How did Nigeria arrive at this tragic juncture? At no time in the turbulent history of this country has there been this degree of hopelessness. Unconsciously, this era of (mal)governance – no matter the ill-conceived sentiments of its perverse apologists – has stubbornly infused in the growing crowd of cynics a more solid impetus for [...]
The debate over decentralizing the Nigeria Police Force has been on for a long time. Before now, the most vociferous advocates of state police have been members of the opposition as well as notable civil society activists. It is, however, interesting to note that increasing agitation for the creation of state police can no longer [...]
There is no denying the fact that many computer-literate Nigerians have seen horrible advances in cyber-crime. Since the use of the internet technology became widespread, many computer-literate Nigerians have been virtually helpless against the changing shape of cyber-crime. That many of us are familiar with the pattern of cyber-crime that are daily perpetrated by some [...]
The Adventures of Chief James Ibori, the erstwhile Governor of Delta State of Nigeria who is now a prisoner, a convicted thief in Her majesty’s prison in the United Kingdom, has prompted me to recall the life of a man by name Dr Michael Okpara who was a direct opposite of Chief Ibori. Dr Michael [...]
There is, arguably, no other way the current administration in Nigeria could prove to many anxious Nigerians and members of the international community, that it really means business in tackling the endemic corruption seriously retarding the progress of the country than implementing the recommendations in the Fuel Subsidy Report. The document was recently submitted to [...]
Those who make peaceful change impossible, consciously or unconsciously did give a nod to a violent (Revolutionary) change. When President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan rode on the ‘luck back’ with Nigerians playing the quintessential umpire to assume the highest political office of this country, Nigerians for once went to bed with their two eyes firmly closed [...]
Last week, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, President Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor issued what he called the final warning to the Federal Government on the continuous killing of its members by Boko Haram. In a press statement, he warned that millions of Christians in the states affected by Boko Haram have become agitated and aggrieved, thereby [...]
