Opinion

OPINION: BROADENING OPPORTUNITIES OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR

We begin by appreciating the Federal Government for the very laudable economic intervention programmes it has initiated in recent times. We consider these programmes as fundamental interventions towards the economic recovery of the Nigerian State. In spite of the...

OPINION: PASTOR ADEFARASIN, IF NIGERIA IS A SCAM; THEN WE’RE ALL SCAMMERS

It is the bounden duty of every citizen to hold the government to account. In fact, citizenship is a call to duty – for the state. And there is no compelling duty which supersedes citizens subjecting their employees –...

OPINION: TWITTER AFRICAN PRESENCE: NIGERIA VS. GHANA RIVALRY CONTINUES

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It is no more news that US-based social media company Twitter Inc has concluded plans to establish a presence on the African continent in line with its growth strategy. Recall that Twitter’s founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey, visited Nigeria,...

OPINION: NEW IGP, EBUBE AGU AND OTHER STORIESUSMAN ALKALI BABA

The removal of former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu by President Muhammadu Buhari 27 days to the end of the three months extension that the President granted him on February 4, is now seen by those who opposed...

OPINION: CHRISTIANITY: DEATH AND DENIAL, LIFE AND EXISTENCE

Death is the ultimate denial. All goes away regarding life. This for some, suddenly, or gradually, rips off everything. Death is denial complete. Nothing matters to the body, all is denied. One contrast of life with death is the level...

OPINION: THE PTF, PSC AND MATTERS ARISING

Following the successful transition of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 to a Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19, I have come across several reactions that trailed the development since the announcement was made by the Federal Government on Tuesday, April...

OPINION: ON OBASEKI’S RECKLESS MONEY-PRINTING ACCUSATION AND UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON PRESIDENT BUHARI

Leaders, whether elected or appointed, are generally expected to possess a sense of decorum and self-restraint especially in speech. When they speak, it ought to be measured, factual and in full consideration of all possible consequences. Governor Godwin Obaseki of...

MARRIAGE IS A PARTNERSHIP & FRIENDSHIP

A growing number of young men are becoming leery of marriage, not only in Africa. Some parents are wondering if they are ever going to become grandparents. These young men feel threatened, thinking the institution of marriage has been...

OPINION: THE UNENDING PROBLEM OF WATER SCARCITY IN ENUGU STATE

There is no gain saying the fact that the global import of water cannot be overemphasized. The high premium God even placed on water was captured on the account of creation in Genesis 1:6-10. It was God's second manifestation...

OPINION: THE PRESIDENT CAN’T KILL HIMSELF

Only last week I had written on the need for a plea of allocutus on the Nigerian case, and myself and lawyer buddy Barrister Madaki while mourning the state of nation and x-raying possible solutions, it only got worse. So,...