Opinion

OPINION: JONATHAN BASHING: RESCUING FANI-KAYODE FROM HIMSELF

Chief David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode (Femi Fani-Kayode, for short), former Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former Minister of Culture and Tourism, and former Minister of Aviation, is truly a remarkable fellow.  Whenever he talks...

OPINION: ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW: WHERE IS APC?

In the past few days, the federal government, and its head, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, have been receiving encomiums from all shades of groups in the country for signing the same sex prohibition bill into law.  Amongst these have...

OPINION: CHANGES IN THE MILITARY: IS JONATHAN NOW A GENERAL?

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Sometime ago, President Goodluck Jonathan, while attending a military ceremonial function, had remarked that he was not a military general.  Many analysts wondered if the president really understood the enormity of the power of the office he occupies. How...

OPINION: WHITHER PDP NOW THAT TUKUR IS GONE?

Prior to his predicted ouster last Thursday, erstwhile national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, was seen–rightly or wrongly - as the clog in the wheel of the party’s progress. The all-powerful governors within the party...

OPINION: THAT JONATHAN’S HOUSING INITIATIVE

One of the challenges facing an average citizen of this country is shelter.  Previous administrations, since independence, have attempted, to no avail, tackling the matter. The establishment of Mortgage Banks to deal with the challenges of providing shelter to...

OPINION: WHY JONATHAN MAY NOT BE RETURNED IN 2015

Day by day it is becoming clearer that Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan may not be returned to his position if he decides to re-contest in 2015. You can take this to the bank. Here are my reasons....

OPINION: NOW THAT NIGERIA IS GUINEA WORM – FREE…

Under previous administration in this country, the scourge of guinea worm infections has not only been a nightmare but also a pandemic that has ravaged the population of the nation. Despite concerted efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO),...

OPINION: DIARY OF AN ALMOST FRUSTRATED STARTUP

About five years ago, in a promo tagged 9jillion, Etisalat gave out one million dollars ($1,000,000) which some persons initially considered unrealistic. Even though I’d never won anything all my life (except for free drinks), I still believed promos...

OPINION: UNITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA, CAN IT BE SALVAGED?

Within the past week, we read in the papers that the self appointed and self styled Northern Elders Forum (NEF) met with their other arm, Jamatul Nasir Islam (JNI) in Kaduna. As is always expected after their meetings, they...

OPINION: THE EFFECTS OF NEPOTISM IN NIGERIA

According to Wikipedia, nepotism is the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. This practice has become too rampart in the country that every zone has name for it,...