Opinion

OPINION: THE KEROSENE SUBSIDY SCAM AND THE BOKO HARAM MASSACRES

Boko Haram has struck once again, again after not so long when they had struck again. In this latest strike, over 100 villagers in a Christian predominant Izghe farming village were slaughtered, their homes were burned and stores looted....

OPINION: FIGURE JOGGLING: WHAT IS WRONG WITH SANUSI?

At the risk of being labelled an alarmist, it is surprising that none of our top government officials has thought it necessary to suggest that the Central Bank governor be asked to go for some kind of evaluation over...

OPINION: ATIKU, TINUBU AND THE APC TICKET

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In the past week, the Atiku Abubakar Media Office has been engrossed in a spirited rebuttal of a story published online. According to the publication, it was alleged that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) tin-god, had...

OPINION: JONATHAN: A LIBERAL DEMOCRAT OR WEAKLING?

One of the first major challenges that confronted President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, when he assumed power, was how to deal with the mass protests of January 1, 2012, following Government’s sudden hike of petrol pump prices from N65 to...

OPINION: BESIEGED BY THE POLICE

President Goodluck Jonathan is notorious for moving at slower than the speed of a snail when called upon to address issues that rather demand alacrity. Yet, Nigerians are besieged by a terrible plague that Mr. Jonathan can—and should—address immediately....

OPINION: THE ANTI-CHINA QUESTION:

Defining New Terms of Engagement in the China – Africa Relations In Africa, exports are booming and export markets have become more diversified. Foreign direct investments have increased by a factor of six over the past decade. Private entrepreneurs have...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S POLITICAL HIGI HAGA AND…

The smell of stockfish being cooked is one of the most powerful and recognizable aromas that mankind has ever encountered. Max Siollun Last week I heard this dream of a great Nigeria, the dream that Nigeria could be great, but...

OPINION: A VOICE FROM THE DIASPORA: SANUSI: THE REIGN OF THE UNSURE BANKER

Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, would go down in history as the most controversial Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). From his actions and words these past five years since his appointment as the boss of the apex...

OPINION: THE ‘MISSING’ $20BN ABOMINATION

Nigeria’s Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has declared $20 billion missing in what can be described as one of the largest heists in the history of this planet. Off the coast of Dubai, in a project conceived by...

OPINION: APC’S “CHANGE”: A PARODY OF THEIR REALITY

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been traversing the length and breadth of Nigeria talking about “change” in the leadership of the nation.  They talk glibly about the need for change in how things are done.  It...