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Rtd DIG, Fidelis Oyakhilome Police man Fidelis Oyakhilome appeared destined for bigger things. A barrister at Law and crime buster. He was rewarded handsomely with an appointment by the Buhari Junta in January 1984 as Governor of Oil Rich, Rivers State. In Rivers State, as Military Governor, he drew attention to himself with his highly acclaimed School to land

                                           Col Umar Dangiwa (Rtd) In the beginning Retired Col Umar now 70, was a blue eyed boy, one of them, in the Military Government of Nigeria. As a young Major, he was Chairman of

Bridal party ‘squad goals’ Photograph: Tolu Oniru As a teacher, I once attended a burial Ceremony of the father in-law of one of my colleagues. That day, was a veritable opportunity to learn a useful lesson about Yoruba culture. As an Igbo man, I thought my being on the same level as the chief host  was a guarantee of

Let me confess that I am Igbo but this is no advertisement for the Igbo but merely my own perception. My parents are Igbos and I studied at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. Before going to Nsukka, my idea of the Igbos was somewhat weird. This is because of the fact that my people of Delta State see, Easterners of Nigeria

Humphrey Nwosu IBB ruled Nigeria for eight years shifting hand over dates, to civilians at will. In his ruler-ship style, he showed a lot of guile. In the process he was nicknamed Maradona. To mask his Evil intent, he made a show of using prominent Nigerian Professors to

Things have really changed in our country.I am wondering about our future. Atiku is still warming up. PMB is holding fort. Tinubu is on the wings. Aregbesola is huffing and puffing. Peter Obi is warming up. Orji Uzor Kalu is being prepped up. These are all politicians but today, my mind should be far from politics and focused on Demography  and

Yakubu Gowon Yakubu Gowon is a man after my heart.  Gowon led the war that led to my father's death. It makes no difference to me, because, it was a war. I recall arguing somewhere that Gowon for my money remains the best Nigerian leader and I was seemingly alone. Why do I love Gowon?

Ask GEJ, he will tell you that the entry of Yemi Osinbajo into the 2015 Elections, was a real turning point, in his fortunes. For an incumbent, to so proclaim, even before the kick off of the elections, says a lot. Yemi Osinbajo, one could say was at the right place, at the right

President Muhammed Buhari In the political history of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, no man has come to public office with as much goodwill as President Muhammad Buhari. In the League of corrupt Nations,

IBB AND OBJ                                           The IBB years in Nigeria are better forgotten for what they were. Power is indeed transient and the sooner men of Power realize this, the better for humanity. Buhari and his man Friday, Idiagbon, indeed held Nigeria by the jugular, just like today, Nigeria is bleeding and PMB is not connecting with the people. When Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, appeared on the scene,

Festus Keyamo Festus Keyamo, 50, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Minister of State for Labourt and Employment, has done well for himself. A Lawyer, who cut his teeth under the ebullient Gani Fawehinmi

Olusegun Obasanjo There is no doubt that Nigeria loves Obasanjo and there is also no doubt that Obasanjo loves Nigeria or so he makes it look. What is not settled is his place in the minds of Nigerians. His patriotism is

Who will remind our politicians that the Hood does not make the Monk? Time after time many a politician falls from his Olympian height due to one malfeasance or the other not unrelated to perjury. All because they fail to realize that the Hood does not alone make a Monk. I recall a party, a classmate of mine told me he

This is a story of Power peddling and Resource allocation in Nigeria. Someone once painted this picture of power struggle in Nigeria. He said that when an Igbo man goes on a training with a Yoruba man and an Hausa man, an interesting thing happens. Among the trio there will be a need to have a Class Representative or Captain. As the story goes,

Igbo Presidency is a sticky talking point. What I find most interesting and annoying is the talk that the Igbos have no candidate. Personally, I do not believe in turn by turn as an ideal method of picking leaders. However, my knowledge of Economic History tells me that, there are stages of growth and perhaps, this is a stepping stone to the desired level, where leaders are freely chosen according

Nigeria is an interesting country in the throes of three prominent and dominant ethnic groups with distinct characteristics. These are the Igbos, Yorubas and Hausas. The Igbos are in the South Eastern part of the country. They are adventurous and aggressive but fun to be with. The Yorubas occupy the South Western part of the country. They are very colourful, traditional and party loving.They love life to the fullest. The Hausas occupy the Northern part of the country. Of the trio, they are the most traditional and well organized. They are also fun to be with. Interestingly, this trio who dominate several other vibrant groups in the society find it difficult to work together. In this, is this article