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With the Jos bombing and other bombings, it is obvious that we need to turn the page to reflection time....

This keynote lecture was initially delivered as part of the opening session plenary addresses at the Fourth Annual African Renaissance...

The desire for Nigeria to catch-up with the developed world is high among well meaning Nigerians and lovers of the...

“If idealism has failed functional countries like Egypt, it must serve as a warning to us, aspiring revolutionaries” I have...

If after 15 years of democracy this is all we have to show, then we need to re-strategise and create...

Elsewhere, Jesus said, “If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out,” or, “if your hand causes you to...

Nigerians are suddenly bold enough to challenge Boko Haram to bring their girls back but no one bothered to hash...

If Boko Haram is indeed sponsored by those who want to force Mr. Jonathan to retreat from running for reelection—and...

It is the height of hypocrisy on the part of Ugandan President Museveni to attempt to ridicule Nigeria over the...

As stakeholders in the enterprise called Nigeria, we all have a duty to provide useful insights that could properly guide...

Nigeria marks Democracy Day this week amidst widespread anger at the wasted past few years, growing fears of terrorism and...

In trying to shame Jonathan, the power grabbers have polarizing Nigeria along religious lines. "Patience has its limits. Take it...

True Northerners are the most upright, most accommodating and most humane of Nigerians.  In the late 1980’s, I was appointed...

“The first violent uprising associated with the sect that has come to be known as Boko Haram, took place in...

On Thursday, the #BringBackOurGirls Movement marched on President Goodluck Jonathan to ask him certain questions and to give him our...

I want to be clear from the outset: the Islamist fundamentalist group called Boko Haram is a terrorist organization and...

About a year ago (May 22, 2013) Ben Bernanke, then Chair of the US Federal Reserve System, spooked the markets....

The average religious mind will shudder upon seeing this title. I cannot overemphasise how much I despise religion in its...

Honestly and sincerely I never believed there is endemic corruption in developed countries including United States of America, especially in...

Dear Sirs, I am writing to you as a Nigerian Diaspora parent. And I am writing to you in your...

Dante Alighieri’s epic 14th century poem titled ‘’Inferno” (which means ‘’hell’’ in Italian) paints a frightful picture that portrays hell as...

Don’t assume the life Jesus came to give is the same life billionaire Bill Gates lives. A farmer was living...

Those who have encountered the City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism, authored by that former Associated Press’ Correspondent...

This was how I knew Jos from childhood – the ecumenical heart of Nigerian humanity. It was this distinct, all-embracing...

In all my playful attempts to pan the gimmicks of former presidential aide and minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, in social media,...