Opinion

NEW MINISTERS - L-R: DR. BULAMA, DR STEVE ORU, MR ADEYEYE AND MALLAM SHEKARAU.  Dr. Steve Oru, an educationist turned politician was on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 sworn in alongside three others as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

Fear in the expert opinion of Psychologists is said to be a vital response to physical and emotional danger and they also said that if we don't feel fear we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats. This is correct...

Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion etc… - Frederick Engels (1820-1895) Reading Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola’s commentary on the outcome of the June 21 governorship election...

Five days after the very mad and unbelievably shameless acts of reckless, total devilment of several public transport buses in Lagos, by members of the Nigerian armed forces, the 81st Division released a statement of total denial. The Deputy Director,...

Those of us watching from outside are still fascinated by American politics since many countries model their system of government to United States. So if it is done in the greatest Country in the world, it must be alright....

It was recently said of Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi that he frowned at the conduct of the last All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, and in his usual belligerent manner, spoke out against what he saw, but others already...

One important lesson for leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to learn from the governorship election in Ekiti State is that there is a very thin line between policy and politics. Renowned political scientist, David Easton gave a very...

One of the latest revelation in the ordeal of over 250 abducted Chibok girls and another 250 Christian girls abducted in villages near Chibok was that they are being gang raped and shot for being Christians. This was the...

Citizen Eseme Eyiboh, erstwhile member and Spokesperson of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic. The Supreme Court judgment of July 7, 2012, affirming the supremacy of the party in its internal democratic processes occasioned Eyiboh’s ouster. He responsibly...

The Nigerian military just released a statement in which they ‘explained’ why they have not yet – after three months – brought back our precious Chibok abducted girls. In the statement as presented in the media, the military claimed...