Opinion

OPINION: NIGERIA; 2015 AND A ‘DIMINISHED’ SOVEREIGNTY

Few days before last year's yuletide, a major political statement with far-reaching constitutional import was made by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Professor Attahiru Jega to the effect that if the violent and bloody insurgency in...

OPINION: NIGERIA @ 100: THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES STANDING BEFORE OUR YOUTHS

Each time I talk about Nigeria celebrating 100 years of nationhood in most youth organizations, the response I usually get from my fellow youths is “how come we are celebrating Nigeria at 100 when we just finished celebrating Nigeria...

OPINION: BETWEEN ADU AND IDU.

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Isoko Development Union (IDU) remains one of the oldest Socio- cultural organizations in Nigeria which operations started in the early 40s and not politically and economically viable for national leadership. Isoko Development union comprises men and women wings yet...

OPINION: THERE WAS GENOCIDE IN BIAFRA: A REVIEW OF CHINUA ACHEBE’S MEMOIRE

Biafran - Nigeria war ended forty three years ago. The war was fought between 1967 and 1970. The ethnic/religious cleansing or genocide against the Igbo that necessitated the war took place from 1966 to July 1967 when the actual...

OPINION: MILTARY & TERRORIST PRESIDENTS RULE BY IDENTICAL GUN BARRELS

It was late Chief Akinloye the Chairman of NPN that let Nigerians know that there were always two parties in Nigeria: NPN and the Military. Mind you, we’ve always had political thugs. They eventually graduated to godfathers like Adedibu...

OPINION: TONYE PRINCEWILL AND HIS POLITICAL METAMORPHOSIS

Before writing this piece, I contacted a few of my friends back in Port Harcourt and they unanimously discouraged me. They opined that I should not waste my time on him and that Rivers people already know who he...

OPINION: NIGERIA ENDS AWARDS WINNERS FOR 2013

Every Nigerian Do Something is proud to present the award winners for the year 2013. These people or entities represent the many Nigerians who DID SOMETHING, our mantra. These individuals and entities stood out for patriotism, dignity, honesty,...

OPINION: HAS SUCCESS RUINED GOV. ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE?

When Omotala, a renowned Nigerian actress secured a slot in the Time Magazine’s highly coveted positions, for the 100 most influential people in the world, for the year 2013, a very humane comment describing the quality of her rich...

OPINION: A PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR

The Lord will guide you and protect you through this year and beyond. He will make his face to shine upon you. Your feet shall not slip and neither shall you suffer want. You shall live long and prosper...

OPINION: NIGERIA AND THE LEADERSHIP SHORTAGE

What many opulent Nigerians term as leadership is the exhibition of their exotic cars, power bikes, mansions, companies, pictures from foreign lands they went for holidays, their glowing wives, husbands, children and concubines. They show-off these on the internet,...