Space scientists and economists have some things in common. Both spread fears. They predict events without realistic evidence. Last week, I had...
With technocrats in the civil service doing all the work needed for effective governance, Nigeria has little need for ministers. That is...
By UMAR SA’AD HASSAN– When former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was asked what he had been able to achieve in his first...
Nigerian workers want every corrupt Nigerian killed. No, I got it wrong. Some Nigerian workers demand death penalty for treasury looters. Better....
Even though the Nigeria Police has yet to advertise vacancies for 10, 000 slots as directed by President Buhari, scammers have begun...
I wrote my column of August 16 entitled “A Disease Nobody Understands” on a day I visited my longtime friend and brother,...
By IKEOGU OKE — In two recent newspaper publications, two prominent Nigerians revealed their awareness of President Muhammadu Buhari’s intimate concern for...
Residents of Otuoke in Bayelsa State have been singing like the ancient mariner in Samuel Coleridge’s poem: “Water, water everywhere/Nor any drop...
At this time in 2014, many Nigerians no longer exchanged greetings or welcomed guests by shaking hands. “Ranka dede”, a form of...
By UMAR SA’AD HASSAN — After the Senator James Manager-led ad-hoc committee on finance set up to reduce the salaries and allowances...