Opinion

OPINION: Diplomacy is Not a Joyride: The Argument Against Ignorance

May 11, (THEWILL) — Erasmus Ikhide’s essay is not the bold indictment it aspires to be; it is, rather, a textbook example of emotional maximalism untethered from the realities of international diplomacy. It confuses outrage for insight, theatrics for...

OPINION: 2027 and the Finger That Fingers Nigeria

May 11, (THEWILL) — Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti’s Coffin for Head of State was not merely a song. It was a funeral procession disguised as music, an indictment carried on saxophone, anger, memory, and ancestral stubbornness. Released in 1981, it...

OPINION: Boosting Nigeria’s Economy Through Steady Execution of National Gas Infrastructure Plan

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May 10, (THEWILL) — The NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of NNPC Limited, recently announced the successful completion of the River Niger Crossing of the 130-kilometre Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline, marking a major milestone in...

OPINION: Police Extrajudicial Killings in Nigeria: A System in Crisis, a Nation at Risk

May 10, (THEWILL) — First, all allegations of extrajudicial killings must be investigated by independent bodies – not by the police alone. The Police Service Commission and the National Human Rights Commission must assert their mandates without fear or...

OPINION: Osun ‘26: Returning to What Works

May 08, (THEWILL) — In the quiet moments of history, there comes a time when the noise of the crowd fades and a single, piercing question remains. It is the question asked of leaders when the road becomes...

OPINION: ADC, Opposition Politics and Peter Obi: To Be or not To Be

May 03, (THEWILL) — ‎Many people have interpreted the gathering of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition parties in the ancient city of Ibadan in different ways. While the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its sympathisers view...

OPINION: Electoral Act Section 83 and the Myth of Judicial Silence in Party Politics

May 03, (THEWILL) — ‎The recent assertion by my brother, Festus Okoye Esq, that lawyers have become scapegoats in internal party conflicts owing to their recourse to the courts calls for careful constitutional and judicial interrogation. At the centre...

OPINION: How Ibom Air’s Uyo–Accra Flight Signals New Aviation Frontier In Nigeria

April 28, (THEWILL) — When passengers board Ibom Air’s inaugural Uyo–Accra flight on May 2, 2026, it will be more than a routine departure; it will be the culmination of a vision that has steadily moved from blueprint to...

OPINION: Daybreak: Why Gov Sheriff Oborevwori Must Dismantle The Okowa Monopoly

April 24, (THEWILL) — Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s ascent to the apex of Delta State politics is a testament to the undeniable political capital of his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. As a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly,...

OPINION: Why Umo Eno Is Gaining Momentum For 2027 And What Akwa Ibom People Still Demand

April 23, (THEWILL) — By all early indicators, the 2027 conversation in Akwa Ibom is not beginning with uncertainty; it is taking shape around continuity. Across political, professional, and community circles, endorsements for Governor Umo Eno’s second-term bid are...