Opinion

In recent months I have had a cause to comment on several issues concerning Rivers State. This is because these happenings have far reaching significance beyond the geographic confines of that state. I am heartened that prominent Nigerians like...

When the soap is dirty, what shall be used in washing it Nigeria is a beautiful land; that's  a statement of fact. We take everything and anything, infact sarcastically we take nothing. We go to bed and wake, what we...

All through the epistles, diverse labels are assigned to the real man or human spirit. These include “Old man,” ” “New man, “Inward man,” “Hidden man of the heart” or “Hidden man of the spirit and Building of God.” Now,...

The adverse effect of the quest to be logged on is taking a big toll and addiction not just of teenagers around the world but also adults. This has affected the society tremendously in our everyday lives and activities...

We would have had an ample reason to question the resourcefulness and altruism of our intelligentsia if they had continued to look at issues surrounding the national conversation proposed by President Jonathan from the regular prism without paying heed...

Politicians of Nigerian extraction have the penchant to run down enemies  until they have been crushed by a moving trailer, ciourtesy of their spirit of unforgiveness. Unforgiveness, by my observation, is a spirit which keeps reminding one of the...

Land grabbing is not a new phenomenon. For centuries, communities have been intimidated to abandon – or have been forcibly removed from – their land. However we are now witnessing a new aggressive land grab, driven by high food...

Permit me to begin this contribution with the words of Senator Femi Okorounmu who is the Chairman of the President's Advisory Commitee on the National Conference. In the February 12th edition of the National Mirror Newspaper he said the...

Leaders in any society or country such as Nigeria are produced by and from the people. The people’s conduct or attitude in turn is the product or living examples of their society’s cultural system. The people’s or society’s value,...

A studied view of some Nigerian workers brings to the pellucid surface flotsam and jetsam of brazen and utter disregard for work ethics and professionalism. Pragmatic and religious observance of even common nuances, forms and rules of the work...