Opinion

OPINION: ALTRUISM: SCARCE HUMAN VIRTUE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Altruism is a human act that is best described, defined, identified, or easily identified or easily recognised by actions and deeds, rather than by word or verbal definition. Whenever somebody does something-or carries out an act or deed that...

OPINION: SUNDAY IGBOHO AND NNAMDI KANU: THE OPTION FOR THEIR FREEDOM

The call for the freedom of the two separatist group (Yoruba Republic Agitators and IPOB) leaders, Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu, is germane to the reduction of tension in the country. It is not the best for the Federal...

OPINION: THE MASSES AS INSTRUMENTS

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Politics, ultimately, is about the people. Policymakers always allude to the interest of the masses as the raison dètre of their policy contents. It therefore goes without saying that all policies appear to be people-friendly until their implementation, when the real...

OPINION: COMPETENCE OVER ZONING –THE CASE FOR AMINU TAMBUWAL

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...

OPINION: PONDEI, FORENSIC REPORT AND NIGERIAN FACTOR

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’,...

OPINION: SUICIDE AND IT’S RELATIVE CAUSES IN SOCIETY

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...

OPINION: WHO WANTS THIS EVIL OF A WATER RESOURCES BILL?

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...

OPINION: WITH 25 GIRLS SEXUALLY ABUSED DAILY IN NIGERIA, CAN WE BLAME OUR TEENAGE PREGNANCY ON NEGLIGENCE OR IGNORANCE?

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...

OPINION: IPOB AND TACTICS THAT WILL BOOMERANG

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....

OPINION: THE BUSINESS CALLED NIGERIA

"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...