Opinion

For me, one of the extraordinary treasures of being a columnist are the emails—and the occasional phone call—I receive from readers who are moved to react to one piece or another. I find these reactions illuminating, even when their...

As Bayelsa State Government continuously strives to rid the state off all its Cyclical unemployment worries, critical questions need to be asked. Who's responsibility is it to create jobs? The government, the private sector, or both? These are no easy...

Sub-Saharan Africa is about to face a major shortage of teachers, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Its newly released data show that about one third of the countries in the region will face pressure...

Today I write in fear, like every other residents of the only black continent in the world. Our world is ravaged by a dreadful holocaust and our existence under extreme threat. Africa, as the world knows it may soon...

During the US Civil War, hatred became entrenched between the North and South. In one instance President Abraham Lincoln was criticized for speaking of benevolent treatment for the southern rebels. The critic reminded Lincoln that there was a war...

History has shown that we forget things easily in Nigeria. We do not remember things easily, we do not look at past events, and we move on as if yesterday never existed. Nigeria has gone through a chequered history,...

If there is one item among office holders in Nigeria that is so cheap to come by it is smooth talk. Few months back when Nigerian President blessed the country with a new defence chief the Adamawa state born...

With rising food prices and so many mouths to feed, Cameroon is grappling with a serious crisis. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports that prices of main food items have skyrocketed this year, some by up to 20% from...

For some 300,000 people leaving in 202 villages in Tanzania, change is coming. The leading fixed network operator in the country, the Tanzania Telecommunications Company (TTCL), has recently announced that it will invest over $6 million to upgrade telecom...

...WE are tired of ungubernatorial speeches For weeks I have been contemplating writing this letter, but discarded the idea 12 times. But since Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka says that, 'The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of...