Barack Obama becomes president of the United States this Tuesday, 20th January, 2009. That time, he will have little breathing room to deal with ‘the horrible mess’ left by his …
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Nigeria is challenged. With growth, we have a chance to wipe out the stigma of abject poverty, and our people can enjoy the advantages of being citizens of an increasingly …
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With all due respect to Mr. President, the political career of Umaru Yar’Adua is not the most pressing issue on the national agenda. What is most critical, rather, is that …
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Who are the people suffering and why are they suffering? Is it because the people don’t have money to buy what they need? Don’t they have land to cultivate their …
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In many African countries the wrong kinds have made it to leadership. They seek power for their own aggrandizement rather than having a real understanding of the need to improve their …
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In many African countries the wrong kinds have made it to leadership. They seek power for their own aggrandizement rather than having a real understanding of the need to improve their …
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The appearance of favoritism weakens morale in government service, not to mention public faith in the integrity of government…
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Human security will not be achieved without protecting people in conflict and post-conflict situations, shielding people forced to move, eradicating poverty, ensuring universal primary education, guaranteeing basic health service…
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With its countless individual fibers of bribery, favour and nepotism, crooked politicians hijacked the government, the Yar’Adua government was the PDP party, and neither could function without the other…
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I’m convinced of the need to recognize that, politically speaking, we Nigerians have failed. Nigeria is just a caricature of a state, and the Nigerian nation a fictitious concept for …
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Nigeria can be developed successfully and this must be underpinned by tolerance, social cohesion and acceptance of democratic values….
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President Umaru Yar’Adua’s efforts to combat corruption in this country have not been sufficient enough to justify receiving an award for anti-graft campaigning…
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It is no longer strange that Nigerians are expecting a lot from Yar’Adua’s administration. We expect them to convert resources and opportunity into a gainful economy that can produce Nigeria’s …
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Poverty is still a growing problem in Nigeria – a country which is estimated to have earned about $280bn from oil during the past 30 years…
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President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday wrote the Senate for approval to raise 500 million US Dollars in the international capital market. The move underscores earlier prediction that the Federal Government is …
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The situation in the Niger Delta provides a textbook example of how Nigerian military officials, including their commander in chief, view the concept of freedom…