Opinion

Recently, the President of the Senate, Senator David Bonaventure Mark spoke overtly in unmistaken terms, endorsing the transparent leadership of the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Mr. John Kennedy Opara. Precisely on 27th March, 2014,...

At the national conference, it was week two and the drama continued, from where it stopped in the first week. We had been treated to the dramatics of language of debate and women had protested marginalization, so with the ball...

It seems that women are held up to different standards in this country. A woman in any position of power is judged not just by her competence or her contributions but by some other less palatable standards. And when...

It is sad that a country like Nigeria that claims to be the giant of Africa and six largest producers of crude oil and gas cannot have value for its youths than creating unemployment crises among its growing population....

Since creation, it is given that the need for shelter is as important as the air human’s breath. Man’s cravings hold a very strong pull in this direction especially for comfort, security, warmth and urbanization. Imagine a world without...

Troubling times are here in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina announced on Wednesday, March 25, 2014 a decision of the National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by the Vice-President, Namadi Sambo: Due to incessant...

Thrill seekers that cheat death! You would think that with so many provoked and unprovoked wars, dictators killing their own people, domestic violence, hunger and diseases; humans would not engage in self-destructive behaviors mimicking Russian roulette. If you do...

There was a story in the news Thursday; PremiumTimes reported that over 30 Fulani, especially elderly—those above 70 years who could not run—were massacred by the Nigerian army in Nasarawa state, according to eye witnesses. The Punch also carried...

As a political party peopled by strange bed-fellows with well-stated, often-divergent interests, many people have always seen the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a disaster waiting to happen. From day one, it was obvious the party did not hold...

Governing is a serious matter. Those who desire to rule need to have demonstrated competence in the field before they are thrust into responsibility for governing. Plato’s pupil Aristotle said it this way “if therefore, there is anyone superior...