Opinion

OPINION: Time to Distinguish Between Pirates and Princes

“If we are to have a ruler, we should know, who that person is, otherwise, there would be no distinction between pirates and princes” _ JOHN LOCKE {1632-1704} A few months from now, the All Progressives Congress Party will be...

OPINION: Ganduje’s Move to Dismantle Barriers Against Northern Nigeria

I read a damning but factual analysis about the condition of education in northern Nigeria. The piece, entitled, ‘Northern Nigeria Not Educationally Disadvantaged,’ was written by Majeed Dahiru, a columnist with The Sun newspaper and published on April 7,...

OPINION: NORTH- EAST IDPS AND THE EFFORTS OF NEDC

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Since the creation of the North East Development Commission, a lot has happened in North-East Nigeria. So much, so that critical stakeholders have attested to. The North East Development Commission, as we all know, is an interventionist agency. However,...

OPINION: REMI TINUBU: A WOLF IN SHEEP CLOTHING

Remi Tinubu is supposed to be a woman, a mother and a wife. Not sure any of that matters now. What matters at this point is the fact that she is just the typical Nigerian politician, ready to sacrifice...

OPINION: WHEN GOD IS ANGRY WITH A NATION

"And AGAIN the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he MOVED David  against them to SAY, Go, number Israel." Since Israel became a nation in a strange land (Egypt) according to the will of God, there...

OPINION: GANDUJE: CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL AND POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE

The 1976 local government reforms was undertaken basically to reorganises, strengthen and restructure to meet up with the challenges of emerging global realities of local government administration. The reforms deprived the traditional chiefs and emirs of their control of all...

OPINION: OSINBAJO, OGUN AND DIGITAL ECONOMY INFRASTRUCTURE

Despite emerging the Best State in ICT Penetration and Adoption by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy at the the E-NIGERIA Awards in his first year and expanding the Internet band government width up from 85Mbps to...

OPINION: STABILIZING A FLOUNDERING NIGERIA VIA THE ORTOM MODEL (1)

For every nation, there comes a moment when it can reference it as her moment of truth, a turning point. And for Nigeria, the putative Giant of Africa, that moment is now, standing, as we are, at the most...

OPINION: DEALING WITH INSECURITY VIA THE EL-RUFAI PRINCIPLE

Even the deaf can hear the rhythm of chaos pervading the atmosphere. One could feel the heavy hands of the grave danger. There are no pretences about it. Internal peace and security of lives have departed. Lives are snuffed...

OPINION: MR. PRESIDENT WHILE YOU WERE AWAY

While the cat's away the mouse will play; na before be dat. PCD In Yoro, Honduras, the people speak of the lluvia de peces, or the rain of fish, which they commemorate with a festival during the rainy season. Miracles...