Opinion

OPINION: APC AND ITS PROBLEMATIC YOUTH POLICY

Recently the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) held its national convention to select its national officers who would pilot the affairs of the party on a substantive basis. But the convention, which threw up a new executive, left in...

OPINION: OGUN 2015: THE BETRAYED, THE DECEIVED AND THE THIRD FORCE

Since the past few months, pages of tabloids and media have been dominated with reports of decamping, intra party maneuvering, party structure reshuffling and tales of backbiting between godfather and godson in Ogun State. Even though the electoral commission...

OPINION: THE RAGE OF THE JIHADISTS AND THE SCOURGE OF RADICAL ISLAM IN NIGERIA

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OPINION: NIGERIA AND THE RULE OF BACKSEAT DRIVERS

Nigeria is increasingly becoming a nation of backseat drivers. Consummate faultfinders without ethical compass and manifest commitment to democratic ideals parade as omnificent experts with a view to secure political power. They pester leaders, public intellectuals, visionary voices, and...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S DESCENT INTO FASCISM (AND ABACHA-ISM)

These are ominous times for Nigeria. Serious and unacceptable as these are, leave aside for now that Boko Haram is ravaging our society and killing our people in the thousands. Forget for a moment that ten million or more Nigerian...

OPINION: HOW GOVERNOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA LOOTED 16 BILLION NAIRA IMO 13 PERCENT OIL DERIVATION FUNDS IN 3 YEARS

Some months ago, I made a telling revelation that the sum of 1 billion naira belonging to pensioners in the 27 LGA of Imo State was "squandered" by Sir Jude Ejiogu the current Chief of Staff to the Governor...

OPINION: THE GOOD NEWS ON ABACHA LOOT

A friend who hails originally from the South Western segment of Nigeria by name Mr. Babatunde Adeniji Abimbola called me from California, the United States few hours back to break the story that the Nigerian Federal Government through the...

OPINION: A PROGRESSIVES’ COAT OF MANY COLOURS

Following the conclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention in Abuja last week, it is obvious to all now that the APC is no more than a parastatal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), because all of...

OPINION: GOVERNOR AMAECHI, A PRESIDENT LIKE PUTIN

Have you been watching Rivers state governor Rotimi Amaechi? What do you think of this man? Honestly? I am simply blown. I have no idea what he is looking for. We all know APC are not the type to...

OPINION: THE EKITI SAGA: THE ROAD TO TYRANNY AND ANARCHY.

Thursday the 10th of June 2014 will remain a very frightening and disturbing day in the history of democracy in this country since 1999. The nation woke up to the incredible news that the military “had barred all APC...