Opinion

OPINION: SITUATING OSHIOMHOLE’S FICTIVE “GODFATHER” LABEL

It is a season of incendiary, partisan frenzy in Edo State. This is, perhaps, understandably so. Although he is not a contestant in the state’s September 19, governorship election, former governor and, until recently, national chair of the governing...

OPINION: APPRECIATING A RESPONSIBLE FATHER

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller. Next Friday, September 11, 2020, the mortal remains of my late father, Pa Sunday Alaba Komolafe, will be...

IF YOU WANT TO GET THE TOUGHEST JOBS DONE, GIVE THEM TO NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA

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So much has been said and written about the person of Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She is one of the most popular women in Africa today and there are good reasons for that. This is not just due to...

OPINION: LADIES DO PICK & CHOOSE WHO CHASE THEM

Son, rules of pursuing, chasing and toasting ladies have gone global. We used to hang around the ladies we like trying to make the best impression on them or pursue them from some comfortable distance without being a pest...

OPINION: EULOGISING BOSS MUSTAPHA AT 64

Today, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Gida Mustapha will be adding one to his glorious years on earth. But one thing about this year's anniversary is the fact that it came at a time...

OPINION: CONTAINER ACCIDENTS AND THE IMPERATIVES OF ENFORCEABLE REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS

Life is as precious as it is sacred. A glance through Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) reveals that every individual has the right to life, liberty and security. The strategic implication of this provision...

OPINION: ELECTRICITY TARIFF, FOOD, PETROL PRICE HIKE – WHO WILL BANKROLL NIGERIANS?

The Buhari administration has ruptured the ceiling of liberties it enjoys. Like King Solomon in his last uneventful years, the government has compounded the yoke of the people with the rocketing of the prices of essential commodities. It appears...

OPINION: FIRE & FURY AS THE FFK AND DAILY TRUST FACE-OFF DEGENERATE

Femi Fani-Kayode, FFK, former aviation minister and son of one time deputy premier of western region, Remilekun Fani-Kayode (a.k.a Fani-Power) has punched back at Daily Trust newspaper, whose reporter was tongue lashed after he asked a question that was...

OPINION: BLASPHEMY: FREE UMAR FAROUQ NOW

While efforts are being made to save the life of a 22-year-old Muslim singer, Yahaya Aminu-Sharif, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy, the world should not forget Umar Farouq. The international community should pressure the governor of Kano...

OPINION: NO GUTS, NO GLORY; KYARI SETS NNPC’S RECORDS STRAIGT, 43 YEARS AFTER

Legendary author Chinua Achebe once echoed the eternal phrase that "if you don't like someone's story, please write your own" instead of hugging a transformer. It doesn't add up in climes like ours that every now and then we...