Opinion

Dear President of Nigeria, We the people give you the authorization to withdraw ‘your’ military. We have had enough of the military placebo effect. You call Boko Haram ghosts; we know these ‘ghosts.’ We know where they are and are...

Shortly after Godswill Akpabio was sworn in as the governor of Akwa Ibom State in 2007, his first official performance was to harass journalists. He hated and had a high disdain for any journalist who reported the truth, the...

The spate of insecurity under the Jonathan administration has been alarming. Most Nigerians will agree that the president lacks the capacity to ensure the protection of lives and properties of the citizens besides Dr Jonathan does not have the...

Phony claim is one unattractive phenomenon that has been established in the country by persons with distasteful character, which invariably contributes to the lackluster situation, the citizens have found theirselves. This scenery of making bogus claims where none perhaps exists...

Did anybody watch Dame Patience Jonathan outburst on Chibok girls in a meeting with women in Abuja the other day? Did you see the drama? Did you see the body language? Did she believe that the girls are missing?...

When you look at the leadership of Nigeria, one thing strikes you: they are like little children. The way, when you parent a child, you see them go for the cookie jar or the sweets… they want as much...

In the last few weeks, the issue of the abduction of nearly 200 students of a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State has been largely politicised. Rarely are the real mothers of the girls seen these days on television...

Watching Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso address the matriculating students of Northwest University, Kano, on national television, one thing was clear: the man whom students at the ceremony ought to have looked up to as a role model is the...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a study in imposition. The congresses of the party held across the nation, penultimate week, provided the nation the first opportunity to assess its commitment and capacity to play a role in our...

The one singular undeniable mission of Boko Haram has been the systematic displacement of Nigeria’s farming communities. From Benue to Borno, Boko Haram has been the murdering of our farmers and raping of their wives and daughters. We today...