For a long time I have been critical of the Nigerian political landscape’s lack of ideological characterisation. I have complained that our political parties are all the same regardless of the name they are called. And the ease with which
What are the measurements for progress in a nation? Clearly every student told to mark his own essay will cheat somehow. President Jonathan challenged his opponents when he said in his speech recently that those that seek to mark his
Nigerians have grown to expect the worst from their leaders and government. Give an average Nigerian a couple of scenarios; one positive and the other negative and ask which they belief relate to their country and its leaders. Most will
Changing Nigerian Political Landscape. The Nigerian political commentaries never cease to amaze me. With the Jonathan administration scoring itself high and the opposition scoring him as poor; it again emphasizes the age-old wisdom that the truth is always between the
The more you look the less you see. This is the first in a series of articles I will be writing on the hidden and subtle ways in which corruption has become entrenched in Nigeria and solution to them. This
Empty Promises Full of Corruption Recently, I wrote (as part of this series) a blog on how the unreliability of government statistics in Nigeria has made it more difficult to assess progress in the country on many fronts. It is
I was on my way to Ibadan from Lagos in early December 2012; but had to abandon the trip due to the intolerable jam caused by road closures as a result of President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to RCCG’s Holy Ghost
I wrote an article on the seven vital things you must know about the Lagos new traffic law a couple of days ago. Since then, I have been besieged by people asking for more clarifications and analysis of other areas
The new traffic laws in Lagos has generated a lot of news footprint over the past few weeks and I also wrote about it in a previous article on the need for effective implementation to avoid chaos on Lagos roads.
I have observed quietly the activities of the EFCC since inception. A perusal of the statues that set up the anti graft agency gives a seeming clear goal to the agency in terms of function and boundary of its activities.