Opinion

OPINION: IBORI: A CRY FOR JUSTICE

It is a commonly held belief that justice delayed is justice denied. Perhaps, the simple fact of the axiom is lost on the British in whose language these words are written. In every sense of the word, jurisprudence the...

OPINION: AFRICAN AGRIBUSINESS: ALL EYES ON $1 TRILLION

African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report Imagine for a moment the impact of a $1 trillion African agribusiness sector on the lives of Africans. Currently worth about $313 billion, the sector already...

OPINION: BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY: TIME FOR SOME HOME TRUTH

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On my way home from work on Monday, the bloody day in Nyanya, Abuja, a lot of depressive thoughts were going through my mind as we encountered a huge traffic situation on our route, a major road in the...

OPINION: RUEBEN ABATI: A JOURNALIST TURNED COMMERCIAL LIAR.

In history, Nigeria has not experienced a government as corrupt, ridiculous, unfaithful, structurally weak, deceitful, and unproductive as the Mr. Goodluck led administration. An administration that promises its populace a thing, and present to them another thing, an administration...

OPINION: MUSLIM-MUSLIM TICKET GOOD OPTION FOR APC (PART 1)

Muslim-Muslim ticket in the forthcoming 2015 Nigeria’s presidential polls may be good option for the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) if they intend to get more votes than the 12 million they garnered in 2011. Many Nigerians have condemned the...

OPINION: EMERGENCY RULE EXTENSION: WHY WE MAY NEED A KANURI WARRIOR

I was invited to join a team brainstorm on the security situation in Nigeria early last year when Boko Haram had made its most dangerous advances, occupying most of Borno state, and daring to attack military barracks’. At this...

OPINION: OPEN LETTER TO ABIA CITIZENS BY ONWUBIKO EMMANUEL: A REJOINDER

Permit me to use this opportunity to react to an article published by www.247ureports.com. The article in question has the aforementioned title which was purportedly authored by one Onwubiko Emmanuel who claimed to be a writer, critic and an...

OPINION: SECURITY: NORTH ASKS FOR REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR HEAD OF SECURITY

There is a total lack of trust in the current Jonathan led administration’s ability to handle the deadly terror situation in Nigeria, most especially amongst northern dwellers, the exclusive victims of Boko Haram carnage. This titanic trust void can...

OPINION: APC’S CONGRESSES: IF IT WERE PDP

Recently, the self-styled party of “change”, the All Progressives Congress (APC), held its states and local government congresses. What is of concern here is how the information filtering from almost all the centres of the congresses have shown that...

OPINION: THE STEALING IS KILLING! THE CABAL MUST GO NOW FOR NIGERIA TO BE FREE

Nigeria 2014 is scoring the highest number of violent related deaths of any nation in the entire world, including those embroiled in full war. The state of insecurity and criminality has reached unprecedented proportions. Bandits are in power and...