Opinion

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The Falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction,...

If dynamic and seamless governance is necessarily the dream and intent of political leaders and if that in turn engineers and drives their political endeavors, then the people have no problem walking up the ladder of good life. The...

For well over one week, the polity has been suffused with what President Muhammadu Buhari describes as “genuine concerns and agitations by Nigerians about the excessive use of force and in some cases extra-judicial killings and wrongful conduct by...

Back in 2005, I read the sage underline that; argument is one thing you will never win. If you win, you lose; if you lose, you lose. If you win an argument but lose a good job, customer, friend,...

The arrest of Mubarak Bala has foregrounded the dangerous situation of humanists and the vicious threat of Islamic extremism in Nigeria. Nigeria is a very religious society. Religious belief permeates all aspects of life, thought, and culture. In 2004,...

The vulture is a minaciously patient bird. It does not exert itself hunting. It waits to devour the kill of another. It circles the sky while the hunt is on waiting for the opportune time to take advantage and...

The increase in the pump price of fuel, in 2020, a fall-out of the deregulation of the downstream sector, did not compel the youths of Nigeria to troop out onto the streets. The additional hike in electricity tariffs was...

To STOP the killing of women, especially WIVES, it is important to figure out why some men resort to violence and harm to address their concerns. Uninformed Muslim men who adhere to sharia laws see women as CHATTELS. They point...

There is something about ownership with humans. The concept of owning something, being in control or having the power to do – as desired – regarding it. Ownership is a driver of actions and decisions on major and micro scales....

We now have a Minister of Youth and Sports who is a striking exception to the rule. Any critical observer will notice that things have taken a turn for the better in this important ministry. His choice as Minister...