Opinion

OPINION: RENAISSANCE: NEW EMIR, NEW KANO, NEW NORTH, NEW NIGERIA, NEW AFRICA

High scale intellectual dialogue, economic and social methodical strategizing, complexity cognizant address and redress of existing and future societal challenges and immense strength, are some of the features that defined the ancient Kano dynasty and that also define its...

OPINION: 2015: BETWEEN PDP AND APC

Since the sudden mergers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), thousands of PDP faithful across the country had since defected to the opposition party. The problem with the ruling party is that many party faithful wanted the former PDP...

OPINION: BETWEEN MAY 29 AND JUNE 12

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It has been argued several times by ardent political evaluators that May 29 as democracy day has no political significance than Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola June 12 1993 presidential elections which was annulled by then Military President Rtd...

OPINION: FASHOLA: OLORUNDA LCDA IS THE WORST LG IN LAGOS STATE

It is sad that Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Badagry local Government Area of Lagos State under the chairmanship of Hon. Abudu Amida who is presently serving his second tenure and aiming to go for House of...

OPINION: ALL HAIL SLS, THE APC EMIR!

Within hours of his announcement as the Emir of Kano, friends of controversial former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, especially of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been thronging Kano, exultingly waving their newly won...

OPINION: APC, OYEGUN AND THE SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE CHAIRMAN

One great secret of success in life? Constancy of purpose. That is the word of wisdom from Benjamin Disraeli. Also, according to the thinker, Ron Karenga anyone who wants to achieve enduring landmarks along the chequered lanes of life,...

OPINION: FEMI FANI-KAYODE: THE IRREDEEMABLE FALL OF APC

The January 8, 2014 edition of Punch newspaper revealed the secret and vicious agenda of All Progressives Congress (APC), a claim which had been substantiated by an Islamic cleric, Yusuf Garba, and the Religious Equity Promotion Council which exposed...

OPINION: BIAFRA, THE OSTRICH MENTALITY AND NIGERIA’S TRAGEDY

There is a sense in which the name of the malaise afflicting Nigeria is Biafra. I have argued before—and I must do so again—that Nigeria’s refusal to confront and address the sore of the Biafran War is the chief...

OPINION: PUBLIC ENEMIES AND FALSE REGIONAL LOYALTY

Public enemies are citizens that derive joy in public disorder,create enmity among tribes, promote sectionalism and widen religious divide between citizens for selfish benefits. They love anarchy than peace and gain from negative occurrences. They mostly hide under the banner...

OPINION: CONFRONTING THE MENACE OF FALLING FREIGHT CONTAINERS

At the turn of this century when the death toll on the world’s roads hit 3400 per day and nearly 1.3 million with up to 50 million injured every year, the United Nations General Assembly on May 10, 2010...