Nigeria at 60

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, …