Impunity and the assault on our freedom, Dan Agbese
Ghosts are everywhere in the land. Every state has them on its payroll. They take the blame for all cases of corruption as well as […]
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The press matters: Tribute to the Nobel Peace Laurates, by Dan Agbese
The Norwegian Nobel Committee did something almost unthinkable on October 8 when it awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists: Maria Ressa and […]
The hollow rituals of democracy, by Dan Agbese
Sometime in 1996, my good friend, the late Abidina Coomassie, published a book, Political Opportunism, in which he primarily excoriated the political enemies of the late […]
Our policemen baby-sitting our big men, Dan Agbese
The lives of important people matter. Here is some evidence. There are 400,000 personnel in the Nigeria Police Force. For a population of 170 million […]
Pardon my foolish question, by Dan Agbese
These are confused and confusing times for our nation. Nothing seems to add up. Our political leaders are torn between what would swell their swollen […]
What would Tafawa Balewa say?, Dan Agbese
Saturday, October 1, 1960. The Union Jack came down from the flag pole and yielded a permanent place to a new national flag – green-white-green. […]
2023: The North must let go, by Dan Agbese
The season is virtually upon us. The politicians are sharpening their knives for 2023. The sound is becoming jarringly louder. Prayer warriors are being pressed […]
Echoes of K.O. Mbadiwe, Dan Agbese
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, has raised an issue that appears to have escaped us as we labour to explain to ourselves why our country has […]
Amaechi’s “confession”, by Dan Agbese
The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stepped into the cauldron of controversy this week. At an interview with the Daily Trust, he was quoted as saying […]
The dawn of the twilight zone, by Dan Agbese
“I won’t leave office as a failure.” That confident statement by President Muhammadu Buhari last week, sought to address one important issue, namely, to re-assure […]
IBB at 80: A birthday tribute and his good leadership prescription, by Dan Agbese
Former President Ibrahim Babangida, the beloved Maradona in our national politics, turned 80 on August 17. The current of history has moved him down stream […]
FG must tread the path of honour, Dan Agbese
Successive federal administrations have collectively earned a well-deserved reputation for their wretched dealing with labour. They serially break agreements reached between them and labour after […]
Let’s listen to Obasanjo, by Dan Agbese
These are the facts. Some people just cannot stand President Obasanjo’s guts. They would rather he be seen, not heard. They want him to padlock […]
Shame on northern Nigerians, by Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 09055001912 A typical day and a typical news bulletin in northern Nigeria: “Bandits kill 21, burn houses in Katsina communities invasion;” “Bandits hold […]
The seasonal madness, Dan Agbese
And the seasonal madness is already upon us. I am torn between wasting my sympathy on PDP and wasting my tears for our country. PDP […]