Sunday Column

Sunday Column

On “Obasanjo Democracy”

I begin this one with something of an announcement: last month, I won Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s libel suit against me.  To paraphrase astronaut Neil A

The Question of Greed

Earlier this year, with tremendous joy, I ran into Jim Igbinedion. When I entered Edo College in 1969, he was the Head of School.  To us as younger st

Tinubu can build our dream Nigeria. I know how

If you are a reader of mine, you know that I hold strong objections to Bola Tinubu.  I have observed him since he was the governor of Lagos State and

How to buy ‘Air Force One’

Nigeria was in something of an uproar last week when they learned that in a supplementary budget proposal sent to the National Assembly, the governmen

Mixed Metaphors: Character

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria did what most Nigerians expected it to: it affirmed the election of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president. Part o