Author: Frank Ofili

Barack Obama   US President, Barack Obama, closes the book on his presidency Tuesday, with a farewell speech in Chicago that will try to lift supporters felled by Donald Trump’s shock victory.   Obama’s...

  The east of River Niger used to be the beacon of political independent-mindedness. Little wonder the land that produced the likes of the Great Zik of Africa, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Dr. Chuba Okadigbo and...

    I have never actually made any new year resolution. In fact,  I believe it is useless making one. What is the point making a resolution that will never be observed? I don't deceive myself...

  At the end of every year, I usually pick my Man of the Year. Today 31st December 2016 I am picking my Man of the Year 2016.   My Man of the Year...

  Lagos always has a way of reinventing itself. There is never any "dulling" in the mega city. While other cities sleep, the city never sleeps. And it is not by happenstance.    Of...

Rochas Okorocha   The on-going Imo Carnival doesn't make sense to me.   A government that cannot pay salaries and allowances to its workers…..   A government that sacked thousands of its workers for...

Prof Pat Utomi    I am not sure what to say about us, Nigerians. Should I praise the Nigerian spirit for resilience in the face of a misery index those from countries seen as...

David Babachir Lawal The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria yesterday 14th December, adopted the interim report of its adhoc committee, headed by Shehu Sani, which investigated the humanitarian crisis in the North East...

Rotimi Amaechi   As talk of the need for cabinet reshuffle dominates current discourse, I have read a few individuals recommending Rotimi Amaechi for Niger Delta Ministry.   My view on Amaechi is well...

Amaechi and Wike It is sad to note that in spite of the failed last Rivers State legislative re-run elections in which some youths, including a member of the NYSC, lost their lives on...