Opinion

Oxford University is in Oxfordshire which shares a common border with the Cotswold arguably the most picturesque and scenic part of England.  However, we were denied the indulgence of proceeding with our scheduled excursion to Burford the mini-capital of...

I'm tempted to, like some of my kinsmen, put on the nepotism garb and try to collapse the roof with yells for an Nsukka man to occupy the Lion Building(Enugu Government House) from May 29, 2015. Moreso, when fairness,...

It is not unusual for a minor to have a crush on older men as long as it is not actualized. Many times the parents of the girls even joke about it. When those girls get a bit older...

What precisely is culture? What is the meaning, significance and relevance of the ethnic groups we belong to and how real is our belonging? These questions appear simple, but are they? We say we are proudly Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Ga,...

Obafemi Awolowo is the undisputed hero of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria whose wartime policy of starvation and currency change helped kill the Biafran dream. The post colonial era of Nigerian history was dominated by three actors, Nnamdi Azikiwe,...

Senator Emmanuel Bwacha is fast gaining popularity as a political irritant. He has thrown caution to the wind in his desperation to become governor of Taraba state by any means possible. The senator has lost his sense of decorum,...

Those that call me a tribalist are simply misguided. Perhaps they do not know the meaning of the word or its true import. Those that know me well can confirm the fact that I am not a tribalist, a...

I hereby mourn the demise of my dearest friend, the ubiquitous Twenty-Naira policeman, who was heartlessly made to kick the bucket by Inspector-General of Police MD Abubakar. Oi! Oi! Oi! This monumental loss is indeed very tragic for me...

Once again, the Muslim feast of Eid-el-Fitr has come and gone and Nigerian leaders, as usual, used the opportunity to preach the gospel of peace and unity. Nigeria , they insisted, is the handiwork of God. President Goodluck Jonathan upped...

One of the most tragic aspects of Nigeria’s aborted promise is that too many Nigerians have now imbibed a terrible culture of low expectations. They look daily at the series of crises bedeviling their country, and they manage, somehow,...