Opinion

The pundits who had predicted the outcome and the nature of the Gubernatorial election in Edo State got it all wrong. The Edo 2020 election may well prove to be a turning point in the management of elections in...

When the government fears the people, it is liberty, when the people fear the government, it is tyranny. - Anonymous An opinion article "Unorthodox Governance; The APC Way" by this author appeared in some national dailies in the month of...

From a different angle, it is just two things – psychologically: needs and capture. There are regular life needs, food, sleep, work, relationships, leisure, medications, money, etc. But there are things that are captivating that take hold of the mind, and...

Alliances can make or mar us. Jehoshaphat king of Judah (south of Israel) was a man who sought the face of God. He was a decent ruler. But his yoking with kings of base virtue ruined his legacy. In particular,...

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, will not stop amazing Nigerians! In yet another in the series of what could be described as ‘speaking truth to power’, Obasanjo recently berated the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for mismanaging the country’s diversity. According...

What is logical in politics is not always practical, what is practical is not always right. What is right is not always ethical, what is ethical is not always desired and what is desired takes us back to what...

One of the most strategic services that defines a country is the capacity to provide good enough emergency response mechanisms in times of either natural or man-made disasters. A first responder is a real life superhero, so say the authors...

Since the arrest of Mubarak Bala, I have repeatedly challenged Muslims on my Facebook and Twitter pages. I have asked these Mohammedans if they would like to be treated in countries where they are in the minority the way...

In the human story, goodbyes are usually simple, touching transitions. But deploying quirky hubris, cant and divisiveness, the outgoing Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has ignobly tried to change the narrative. I was reading the book of Daniel...

They say "money can't buy you love," if money can, Kiddwaya, son of one time London socialite, billionaire Terry Waya, would still be in the Big Brother Naija Lockdown house. Kiddwaya was evicted two weeks before the end of...