Opinion

My Political Diary – Day 47: It is already the day after. Last night, after a fantastic round of tennis I slept like a baby, feeling refreshed and on top …

Today, eligible Nigerians in 29 out of the country’s 36 states go out to vote for candidates who will become the states governors.Voters will also elect members into the country’s …

One of the main reasons newly-elected Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari had been widely expected to lose his bid for a second term was the poor state of the country’s economy. …

In 1988, I addressed a “Letter to the Editor” concerning the state of the naira currency notes. I was constrained so to do then because of the wretched state of …

Nation-building is not perfunctory; it is deliberate, planned and decisive. A country as enormous, diverse and delicate as Nigeria cannot evolve organically when a part of it is marooned and …

•My Rating Of Nigeria’s Social Scene 44 Yrs Ago “1974,the grooviest year ever”was the title of my article (a rating of Nigeria’s music/social scene that year)in my column,”IT’S WHAT’S HAPPENNING …

When General Sani Abacha (1943-1998) took over from Chief Ernest Oladeinde Adegunle Shonekan on November 17, 1993, he pegged the official rate at N21 to $1US dollar. In the black …

This past week I got my first taste of the shenanigans in Nigerian politics. I had been expecting that side of things, of course. Everyone had warned me since the …

Being broke isn’t a choice, it is sometimes caused by the circumstances of one’s background or the processes of growth towards wealth — you might get rich later in life. Black.sapphire@fusp_xx Should …

My dear Asiwaju, I pray my letter meets you and yours in fantastic spirit. It has almost become a tradition for me to write, or openly express my views, to …