Opinion

OPINION: HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT INSIDE BOKO HARAM MANSIONS

Boko Haram leaders are not lost in the vast land, in the evil forest, in desert or under the stone of Borno State as most people are led to believe or think. They are hiding in the open amongst...

OPINION: STAKEHOLDERS MEETING AND NAOMI’S ARREST: THE TRUE STORY!

Propelled by the recent happenings in Northern Nigeria, particularly the abduction of school girls in Chibok, Borno State and acknowledging the fact that women are natural peace-makers, the Mother of the nation, Dame Patience Jonathan, convened a meeting of...

OPINION: EXPOSED HAFSAT: THE DEVIL IN AL- MUSTAPHA’S LIFE! (1)

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On the surface, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, arguably the most powerful and influential Major in the history of Nigerian Army and perhaps amongst the array of gifted and intelligent officers the army has had in history, is a happy family...

OPINION: CHIBOK’S HICCUP: THE ERROR OF LIVING WITH TERROR

“The Nigerian nation-space is poised on a knife’s point; it is failing, but not beyond redemption. The rescue of the abducted Chibok school girls and the outcome of the National Conference would help define the country’s future.” – Nobel...

OPINION: GOVERNOR OSHIOMHOLE [APC] EDO STATE POLITRICS OF DECEIT ,SECTIONALISM AND BAD GOVERNANCE.

Edo state is part of the oil region of Nigeria and has been in the news recently for the wrong reasons. The politrics of “one man, one vote” mantra of Governor Oshiomhole has now become one man ,one show...

OPINION: GOVERNOR OBIANO: A REQUEST FOR SUSTAINABILITY

My resent visit to Anambra state my dear home state was a wonderful one caressing the tails of nostalgia which I believe will soon come to reality. I entered the city late around 8:30pm, the very period millions of...

OPINION: ANTI- CORRUPTION LEGISLATIONS : CAN NIGERIA ESCAPE INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS?

Consciously or unconsciously, the present National Assembly has devised a means of giving special seasons’ gifts to Nigerians. Just before the 2013 Christmas celebration, the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes, under the leadership of Senator Victor...

OPINION: CHIBOK ABDUCTION: IGBO GOVERNORS MUST LEARN HOW TO CHOOSE THEIR FIGHT

The mass kidnapping of about 279 young high school girls from Chibok in Northeast of Nigeria by Boko Haram, the Islamic terrorist group is currently making headlines around the world. There is a public outcry and righteous indignation against...

OPINION: EL’RUFAI AND HIS INTELLECTUAL BOKO HARAMSM

Going by the dexterity and zest with which Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai awkwardly throws his weight against the government and, most times, the personality of President Goodluck Jonathan, one cannot refuse, but agree that there is a cult of...

OPINION: IS AFRICA’S FUTURE IN TRADE OR AID?

Early in the month of August last year, the 12st edition of the US-Sub-Saharan African Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum otherwise known as AGOA Forum was held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The theme of the forum...