Opinion

President Muhammadu Buhari marks the age of 79 on Friday 17, without the joy of being with the family and the country he governs, seeking to maximize bilateral benefits in critical areas of Nigeria’s safety, survival and economic development...

Serial rabble rouser without much substance, Erasmus Ikhide, has taken a complete detour. He used to try to mask his unfair, vicious attacks on Governor Godwin Obaseki, with developmental criticism, asking for more infrastructure, roads and education reforms. Alas, in...

Unfinished businesses. Just as uncompleted projects line the arteries of Nigeria, inchoate probes and investigations afflict the system. It appears probes are exploited to keep Nigerians busy and excited in an elaborate conspiracy and to cover up official malfeasance –...

All the demented facets of Nigerian life today, from brazen kidnappings and robberies to rampant prostitution and political heists, are like the many wonderful tales of Cyprian Odiatu Duaka (COD) Ekwensi, who died on November 4, 2007. Cyprian Ekwensi lived...

Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse country, which consists of 36 autonomous states and the Federal Capital Territory. Although its diversity extends to religion, Christianity and Islam are the two major religions. Unfortunately religion is one of the...

The current retirement landscape in Nigeria will change in the next couple of years as the aging workforce is becoming increasingly visible in businesses, government, politics and sports. Besides, with or without employment, the retirement phase will surely come...

The death of Sylvester Oromoni, a JSS 2 Student of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos under controversial circumstances, has understandably sparked outrage - with both parents and other concerned citizens expressing shock and anger. Sylvester Oromoni Jr's death speaks...

All is now set for the PDP National Chairman-elect, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, to take over the mantle of leadership at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja, better known as Wadata Plaza. It is just a matter of days now. From his...

A menace has slammed itself into the atmosphere of Nigeria. There is a monstrous plague in our civic space right now. In early September, I saw a picture of a substance on social media. The substance looked more like bits...

A post-independent Nigeria did not maintain a steady growth and development curve or trajectory long enough as expected, given its abundant human and natural resources. The national economy is as much raped as national politics has suffered a miscarriage,...