Opinion

OPINION: TINUBU: THE AUDACITY OF A PROPHET

It was Samuel Sutherland in his book “why revival tarry” who posited that pastors make the Pulpit famous, while prophets make the prison famous. This is essentially a truism as regards prophets of old because of their penchant for...

OPINION: TO YOUR FARMS O NIGERIANS

I have read certain sections of JL Austin's work, How to Do things with Words. I did not read that book because I qualify to be described as a bibliophile; I read that book because it was part of...

OPINION: MUMMY G.O AND NIGERIA’S FLYING CARPET

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"One mark of an intelligent person is the ability to learn from people they don't like"—Shane Parrish So let me ask, do you know the indaboski bahose, the liquid metal, the lion himself; real names, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere Odumeje, undoubtedly one...

OPINION: NO JUSTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICITY ESTIMATED BILLING

It was good that in a space of one week, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) which represents the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) had taken it upon itself to explain to Nigerians two knotty issues raising dust...

OPINION: MUMMY G.O AND JONATHAN’S RUMOURED RETURN

"How far? Is it true that your boss is going back to Aso Villa? I read that some of his aides, I don't know whether you are one of them, are advising him not to come back because you...

OPINION: WHAT SOLUDO’S EMERGENCE AS GOVERNOR-ELECT MEANS TO SOUTH-EAST

On November 6, 2021, the people of Anambra State set high standards for their neighbours in the South-East geopolitical zone and beyond when they voted a professor of Economics and former Governor of the Central Band of Nigeria, Chukwuma...

OPINION: FIGHTING INSECURITY SAME WAY WE FOUGHT COVID-19 (3)

In my view, it is about time we as a nation pivoted the apparently intractable crisis of insecurity that has obviously overwhelmed the military and government from the exclusive realm of politicians to a multi prong, multi sectoral and...

OPINION: THE OIL THIEVES OF NIGERIA

The lead story in This Day newspaper of December 30, 2021 brought the year to a close with a reminder of one of the many ills that bedevil Nigeria, encapsulated in a telling headline: "With Rising Theft, Nigeria Records...

OPINION: FIGHTING INSECURITY SAME WAY WE FOUGHT COVID-19 (2)

Not many people consider taking ownership of the forests from the prism of its playing the dual purpose of solving the problem of insecurity and at the same time, taking care of another critically important challenge-food insecurity, which is...

OPINION: ROTATIONAL PRESIDENCY NOT ANSWER TO BAD GOVERNANCE

Agitations are rising. More than ever before, many Nigerians are debating the necessity or otherwise of rotating the position of president from one part of the country to the other. These agitations have created a division between our Northern...