Opinion

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

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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...

OPINION: 2019 AUDIT REPORT: HOW KYARI CAME TO EQUITY WITH CLEAN HANDS

"Transparency is the antidote to hypocrisy." --Britt Merrick. The major headline last week was "Auditor-General queries NNPC GMD over failure to remit N663.89 billion to Federation Account" and "Audit Query: Reps summon heads of 17 NNPC subsidiaries" According to...

OPINION: EL- ZAKZAKY’S CONTINUED ORDEAL

It is now eight months since Sheikh Zakzaky and wife, Zeenah Ibraheem, were discharged and acquitted by a Kaduna High Court of all the criminal charges levelled against them, after spending almost six years in illegal detention. One would have...

OPINION: CAN IFEANYI OKOWA GIVE ATIKU A GOOD RUN FOR PDP TICKET?

Did you know Ifeanyi Okowa is running for president in 2023? Well, yes, he is. I was surprised when I learnt the governor of Delta state had been putting coal in the fire in preparations for his presidential bid....