Atiku And The Anti-Corruption War

Nigeria between 1984 and 1999 was ruled by a succession of corrupt generals who brought the country to its knees internally and made her a pariah stat...

Assessing Federalism, Partisan Politics and Development

This topic is fit for a doctoral dissertation. It has so many dimensions that I am stuck between being a fox and being a hedgehog. A fox wanders far a...

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times:

Anambra’s Multiple Legislators - 6 Senators Instead of 3

In Remembrance of June 12Ten Years Later“That The World May Know”June 12, 2003My Compatriots:The drama of six senators instead of three from Anamb...

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...

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 ...

ANDREW MUST GO BACK HOME: CAPTURING NIGERIAN EXPERTISE & SKILLS IN THE DIASPORA

Address to Concurrent Panel Discussion I at the NIDO conference in Atlanta, October 18, 2003.Good day Mr. Chairman and Mr. Co-Chairman, Mr. Minister, ...

Anguish of The Ancestors

culled from GUARDIAN. March 15, 2006One of my favourite jokes, when libation is poured, is an invitation to go easy because the earth seems to soak up...

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 ...

Are You Serious About NEEDS, Mr. President

Open Letter to President Olusegun Obasanjo on the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy(NEEDS)President Olusegun Obasanjo,State House...