There is a popular aphorism that goes thus: ‘a fool at 40 is a fool forever’. With Nigeria remaining in socioeconomic doldrums at age 59, which is only one year shy of 20 years of exceeding the proverbial 40 years…
Mallam Abba Kyari: APC’s Mr Fix It? – Magnus Onyibe
It’s not all the time that people who can fix things up especially in politics show up on the radar. Sometimes people with such skillset and competency are like the meteor or comet that appear once in a lifetime. They…
Xenophobia in South Africa leaves question mark on efficacy of Truth & Reconciliation Commission – Magnus Onyibe
We are all aware of former USA First Lady Michelle Obama‘s famous phrase — “When they go low, we go high” — because it has become something of a slogan for exercising restraint in the face of frustration. Owing to…
As Nigerians become endangered species at home and overseas, what next? -Magnus Onyibe
At the last count about a week ago, at least 1,460 Nigerians have lost their lives to herdsmen/bandits machetes and bullets in seven months within the shores of our country. That’s according to media reports credited to the permanent secretary,…
Buhari’s Ministers: Winners and losers – Magnus Onyibe
After President Muhammadu Buhari released his ministerial list a couple of months ago, pundits went to town with speculations on who might be assigned to each of the 43 ministries. On August 21, 2019, the shadow chasing was over as…
Insurgency and Banditry: How Nigerian military can win the peace – Magnus Onyibe
For too long concerned Nigerians have been expressing loss of faith in the security architecture of our country. The complainants justify their gripe with the fact that there has not been any time in the history of Nigeria, apart from…
Metele Attack: Isn’t it time current military chiefs voluntarily retire? – Magnus Onyibe
My heart goes out to the families of the slain gallant soldiers in Metele, Borno State, north east, Nigeria. I feel obligated to write this essay because my late father, David Ebiye Onyibe, was a soldier. As such, l have…
Nigerian Politics and The Scourge Of Godfatherism – Magnus Onyibe
The journey to the political demise of the governor of Lagos state Akinwunmi Ambode has been titilating and salacious, bitter and sweet. The former because, if it’s a plot or storyline in a Nollywood movie, it would be a blockbuster.…
Jim Ovia: Putting the shine on Africa’s rise -Magnus Onyibe
When Emmanuel Macron , President of France, Theresa May, prime minister of the United Kingdom,UK and Angela Merkel, president of Germany recently embarked on state visits to major African countries back-to-back, it was a clear testament to the fact that…
Herdsmen Killings: How Nigeria can move from chaos to community -Magnus Onyibe
As Nigerians, our common goal should be shared prosperity. Since herdsmen are part of Nigeria, we must all do everything to integrate them into the loop of a prosperous Nigeria. And one of the most appropriate and universally acknowledged pathways…