The late Edward Paul Abbey, one of America’s best selling authors, will never be forgotten in a hurry, not with his insightful thoughts on local and international issues. One of his aphorisms, "a patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government," has not only stimulated citizens in different countries to hold…

Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has charged the legislative arm of government to prioritise the interest of their constituents and to be more patriotic for the delivery of good governance.

Given my preceding accreditation as a Domestic Electoral Observer by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC), I took an early trip on Saturday 23rd February to a particular polling unit in Lagos, South-west Nigeria, to observe the rescheduled Presidential, senatorial and the House of Representative elections. On that day, at that time, and in that place, I met…

The Justice Walter Onnoghen case is compelling me to think, contemplate and dwell further on the question of patriotism in our country. And we may begin by asking some simple but fundamental questions. What is patriotism? What can we say is its true nature and its essence? Is patriotism something our presidency can teach us?…

The present National Orientation Agency (NOA) used to be known as Mass Mobilization for Self Reliance, Social Justice and Economic Recovery – MAMSER, for short. MAMSER was inaugurated on July 25, 1987 by the Ibrahim Babangida regime; and its published objectives included: 1) Propagation of the need to eschew all vices in public life, inclusive…

Nigerians, especially those in governance, have been advised to be patriotic and place the interest of the nation foremost in their dealings. This is for the country to move forward and rise above its myriad of challenges. Vice President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Onyekachi Ubani, gave the advice yesterday at the fifth Celebrating the…

Nigeria is respected as the most populous  black nation and one of power houses of Africa yet so many of its citizens are not proud to be associated with her. Nigeria just celebrated 57 years of independence, yet some of her citizens do not see any reason to celebrate. Despite the current state of Nigeria…