am grateful to the Kaduna State chapter of the NIPR for the invitation to speak at this occasion. I…
The huge debt burden and how we got there (2)
ON getting to power on August 28, 1985, General Ibrahim Babangida told the nation that “the last twenty months have…
Baban Salkida got it wrong again
Boko Haram expert, Ahmad Salkida, is doing a yeoman’s job in perpetrating belief in the invincibility of the terror group.…
Waiting for Atiku’s women
There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women—Kofi Annan (1938-2018), former UN Secretary-General. I am…
Ademola Adeleke’s passion for service
IF efficiency, effectiveness and uniqueness are the factors, that make a thorough legislator and well-bred politician, Senator Ademola Adeleke, representing…
Shehu Sani’s cracked mirror
One of the greatest and terrible fallouts from the rise of Trumpism is the penchant for the cloning and replication…
Buratai’s poisonous arrows on insurgents
In the Art of War, famous Chinese war veteran, Sun Tzu said; “The General is the safeguard of the state.…
NEMA: Between Dogara and fake news
The era of fake news is here again. I recalled I jumped out of my seat when the House of…
Self-medication is kiss of death
IN Nigeria, the open sale of drugs – both traditional and pharmaceutical-- through unregistered outlets is a major concern. It…
The huge debt burden and how we got there (1)
NIGERIA’s debt stock increased by 3 per cent from the N21.68 trillion recorded in December 2017 to N22.4 trillion recorded…
