Atiku’s Political Antecedents

culled from SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, April 10, 2006Analysts insist that one political truth about Atiku is that he is a man gifted with a highdegree of int...

ASSESSING THE FUTURE OF NIGERIA’S ECONOMY: IGNORED THREATS FROM THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE DEBACLE

Policies adopted globally to mitigate climate change (global warming) will have negative implications for specific sectors, such as the coal, oil and ...

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times:

And We Call This Democracy ?

culled from THISDAY, May 08, 2005Two things – I’m angry and I’m sad. But that should not surprise me. There is no time I travel out of this coun...

And What Is To Be Done About the 2003 Elections Results?

INTRODUCTIONWhat is to be done about the 2003 elections results?  That is the big question begging for an answer – or many answers.Despite best...

AND WHO SHALL I VOTE FOR COME APRIL 2003?

INTRODUCTIONAnd who shall I vote for on April 19, 2003, in the Nigerian presidential election, between Aremu Obasanjo (PDP), Muhammadu Buhari (ANPP) a...

ASK NOTHING OF GOD: THE GOOD SOCIETY AND ITS DISCONTENTS

Keynote Speech by Dele Olojede at the NLNG Grand Award Night, Lagos,October 8, 2005 A Honor SystemRecently I went home to Modakeke to visit with ...

Anger Rising In Nigeria's Oil-rich South at Poverty, Marginalisation

Popular resentment is mounting among the poor and marginalised communities of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta and may erupt in violence if the governme...

Anikura As Political Hero

culled from GUARDIAN, February 23, 2006Many of us may recall the tale of the exploits of a notorious robber in Yorubaland popularised among children a...

BABA IYABO AND THE FORTY THIEVES

Baba Iyabo, excuse me I mean, Ali Baba surely made enemies out of the forty thieves. If it was not for them, he would still be a modest farmer at Ota ...