Much ado about certificates in politics
When a venerated elder warned me to steer clear of politics in Nigeria, I reminded him that insouciance could lead to political halitosis. Wherever I
Tuesday Column
Tuesday Column
The seasonal search for missing credentials
We have travelled this road before. Barely nine years ago, Nigeria was tinkering with the idea of replacing a PhD holder with a man who claimed his ce
Akpabio, Lawan and the doctrine of perpetual relevance
In the civil service, it is called insubordination – that penchant to challenge the order of a superior. In the military, it is called treason when a
They will be back
Bob Marley was right, in ‘Talkin Blues’ he advised – never make a politician grant you a favour, they would always want to control you forever. The bu
We are all Owo, waiting to happen
As distraction from the catastrophe enveloping the nation, our pre-occupation with the electoral process conveys the wrong impression of a nation wor