Opinion

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

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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...

OPINION: NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SAVE FISHERMEN & FARMERS

Have you heard the latest jokes about Nigeria? No o, but I know they loot in billions! The Country is a big joke all over the world. From fantastically corrupt labels by the British to disappearing projects by the Kenyans....

OPINION: THINGS GO KAPUT AS APC TURNS AGAINST ITSELF IN A CASE OF POT CALLING KETTLE BLACK

With the broom as its mascot, the ruling All Progressives Party, APC which is an amalgam of five political parties grabbed power at the center in 2015 purely and solely based on its proposal to Nigerians that its mission...

OPINION: BEYOND THE DRAMA: HOW TO RESET THE NDDC AS A GENUINE INTERVENTION AGENCY

 A lot of us have watched the unfolding drama, accusations and counter accusations involving the national assembly members, past and present management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the minister of Niger Delta Affairs with great shock...

OPINION: MADAGASCAR’S COVID-19 SOLUTION AND PERILS OF SOLDIERING FOR AFRICAN CURES

Recent reports about the trajectory of the COVID-19 in Madagascar shows an uptick in the rise of infections and deaths. According to reports, public hospitals in the country are only admitting patients with severe symptoms because the surge in...

OPINION: NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA: A PERFECT FIT FOR THE WTO

In the cesspool of corruption and continuous A-grade drama that is Nigeria, only a handful of names have stood out to tell a different story, not only in Nigerian circles but across global scenes, too. One very prominent name...

OPINION: ASARI DOKUBO, EDWIN CLARK, ND AVENGERS; WHY NO OUTRAGE OVER INIQUITY AT NDDC?

There is no executive or administrative corruption without civil partnerships. What we often see on the surface as corruption in government agencies is deeply tap-rooted -- with connectors to social crusaders, polemists, activists and civic groups. Corruption in Nigeria...