Opinion

We woke up in Lagos on Saturday March 15 just like any other day, believing we will have a peaceful day. As early morning joggers moved towards the National Stadium Surulere, they were stunned into disbelief by the sea...

On March 3rd 2014, The Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta Georgia was noticeably alive as the 18th River Blindness Program Review kicked off in full swing. The conference, which holds annually, was graced by world leading epidemiologists and...

Nigeria has become a scam. It has lost sight of its social contract. The only factory that is working in Nigeria is corruption industry. We’re marching toward the end game of democracy. It’s not difficult to see how interconnected things...

Again, the ineptitude of the men around Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been brought to the fore; and, it will be no surprise if those who should honourably leave the cabinet will remain until they are shown the way out....

“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers” - Carl Sagan. “Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.” -Bernard Baruch. “Questions provide the key to...

Whether anyone likes to accept it or not the bitter truth is that 80 per cent of our GRADUATES are unemployed in Nigeria today whilst 51 per cent of our PEOPLE are also unemployed. As a frightful and grave...

You know those miscreants online. The few among us who lack a shred of decency and productivity and as soon as a post is made on FaceBook or any online forum, quickly paste a message that is something like...

Nigeria is undoubtedly a country with great promise. On account of her favourable weather conditions and rich supply of natural resources, Nigeria was once described by my good friend, Olanike Omolehin, as acountry situated in the heart of God;...

When we first read the unbelievable article in DailyTrust on February 8th this year,  which described allocations in the 2014 budget that were tantamount to “stealing from Almajiri’s;” classrooms to be built at 20 times the cost. We thought...

The leaders of the north, or those who say that they are leaders of the vast north, that supposedly includes the Igala, Tiv, Idoma, Nupe, Gbagyi, etc, gathered recently in Kano and indulged in what can best be described...