Earlier this year, first the House, then the Senate passed an imperfect Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill. It was assumed that President Goodluck Jonathan’s signature on the bill would shortly follow, but alarm bells began to ring when the Special adviser on…, Alhaji…. said he would advise the president against signing the bill due the amount of transparency it would give to journalists. But to the president’s credit, he came out

“While nothing is easier than to denounce the evil-doer, nothing is more difficult than to understand him” – Dostoevsky 

“Buhari has won the election. The North-East and North-West wholly voted for him, with Jonathan amassing only a few thousand votes. The voter turn-out declared is larger than was initially reported, reaching highs of 75% registered voters. Buhari still enjoys the majority vote in the North-

Every metric or index that you would use to judge the current state of our education illustrates systemic failure – 98% NECO failure rate, 83% WAEC failure rate, 2259th is the highest ranking of a Nigerian University in the world (Ilorin) – even employers need to send Nigerian graduates on expensive training courses to receive knowledge that they were supposed to acquire in the university. It is estimated that 41% of the 160 Million

Goodluck Ebere Jonathan! We can all see it already. Every poll conducted so far, credible and otherwise, has revealed the same thing. The debacle of the failed merger between CPC and ACN this week only supports this assertion. Only those in denial choose not to accept the inevitable. Even if Nigerians vote on regional lines, robust analysis shows that he will still win, he can’t be stopped.

“You need to accept things as they are before you can do anything about it” – Anon 

Imagine this – your brother was walking down the street, sticking to the footpath. A car trying to park suddenly runs into him. The impact was so horrific that he dies before reaching the hospital. The driver of the car is arrested. As you make plans for his funeral, friends and well-wishers pay you

“Nigeria will never change” – aren’t you tired of hearing that, because I am – it’s been the same refrain for more than 2 decades now. Although when one considers the scale of societal problems plaguing the country – corruption, nepotism, ethnicity, religious fanaticism and so much more – the sense of helplessness of the situation can be overwhelming. However as voting begins this Saturday the 2nd of April, a new hope springs forth,

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.” – Abraham Lincoln 

The anger he felt as a result of the perceived injustice of the coup could not be assuaged. No matter the legitimate objectives of the plotters, he could not ignore the heavy leadership losses sustained by his region. He seethed, plotted and eventually launched a counter coup codenamed