Trumpโ€™s commendation: Lessons from how Liberian president pronounced โ€˜workโ€™, โ€˜thankโ€™ etc.

US President Donald Trump sparked a language-related controversy last week. He commended his Liberian counterpart, Joseph Boakai, for speaking what he considered exceptionally good English during a meeting he had with five African leaders at the White House. So impressed was Trump that he asked Boakai where he schooled. To Continue Reading

The arrested Benue 53: Matters arising

For law-abiding citizens of the country, it is consoling that, according to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, the Nigeria Police Force has moved in to arrest about 53 persons it suspects to be involved in the heinous act of terrorism in Benue and Plateau States. However, truth be Continue Reading

PDP as failed opposition party

The founding of the Peopleโ€™s Democratic Party was spearheaded by former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, who cobbled a group of 34 First Republic and Second Republic politicians together to stand up against the dictatorship of Gen. Sani Abacha. At the advent of the Fourth Republic, he nurtured the group to Continue Reading

Buhari: Four Scores And Much More

Yesterday he was returned to Mother Earth where we all come from. We all will at some point. What is more important though is the impact our sojourn on earth leaves on our fellow men, on humanity and on Mother Earth. President Mohammadu Buhari certainly left his mark on these Continue Reading