AWOLOWO, AFENIFERE AND THE YORUBA PEOPLE

culled from VANGUARD, Sunday, November 07, 2004THE buffaloes move as a herd with unalloyed loyalty to the leader. Like the soldier ants, they move in ...

Attorney-General's letter to Plateau State Speaker

Following the briefing to you and your colleagues on 8th November, 2004, I write to formally inform you of the allegations of criminal offences levell...

Attitudes Towards Public Service And The Social Contract

Nigerians are very political animals – and we act our political ideologies in many ways than one. However, we are a case in the study of contradicti...

Atiku's Sins: The Untold Story Revealed At Last

culled from DAILY TRUST, April 25, 2006When I watch the way that our first and second citizens air their disagreements through the media, I get very, ...

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...

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 ...