There is a popular aphorism that goes thus: ‘A fool at 40 is a fool forever’ With Nigeria remaining in socioeconomic doldrums at age 59, which is only one year
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It is 9:10am, and former President Goodluck Jonathan arrives at the mouth of the aircraft at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. His hat gives him away too soon as he saunters
In 2010 John Campbell, the United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria (from May 12 2004 to July 19, 2007) published a book he entitled, ‘Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink.’ A second
If politicians are not tired of making speeches on Independence Day or such occasions, the public is weary of listening. In official circles, it may be a ritual performed with
The cardinal aim of every academic pursuit, according to the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, “is to develop the power
The old man was dressed in an elaborate outfit he had obviously outgrown. It must have been a relic from
When our membership of the Economic Advisory Council was announced on the 16th September, we agonised as to whether we
Today marks the 59th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigerians gathered at
There are two things we can thank God for as we become 59 years old as a nation tomorrow: One,
My Dearest Five-Year-Old Nigeria, I’m writing you this letter fully knowing that you’re going to think everything I’m about to
