Opinion

OPINION: COORDINATED APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLID MINERAL SECTOR

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says the Federal Government will soon ban the importation of barite to help the country save foreign exchange for other useful purposes. Adegbite, who said this when he featured...

OPINION: MY NIGERIA AND THOUGHTS OF TOMORROW’S CHILDREN

'The monkey is trapped not by anything physical, but by an idea, unable to see that a principle that served him well has become lethal' Writing on the topic, "Thoughts on yesterday's men" last Friday, Dan Agbese, one of the...

OPINION: IT’S BEEN THREE MONTHS, WHERE ARE TRUMP’S VENTILATORS?

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On April 28, US President Donald Trump in his accustomed cadence said his administration would send 250 ventilators to Nigeria, according to him ''Nigeria will do anything for ventilators''. On May 21 while touring the Ford Motor Plant in...

OPINION: BOKO HARAM: NOW THAT WE KNOW THE TERRORISTS

The metamorphosis and enlargement of Boko Haram terrorism into various interests is by no means surprising. The infusion of political, commercial and economic interests, aside its initial facade of religion has made Boko Haram terrorism a big-time monster in...

OPINION: WTO DG: WHO WANTS IT THE MOST?

“Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him...

OPINION: EVERYTHING IN NIGERIA WILL KILL YOU

This title is adapted from a book “EVERYTHING IN NIGERIA IS GOING TO KILL YOU” by Ayo Sogunro. The author is simply highlighting what he went through in Nigeria and how much he suffered, he also took his time...

OPINION: DOGARA IS A CORRUPT COWARD: “HE LEFT PDP FOR THE SAME REASON AKPABIO DID”

Who does Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara thinks he is fooling? His decision to exit the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressive Congress could not have come at a more convenient time. A time when the current Speaker...

OPINION: EL-RUFAI AND KADUNA KILLINGS

It is disheartening that for months in Southern Kaduna, and indeed other places in the country, several persons have been killed, houses and other valuables destroyed by bandits without government or security agencies doing anything to quell it. In...

OPINION: THOMAS OSUJI TELLS THE GREATEST LIE ABOUT THE IGBO

He wrote: I am from Owerri; I think that Igbos behavior has to do with our specific psychology. The Igbo is very competitive. He works for himself, not for the collectivity. He wants to succeed at all costs and...

OPINION: IF THERE’LL BE A REVOLUTION IN NIGERIA, THE ALMAJIRIS NOT BBNAIJA-LOVING YOUTH WILL STIR IT

If Nigeria's young are timid, tractable and apathetic to economic and political issues affecting their country blame the anvil on which they are forged. The government, the formative schools, the universities and the predatory politics – all are the...