Opinion

When the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby was asked by a BBC journalist on what he saw about Nigeria at 100, he quickly identified the three major things he saw as challenges which he described as ‘Tripod challenges’. These...

Though the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has spoken, the race has not ended. It has just begun. I have followed the reactions of many Lagosians to Oba Akiolu’s open endorsement of the Former Accountant General of Lagos...

IF you ever thought that one smart, educated person cannot change the world, then you need to consider the life of former South Africa President - the late Nelson Mandela - a man who has suffered the slings of...

We have been following developments since the abduction almost a month ago of over 200 students from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. In the first instance, it appears because the kidnap incidence happened on the night of...

On Wednesday, 14th day of May, 2014, reports went round the country that an army general, the General Officer Commanding, GOC of the 7 division of the Nigerian Army in Borno State, Major General Ahmed Mohammed’s official vehicle was...

While patriotism to the Nigerian cause can no longer be considered a given, there still some patriotic individuals and institutions who will give their lives to die for this nation, because they believe in the entity called Nigeria. No doubt,...

There appears to be a growing trend in this country. As I reflect on the last few weeks in our nation’s history, something about it seems hauntingly familiar, and it’s not merely the apparent unity of the Nigerian people...

The tragic abduction of over 200 girls from a secondary school in Chibok by the notoriously ruthless Boko Haram sect should send shivers down the spine of anyone with even an ounce of humanity in them. It is therefore...

Africans have been stung many times in the past, but must not give in to advice of Boko Haram Generals. Only Nigerians can capture Boko Haram Generals, not foreigners. Army has proved worthy in world peace and war missions;...

I think why the world has been the catastrophic way it is, is because many people are bereft of fresh and positive ideas. They do not believe in themselves. They are looking up to Eldorado, from where they think...