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You gotta be living in Mars not to have smelt the putrid dust kicked in the air by the spat...

One of the biggest revelations of my recent brief visit to Nigeria was to discover the shabby, deteriorating state of...

Last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) toughened its regulatory regime. Its review of risk weights on certain exposures...

“Therefore putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, for we are members of one another. Be...

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani IN America, all men are believed to be created equal and endowed by their creator with certain...

The salvation of God is not predetermined.  Neither is it discretional nor based on God’s unmerited grace.  Jesus’ teaching reveals...

February 6, 2013 was a magnificent day for Nigeria. As the sun rose over the eventful day, Nigerians all over...

There has been a hue and cry about the collapse of public institutions and infrastructure in Nigeria, particularly since the...

At face value, the contract between the Federal Government of Nigeria to cede the management of the Transmission Company of...

"As a de facto extension of the semi-criminal racket that runs the Nigerian state, CAN epitomizes the moral turmoil in the...

My orientation about our government began to change in 2009. Before this time, I had always felt - sadly without...

One lesson that must not be missed from the enormous outrage that followed the light sentence given to John Yusuf...

Since the campaign by the French Army to free Northern Mali from the iron grip of the Islamic fundamentalists began a few...

A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. ~John Burroughs...

Last Sunday was Superbowl in America, and if you missed it I am sorry and if you don’t know what...

Nigeria’s crisis of leadership has grown so malignant that one is frequently tempted to cry, “Where is Fela Anikulapo-Kuti when...

This piece is a personal tribute to my teacher, mentor and intellectual associate, on his appointment as professor of media...

Poor Goodluck Jonathan. He thought all he had to do to get Nigerians singing “good luck for you, good luck...

On balance, therefore, we all have a huge interest in the process for selecting the next central bank governor. That...

Being ''yesterday's men'' does not mean that some of us cannot be ''tomorrow's men'' as well. Only God knows what...

Until the presidency brings out the relevant ministerial team to inform Nigerians on this issue, we are inclined to appreciate...

The report of the Lord is first and foremost a bad report.  There is a misunderstanding prevalent among Christians, especially...

A loosely bound group of yesterday’s men and women seems to be on the offensive against the Jonathan administration. They...

'She's eating!' Though I was not the only one having piping hot amala in the local Ebute Metta joint, I...

Continued from last week. Having examined other extant regulations in the United Kingdom (UK) in the first part of this...