The Lingering ASUU Strike And The Unending HypocriSaturday, October 12, 2013
Needless to bore you with the tautology of ASUU being on strike for over three months and still counting, for it's a notorious fact that adds nothing to meaning. I simply want to highlight and articulate three distinctive and noble points that not only puncture ASSU's bubbles but gives credence to t ...
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Two Things Are Involved in Nigeria Politics TodaySaturday, October 5, 2013
In the Nigeria political terrain where we are today two things are involved: It is either you are a civil servant or you are a politician. If you are a civil servant you are saved but if you are a politician two things are involved: It is either you are an active participant or a spectator. If you a ... |
NOA And The New NigeriaFriday, September 6, 2013
Nearly after three years that I wrote a wake-up a call piece published in one of Nigeria's reputable Newspapers, the National Orientation Agency have finally awoken from its slumber with the slating aside of September 16th of every year as the National Commemoration Day for Nigerians. But unfortunat ... |
Nigeria Police: A Force To Reckon WithWednesday, August 28, 2013
IN my entire being, I have never seen a job or profession so maligned and dissented like the Nigeria Police. Apart from being underpaid, they are the only organ of government who works round the clock and gets low credit. To whom much is given, much is obviously expected, in the case of the Nigeria ... |
NGGT: Why is Labaran Maku Junketing?Thursday, April 4, 2013
We have seen the worst abnormalities happen in Nigeria, but what I can't fathom is a Minister for Information completely abandoning his ministerial responsibilities to junket around the country all in the name of the National Good Governance Tour (NGGT). In retrospect, I recall before the surrepti ... |
Before We Pardon My Oga At The TopWednesday, March 20, 2013
The phrase My Oga At The Top is no longer a strange gist in Nigeria and beyond. It's apparently the most trending gist on the social media and other fora. But for those who might be coming in contact with it for the first time, it's an excerpt from an interview granted by the Lagos state commandant ... |
FG VS EZEKWESILI: GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?Sunday, March 3, 2013
As usual, Nigerians were again called to action the other day when a public lecture presented by Dr. Oby Ezekwesili at the annual convocation ceremony of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, went viral. It wouldn't have generated so many hullabaloos if it was another messenger that brought the message. Bu ... |
Who is drumming for Maina?Saturday, February 23, 2013
It is no longer news that Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, the embattled Chairman of the Pension Reform Task team has absconded into the thin air; and this is coming after days of claiming that his hands were clean. It is also no news that Pension Funds have been disappearing into ghost accounts with thos ... |