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A proposed scheme by the UK government that would require first-time visitors from certain Asian and African countries to deposit...

I would be deluding myself if I imagined that my article last week, “2015: Who will defeat Jonathan?” would not...

Soon after his election, President Jonathan proposed his panacea for the political troubles of Nigeria: a single six-year term. And...

Last week, President Goodluck Jonathan called on the 36 state governors to sign death warrants to facilitate the immediate execution...

Sometime last year, I wrote about how important it is to have more people willing to share information with security...

In our country, magicians are not known to become ministers or CEOs of government departments. The Executive Director, National Primary...

I kind of adored Mr. Jerry Rawlings while growing up. The  man who ruled Ghana for years and reportedly changed...

"I have issues ma, I have issues. I had a rough and difficult childhood. My parents' divorce broke me. I...

My mother, (Maa'mi) Hajia Abibatu Mogaji, has passed. But it is so obvious from the outpouring of emotions across Nigeria...

 The newspapers last week, were full of plaints by a senior minister (at the centre). The main charge? Apparently, successive...

One of the weakest links in Nigerian democracy is the very poor quality and low capacity of political parties. Since...

Government is widely believed to be an instrument through which a society is organised in order to maintain law and...

“Of this band of dupes and imposters, Paul was the great Coryphaeus, and the first corrupter of the doctrines of...

Newspapers nationwide recently reported that President Goodluck Jonathan had succumbed to pressure from aides to establish a committee that would...

Let me say from the outset that it would be scandalous and a grave mistake for the opposition – and...

For some time now, the pages of tabloids and online blogs have been sullied with materials from a self-acclaimed  ‘poet’...

Nigerians who are old enough will surely recall the source of the above title. For others, I ought to narrate...

Continued from last week. I was with General Adetunji Olurin from October 2006 till March 2007 as media consultant, when...

Are there countries in which women are worse treated than in Nigeria? Yes, I would say, there are, especially in...

Dear Mr. President, Greetings from Nigeria. Excuse me for addressing you simply as “Mr. President” which is considered rude here...

“Once upon a time, a mysterious teenage boy named Kasper Hauser walked into a town. He was dirty and could...

The Speaker’s aide argues that his boss has been successful in his position. Readers can please forgive the seemingly unconventional...

The recent cut-off marks for admission into Unity schools for different states of the federation got me thinking. A male...

Twelve years ago, while searching for my undergraduate project at the Bayero University, Kano, I came across  a book entitled...

In an article titled ''On A False Premise- U.S. Looks To G8 Summit For Consensus Over Libya'', the American journalist...