Opinion

Last Thursday, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma stood behind a podium and addressed his country. “Our beloved Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the founding President of our democratic nation, has departed. He passed on peacefully in the company of his family around...

While the pogrom against the unarmed and defenseless Igbo civilians was going on all over Nigeria starting from July, 1966, when some vengeful and misguided northern army officers kidnaped and murdered the Head of State Aguiyi Ironsi, the heinous...

Abia State under the stewardship of Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji is not developing. This is elementary to say, because of the pummeled social and economic life in the state, orchestrated by touts, charlatans in government and street urchins. No human...

Sometimes, I sit and look: sometimes I look and sit: and sometimes, I just look, I don’t sit…and some other times I don’t sit, I don’t look…I just stare at the distance spaces, not looking, not sitting, just staring—Segun...

I pledge to Nigeria my country, to be faithful, loyal and honest… I have kept my pledge, being faithful and loyal; now it is time I am honest. We need to all come forward in the interest of life, to...

Email was predominantly the avenue they use in getting at us. If yours isn't set to shut out junk messages, you'd always see their mails informing you that through your mail address you've been randomly selected to win mouth-watering...

In the last few days the following contributions from two eminent personalities have inflammed passions and been the topic of heated debate all over the country. The first came from Alhaji Lawal Kaita, a respected elderstatesman and a former...

With heavy heart and sadness, I join the global community to mourn the passing into glory of Nelson Rolihlahla Madiba Mandela as well as celebrate his life, leadership, and legacy.  My deepest sympathy goes to Mandela’s family over the...

The recent death of one of Africa’s greatest legend, the man who led the struggle against and eventual elimination of South African white domination in government, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, is painful and, indeed a great loss to the family,...

“The values of freedom, respect for human rights and the principle of holding periodic and genuine elections by universal suffrage are essential elements of democracy.  In turn, democracy provides the natural environment for the protection and effective realization of...