Opinion

That the federal government of Nigeria led by Mr Mohammed Buhari is giving away some Abaçha loot is a done deal. The government will be giving away the money to poor households in nineteen states anytime from now. I thought I heard someone reporting that Mr Buhari said that Abacha was not corrupt. Then apparently,…

We had a PDP government in Nigeria for sixteen years, there was hardly any improvement in the lives of the masses. We are having an APC government for the third year, the material and mental poverty are not abating. Something is telling me it’s not the political parties or the governments that are faulty. Rather,…

Last week, the dailies were awash with reports of the authorities of various Universities in Nigeria, allegedly planning to increase the school fees of their respective institutions. However, that same week, some of those universities were refuting the alleged plan. As a kid, kite flying was one of our pastimes. Our parents were not short…

If you call him the Real McCoy, you won’t be too far from the truth. In fact, I would prefer to describe him as the best thing since sliced bread. He is so generous and giving seems to be his other name. While teachers’ pay dispute has resulted in the closure of several schools for…

The federal government has decided that members of the National Youth Service Corps should be enjoying the services of the National Health Insurance Scheme whenever any of them needs medical treatment. This is another milestone for the government. The NYSC was established in 1973. But since it was founded nobody had ever thought of making…

This week, I’ve read several posts from people I hold in high esteem expressing their frustration with the Nigerian government. In fact, most of them called for a coup d’etat. While a coup could have served two purposes, one, pay Mr Mohammed Buhari back in his own coins for torpedoing a democratically elected government on…