Opinion

OPINION: Burutu And The Unhidden Treasures Of The Niger Delta Blue Economy

The blue economy can provide an alternative revenue source to oil for the Niger Delta and Nigeria. As we began our journey back to Warri, I was quietly reflecting on what we need to do to – as a region and country.

OPINION: Peter Obi’s Wife: Let’s Talk About Her Handbag

How can we explain that some full-grown Nigerians will dedicate their time, despite the marauding hunger in the land, to talk about the handbag of a private citizen who holds no political office?

OPINION: Anambra Debt: Beyond the Politics of Numbers

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The document circulated as the 2014 “Anambra State Handover Report” is itself revealing. The financial section is expressly described as a summary of the full financial statement.

OPINION: Transactional Politics: The Donkey and the Rider Phenomenon

Politics has its ways and every country has its own peculiarities. Being a politician demands tactfulness and smart decision-making to excel in whatever environment one finds oneself in.

OPINION: State Police: The Good, Bad, Ugly – Anambra As A Case Study & The Udo Ga-achỊ Experience

The argument for State Police is compelling: policing is, by its very nature, more effective when those charged with maintaining security understand the communities, people, terrain and peculiar security challenges within which they operate.

OPINION: Obama’s Birth Certificate vs. Tinubu’s US Records: Let The Documents Speak

The controversy surrounding the demand for the release of United States government records relating to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 1993 forfeiture case raises a question that transcends Nigerian partisan politics: when documentary evidence can help resolve a serious public controversy, should governments rely on political assertions—or let the documents speak?

OPINION: Identity and the Politics of Conflict

Emmanuel Ande’s question sounded simple, but in Benue it carries the weight of welcome, identity, and belonging. It is not merely an offer of food; it is an invitation into a culture shaped by soil, yam farms and the communal table.

OPINION: The Growing Cost Of Impunity To Nigeria’s Reputation

Nigeria's international reputation is influenced not only by its population, economic potential, cultural influence and the achievements of Nigerians around the world, but also by the strength of its institutions and by the situation that arises when politically powerful individuals are accused of serious offences.

Tinubu: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow – 20 Justifiable Reasons To Vote Him Again

When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office in May 2023, he did not inherit an economy that was merely struggling. He inherited one that was shambolic

Beyond The Flyover: Why Greater Karu’s Internal Roads Need Urgent Attention

As a resident of the Lape axis in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, I feel compelled to draw the attention of the Nasarawa State Government to the deplorable condition of the internal roads.