Opinion

Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello’s greatest ambition as a child was to be the Sultan of Sokoto. As a Prince, he carried himself with royal airs and comported himself with decorum. His long awaited opportunity came in 1938 but he...

Nigeria is daily regressing into a comedy of errors. It’s a moving circus. The leaders are the clowns on epic performances, while the citizens watch in awe as spectators. There is a clique, which goes by the sobriquet, ‘cabal’,...

One may wonder how possible it is to hear or see people ending their lives themselves at times. There have been many reports of suicide on the social media. One common thing about these incidents is the fact that...

There are strong indications that the National Water Resources Bill 2020 will soon be reintroduced at the National Assembly.  If passed into law, communities and people living along waterfronts in the country, particularly the Niger Delta Region, Lagos State...

Teenage pregnancy still remains high in low and middle-income countries, as well as in high-income countries. It is no longer news that each year, over 20 million young females, aged 15 to 19 years in developing countries, become pregnant; and...

Since 1970 when the Civil War ended, the Igbos have had it tough surviving in Nigeria under every administration. The Igbos have not in truth been well received back into Nigeria after declaring to be a republic of their own....

"Sà á bí olóògùn-ún ti wí;" meaning, 'invoke it exactly as the maker of the charm instructed' To understand Nigeria, you need to appreciate where it came from. In 1900, Britain officially assumed responsibility for the Administration of the whole...

"2023 is a different election season. Don't jump in because you want power. Benue must be your passion. If you can't say 'no' to the killings, withdraw NOW!" -Peters Ichull In April this year, I published an opinion in a...

Presently, the battleline appears drawn among political contenders as the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and People’s Democratic Party, PDP, intensify preparations for their forthcoming national conventions. But even as this continues to play out, one...

In Nigeria, democracy is in turmoil. Although it has been long  in coming, the exodus of governors from the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party,  to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, which has been steering the ship of state at...