In a previous article, I argued that the time spent wondering how to rebrand or restructure Nigeria ought to be […]
Reconstructing the post-2015 Nigeria: the Priorities
My esteemed readers deserve an explanation for my long silence. It isn’t as if my pen ran short of ink, […]
Partisanship in the security and law enforcement agencies: a clear and present danger!
“Thank God the APC won the Osun election or else…(APC’s loss would have been blamed on the N14 million bribe […]
The Case Against Rotational Presidency
In November last year, I posted an article on President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to convene a national conference, hereafter referred […]
Dying to get a job
It is not what one looks forward to with fondness. I mean, whoever derives pleasure from writing about a national […]
Power of incumbency, impunity and corruption: the linkages
Is corruption an issue in Nigeria? What kind of question is that? Isn’t the answer obvious? Apparently not– obvious, that […]
Boko Haram: Focus on Internal and External Dimensions
“(The Project for the New American Century/PNAC) is dedicated to a few fundamental propositions: that American leadership is good both […]
Nigeria’s same-sex prohibition law: mark of intolerance or affirmation of sovereignty?
The Nigerian government’s decision to outlaw gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transgender/LGBT relationships raises cogent issues not only about individual rights […]
2015 elections and attempted disenfranchisement of Nigerians
That Femi Aribisala thoroughly dislikes Muhammadu Buhari should by now be beyond doubt. He has made no secret of his […]
Nigeria 2015: making tomorrow’s history today, Part II
In the first part of this article, I argued (and still maintain) that no deed or utterance capable of triggering […]