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 ...

As IBB Tests The Waters

culled from PUNCH, April 05, 2006It was designed not merely to capture the front pages and the headlines for one day, but to dominate them for the ent...

Another Nigeria Is Possible

In the last one and a half-decade, a lot of changes have taken place all over the world, especially on systems of government, development paradigms an...

ASBESTOS: A Silent Killer in Nigeria

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that has been used as insulation and as a fire retardant in a wide variety of applications. In Nigeria, it is used mainl...

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...

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...

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...

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, ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 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...

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times:

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...