If it is any consolation, it means kleptocracy is not unique to Nigeria; but I will not rejoice in that knowledge, as some people will be quick to point out to me. Is there, or has there ever been, any country in the world ruled officially by thieves? I have looked at my history books and have not come across any, but then thievery has never been legally recognised officially. Nigeria will soon set another world record by becoming the first unilaterally, officially recognised Kleptocracy in the world. Trust me, the way we a re going…
The rains are here again bringing to public glare the many mendacities of the Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji government of Abia State…
Some of our brothers have turned the country upside down. Fear stalks citizens like long lazy shadows. Abuja, in particular, is as nervous as a virgin. If it’s not Boko Haram today, then it’s Herdsmen who also happen to be experts in directing helicopter drop-offs and are equally smooth in their use of semi-automatic weapons…
I have gladly accepted the invitation of the Strasbourg Conference on International Law and Human Rights because since I spoke here in 1989, there has been a decline in respect for human rights world-wide…
Not all husbands are fathers. That a man gave birth to a child legitimately or illegitimately does not make him a father. The man could be awesome, he could have all the aspects that are associated with men…
I think the greatest threat to governance in Nigeria is the bombardment of rightist propaganda depicting lies as honest, praiseworthy, and nationalistic…
We, the more than 200 victims of Boko Haram’s latest savage bomb attacks, feel we must write to you from beyond the grave. Our simple message is summed up in the phrase: Enough is enough.
I am a strong advocate for good looks, but decency and modesty shouldn’t be substituted for fashion and trends…
It has become glaringly evident that some societies are slowly descending into a deepening abyss of hate, ignorance and intolerance – so much so that it boggles the mind…
I do not know what to say or write here that will make sense. In other terrorism-infested climes, an attack like the one at Nyanya will not be taken lying low…
Whatever the sons of late Pa Oji Okoko are saying, the in-thing is that they disappointed their father in death no matter who they said was it that persuaded them against his wish that Christian burial should not be conducted for him…