Opinion

OPINION: ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL 2021 AND THE WAY FORWARD

December 31, (THEWILL) - The conduct of elections in any country is crucial because it gives the procedure that allows citizens to choose representatives who will hold positions of authority within it. In any democratic system, it is crucial...

OPINION: KANO APC CRISIS: GANDUJE’S TURBULENT MOMENT AND THE FIFTH COLUMNISTS

As far as Nigeria politics is concerned, Kano State would continue to play a leading and strategic role in the calculations of political gladiators, whose ambitions are beyond state politics. The reason for this insinuation is not far-fetched; Kano...

OPINION: MY PROPHECY FOR YEAR 2022

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"One to be a murderer. One to be a Martyr. One to be a Monarch. One to go Mad" ― Marissa Meyer, Heartless Nigeria is a religious country of the good, very excellent men and women, the bad, really bad, and...

OPINION: THE ELECTORAL BILL AND IT’S CONCERNS

After much pondering and consulting, it is evident that the President of Nigeria has let go of his assent to the New Electoral Bill sent to him by the Legislature. This New Electoral Bill addressed a couple of election...

OPINION: AS LIBYA GOES TO POLLS

As Libya goes to the polls on December 24, 2021, African countries under the aegis of the African Union (AU) are expected to play a major and important role to ensure a smooth, free and fair first democratic election...

OPINION: FIGHTING INSECURITY SAME WAY WE FOUGHT COVID-19 (1)

In the very popular Bob Marley song, ‘Redemption Song,’ the lyrics goes thus: “How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look? “ If you substitute the word prophets for masses in the music maestro’s scintillatingly...

OPINION: FIRSTBANK: UNLOCKING WEALTH IN SALARY ACCOUNTS

Kayode Tokede examines how monthly salary earners with FirstBank accounts can benefit from the lender’s numerous loans initiatives amid a harsh economy. In times past, monthly income earners – especially bank customers – did not have quick access to personal...

OPINION: PRESIDENT BUHARI’S EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, ECONOMY: THE MACROECONOMIC PROGRESS SO FAR

On May 29, 2015, when the then 72-year-old ex-military Head of State, retired General Mohammadu Buhari was sworn in as the first opposition figure to win a presidential election in Nigeria since independence in 1960, he came in on...

OPINION: WANTED: STRUCTURED CONVERSATIONS ON EXPECTATIONS FROM SOLUDO

There is intense, healthy and variegated conversation among Ndi Anambra about what the Anambra State Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, will bring to the table. However, what seems to be missing in the conversation is familiarity with or knowledge of...

OPINION: THRILLERS MAKE THE WORLD GO HIP

Writers of thrillers are the richest authors all over the world. They may not almost always have high critical acclaim on the literary front, but the publishers do not joke with them because they make millions of dollars and pounds...