Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- "Ah, that man is very detribalised." In Nigeria, this is almost always a compliment. It is what we say about the politician who has friends from every part of the country, the bu... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Health is one of the clearest tests of whether public service has meaning in the everyday life of the citizen. He may not immediately understand a motion on the floor of the House.... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- Confidence can open investors' wallets. But can it put more money in Nigerians' pockets? That is the question Fitch raised by revising Nigeria's sovereign credit outlook from Stabl... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- Nigerian University to honour Ghanaian President John Mahama today A Nigerian university, the University of Offa, Kwara State, will on Monday confer its Exceptional Leadership Awa... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- In July 2007, I attended the second session of the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Thailand. It was my first real encounter with Bangkok... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- Opobo Kingdom in Rivers State now has a new King. He is King Charles Douglas MacPepple Jaja, Jeki VI. The king was crowned as the sixth Amanyanabo of Opobo and the coronation which ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- I was on LinkedIn the other day when I came across this screaming headline: "Everyone has a plan for Africa, except Africa." At first, I was so engrossed by the headline that I thou... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Politics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession, control, alliances, interests and the management of political expectations. In Kwara State, these forces have c... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Sometimes, the person who looks strongest in the room is the one who is silently falling apart. Let me start with a story of a man I will call Ogede. Not his real name. He was a har... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Even though I am not a politician, I am a very keen political observer and analyst. I love my country of origin to a fault. Hence despite my 40 years sojourn in Europe I am deeply f... Read More