Opinion

The Chinese did not build their prosperous country by abandoning ship when it was turbulent. In fact, it was at a time of great tribulation and uncertainty that the Chinese forged the path for a glorious future. The successful...

Africa’s youth unemployment problem has been the subject of so many debates in recent years because of its prevalence in Africa. The youth unemployment rate simply refers to the percentage of the unemployed in the age group of 18...

The other day, I participated as a guest analyst in a programme broadcast on one of Nigeria’s leading television stations. I was very delighted to speak on the politics of 2023 and youth activism, as we count down to...

With the prevalence of cashless transactions in today's digital age, there is no doubt that we are presently in an epidemic of electronics fraud. We must be informed that most ATM and POS terminals are vulnerable to hacking because most...

I was quite surprised when on May Day there was a newsflash on national television that the Attorney-General of the Federation ad Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had issued a statement on the expected James Ibori loot. That day...

From the political tragic-comedy that unfolded in the political topography called Nigeria, in the year 2017, the prevailing harsh economic situation in the country, a state of depression (or is it a recession) designed by yet to be established...

When there are murmurs and whispers of a putsch, someone somewhere may be fiddling with the sticks.  Where there is smoke, there is fire. Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the hawks and vultures circle seeking supper from...

A news report on the front page of The Nigerian Observer of Tuesday May 4, 2021 came with a caption, Edo Deploys Big Data in tax administration as Monthly IGR climbs to N2.8billion. The rider of that caption also said that...

Sheikh Isa Pantami, Nigeria's Communications Minister has been trending on social media after a print media, Daily Independent, claimed he is a terrorist in the watch list of the United States Government. Since then, the embattled cabinet minister has...

Fr Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu attracts controversy the way flies are attracted to dung. He is completely unfazed about it. He comes across as a priest who does not mind what Pope Francis once...