Nigeria at 60

CATHOLIC Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has acknowledged that every nation has its peculiar challenges, but said Nigeria’s problems could not be addressed by the kind of …

FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged those agitating for secession to embrace dialogue rather than war-war.  Atiku, however, advised government against using force to quell agitations. He noted that …

•Says it makes no sense for oil to be cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia PRESIDENT Buhari has defended his administration’s decision to increase the price of premium motor spirit …

THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned that the country can’t afford another civil war, stressing that the Nigerian Army would continue to ensure oneness and indivisibility …

“I am convinced that if we pursue our aspirations TOGETHER we would be able to achieve whatever we desire. That informed our adopting the theme TOGETHER to mark this epochal …

BRITISH monarch, Queen Elizabeth, has sent a message of felicitation to President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary, slated for October 1. President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, …

By Dul Johnson NIGERIA is one of the most vibrant and dynamic countries in the world. It is probably the most difficult place to predict with any degree of accuracy, …

By Rufai Oseni WHAT does Nigeria mean to me. That’s a great question because I have seen variegated reflections of Nigeria as a country and I have a near panoramic …

By Uche Onyebadi AFTER sixty years of inelegant nationhood, who can reasonably blame Nigerians for being trapped in some eerie and hypnotic temptation for lamentation over missed or mismanaged opportunities …

LIKE most 60-year-olds, Nigerians are looking at the nation’s diamond birthday with a mixed sense of accomplishment and frustration. Six decades after the British handed power to its independence leaders, …