By Reuben AbatiMen Without Ears is the title of a 1984 novel by Nigerian writer, Ifeoma Okoye. With due respect, President Umaru Yar'Adua is beginning to behave like a man without ears. Being without ears refers to...
By Reuben Abati and Kingsley OsadolorMallam Nuhu Ribadu, until recently, Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is our Man of the Year, 2007. The context of his selection is worth...
By Dr. Christopher Odetunde“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day...
By Chiemeka OzumbaHis Excellency, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, erstwhile executive governor of Delta State continued to hold control of newspaper front pages the same way he had a vice-grip (no pun intended) hold on...
By Prince Charles DicksonThe Fowl on a journey inside the basket does not know where it will end…It may be difficult teaching a man who has lived in the Mountain a long time, how to climb the mountain. Two weeks...
By Christopher Odetunde, Ph.D.Whenever I read about our growing foreign reserves while, at the same time, our national reserve: human, technological, moral capacities are dwindling, I simply have moments of...
By Uche NworahRecently in a Public Relations class I teach, it was Marie’s turn to discuss contemporary public relations and marketing communications issues from around the globe. The students usually trawl...
By Prince Charles DicksonJust as the year ends many thing comes to my mind but top of the list is the question of Nigeria, a nation so blessed yet in too much peril, that one begins to wonder what really is the...
By Wole SoyinkaLet us begin by demystifying constitutionalism. Even the so-called brutes have a constitution; it is unwritten, but it is very clearly understood among the species. Yet, even the earlier part of that...
By Uche NworahI attended Okechi Precious Osuala and his lovely bride Cordelia Ogbu’s wedding in Abuja recently. The groom, a childhood friend and fellow student at the University of Uyo (Uniuyo) also invited some...
By Prince Charles DicksonThere is this African Riddle and I think it is most appropriate today and for the few words I have. The riddle asks, if you are in a dream and you encounter a Lion about to attack you, what do...
By Roy ChikwemSince the introduction of democracy in Nigeria, Nigerians have experienced first-hand massive election rigging, hooliganism and violence. The introduction of democracy in Nigeria has also produced the...