Opinion

Last year’s prolonged strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, threw up several issues relating to the sustained development of Nigerian public universities, especially in the areas of teaching, learning and research. One of the positives...

In the years after 1960 Nigerian Independence and many other African nations’ independence, the most resented action in Africa was “meddling in Nigeria’s or African Affairs” by “Colonial Powers” or other nations. No foreign power would comment on Nigerian/...

These are interesting times. The atmosphere is getting frenzy and the excitement is bursting. Billboards are springing up and posters have defaced Abuja and other Capitals cities and towns. Some urging the President to run in 2015 while some...

All the clever rationalisations and justifications in the world for presenting a muslim/muslim ticket will not enable us to escape this ugly tag. As a matter of fact they will simply confirm it. We have a lot of work...

These beans are not delicious, these beans are not delicious, yet the coiffure at the occiput is shaking vigorously. (A person's actions towards a person or thing belie his or her detracting comments; if one claims to dislike something...

''The last notable Christian-Christian ticket was Awolowo-Umeadi in 1979 and the last notable Muslim-Muslim ticket was Abiola-Kingibe in 1993. You can figure out the rest. But let the optimists know that reality always trounces wishful hope in political contests....

There is a general climate of lawlessness, anarchy and apprehension in Nigeria. These negative but frightening feelings among the majority of Nigerians are occasioned by the seemingly unrelenting regime of impunity and the apparent failure of law enforcement mechanisms. This...

I am trying very hard to understand this… perhaps I am a bit slow. I read and re-read the media release from the Mr Aminu Jalal, the Director-general of NAC (National Automotive Council), looking for where he mentioned that...

It could pass for another yearly ritual- the birthday of David Mark- which comes up on Tuesday, April 8.  But, somehow, the ritual has not lost its quintessence.  It has continued to reinforce its profound meaning in the context...

Whenever the President of Nigeria travels overseas to ‘represent’ the nation, its people hold on to their seats fearful of what the outcome will be. So far it has been one of two things; a. President Jonathan gets drunk...