FrankTalk
Re – Amnesty as dividend of democracy
Having read your byline today in the back page of today’s Sun newspapers, my simple question is; how did we get to this embarrassing socio-political-economic stage? Since when has this nation become a settler (settlement) of criminals? To put it ... Read More »
The resurrection of Emperor Nero
There is this old Nigerian saying that it is only a madman that would be running after rats while his roof is on fire. Now Nigeria is literally on fire, our leaders (whom I would never call madmen: God forbid!) ... Read More »
Amnesty as dividend of democracy
Way back in the mid-90s when we began to cut our teeth as rookie journalists, a colleague of ours who used to cover the Crime beat at that time, got himself a ‘brand new’ tokunbo Datsun Cherry. Of course, he ... Read More »
Phenomenal Shemanomics
Today, dear reader, permit me to take a break from the regular pattern of the Franktalk to re-produce the foreword I did for a book by members of the Katsina State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. It essentially ... Read More »
So, which of the Achebes just died?
I know the question sounds confusing. But that is just how confused I have being all week, after reading the avalanche of tributes that have been paid to the memory of Prof. Chinua Achebe who died last week. The tributes ... Read More »
This cult called government!
With the sacrifice of blood made at the altar of Boko Haram on Monday morning, in Kano, I guess I should be writing on the unending bloodletting going on in this country. But I won’t. I am still in shock. ... Read More »
Re: New Pope: Please, let PDP organise the Conclave
What masterpiece, a write-up with a comic but professional touch. We must brace-up in defence of our national pride, pave way for course of justice and equity amongst all. Enough is enough. Innocent Nwobodo, Lagos. 08091986434 Hello Steve, your Wednesday ... Read More »
New Pope: Please, let PDP organize the Conclave
Despite its size, spread and century-old history, I still believe that the Catholic Church has a lot to learn from Nigeria. And our special brand of politics. For it is almost unbelievable that, any moment from now, the Church would ... Read More »
The PDP and our home-grown democracy
Going by what has been happening in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lately, one can safely make one prediction: the PDP does not need any APC (I mean, armoured personnel carrier) to explode. PDP has all it takes to ... Read More »
Finally, APC for PDP headache
Did I hear anybody say that opposition parties have now resolved to be drinking APC for the headache that is worrying PDP? Well, it is not true, I can confirm that. What is true, however, is that Tinubu, Buhari and ... Read More »
