Operation Python Dance II: A tale of terror, blood and tears
By Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Catholic Bishop of Umuahia
1. Our country is passing through turbulent times. This seems to be as a result...
A Colony of Monkeys and a Congress of Baboons
By Femi Fani-Kayode
On August 3rd 1857, in what can only be described as one of the most profound, moving, passionate and inspiring speeches in...
A disappointing presidential broadcast, by Ebun-olu Adegboruwa
Reading through the presidential broadcast, however, one cannot but express a sense of utter disappointment. This is a president who virtually sneaked out of...
Suntai: Have we learnt anything?
By Emmanuel Bello
In a way, late Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai was trying to teach Taraba people and Nigerians lessons in leadership, conduct and power...
Victor Bala: Adventures of a Man “With no Religion.”
By Grace Awo Ibrahim
Introduction: The Man from Ardokola
Victor Bala Kona is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state for those...
PDP convention, Taraba and odds against internal demons
By Emmanuel Bello
As the PDP meets this weekend for its convention at Abuja, Taraba state should not be denied its pride of place. And...
Egmont’s suspension of Nigeria: A case for NFIC Bill
By Walter Duru, Ph.D
Three weeks ago, the hammer of the world’s watchdog on money laundering and terrorist financing, Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units...
President Buhari: Sons of Shimmei & the deteriorating mind of Femi Adesina
By Femi Fani-Kayode
I am convinced that President Muhammadu Buhari's spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, has now finally lost his mind. In his latest essay, titled...
The Lion of the East (Part 2)
By Femi Fani-Kayode
Those from outside Igboland that say that they do not want Biafra have missed the point. It is for the people...
The Lion of the East (Part 1)
By Femi Fani-Kayode
Let me make this abundantly clear right from the outset. I love and respect Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the supreme leader of...