Opinion

OPINION: PREVENTING POLITICAL CONFLICT IN IMO

Governor Hope Uzodimma announced in 2021 that he would publicise the names of those alleged to have been funding insecurity in Imo State. That pronouncement triggered unimaginable anxiety among some prominent people in the state. Stakeholders were accused of...

OPINION: SIT-AT-HOME: TIME TO COUNT OUR LOSSES AND MOVE ON THROUGH MASS ACTION

We are literally at a precipice. The needless bloodshed, wanton maiming and reckless destruction of property have shaken the foundation of our society. The economic losses are mind boggling. These have unfortunately blurred the purpose of the real agitation....

OPINION: THE COCKROACH IN NIGERIA

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The Edos say, "Ehemwen wÿÿ iren te gua so ihuan, ren te vbe gua ku, sokpan ukpÿ iye-ÿkhÿkhÿ ÿre ÿ ma gie iren ku iku iren vbe avan." A cockroach knows how to sing and dance, but it is...

OPINION: NATIONAL POWER GRID COLLAPSE: THE FRAUD IN THE NARRATIVE?

Truth is bitter, but must be said at least to prick the conscience of the fleet of unconscionable people in and around the government of this nation. If we go according to the promise made by the Buhari–led APC...

OPINION: AFRICA’S RURAL COMMUNITIES IN DANGER OF PLASTIC POLLUTION

Plastic waste in Africa is not just an urban issue, but also a rural one. Rural communities are almost always heavily dependent on natural resources, such as water and arable land, to make a living. These resources are being irrevocably...

OPINION: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE OSUN EXAMPLE

Not long ago, Osun State Government launched a feedback platform to further bridge the gap between policy implementation and the experiential realities of the residents of the state. The website, www.civicengagement.os.gov.ng, was launched through the state's Civic Engagement Centre. According...

OPINION: 2023: QUO VADIS, ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE?

I have, in recent times, skimmed through some stories and commentaries on what some people consider to be “imagined senatorial ambition” of Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole. In making this intervention, I would like to state from the outset, that...

OPINION: THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY: IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD AN OPTION?

The common social concerns are high mortality rate, poverty and malnutrition in the country. But for the concerns that bother on health, the advice is usually to reduce fats, cholesterol and sugar intake, improve on nutrition and good diet,...

OPINION: HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ZULUM’S ENDORSEMENT OF AKUME

There is nothing, so far, in the race for the national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), that is as significant in form, content and context as the open endorsement of Senator George Akume for the plum...

OPINION: DOYIN OKUPE: “THE ATTACK LION” AT 70

Omoba Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe - the man popularly known as the "attack dog" of Nigerian politics, who eventually re-christened himself "the attack lion" is 70 today, March 22, 2022. Yesterday, friends and family gathered in Lagos to honour...