Opinion

OPINION: REVELATIONS OF HEIST AND HEDONISM OF YOUNGSTERS

Two scenarios are unfolding simultaneously in Nigeria which have occupied much of our media space and national conversations. These are the currently running Big Brother Naija and the investigation of the spate of corrupt practices at the Niger Delta...

OPINION: REFLECTING ON ANTI-INSURGENCY CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-EAST

Nigeria as a country and, Nigerians, my compatriots are wonderful or unpredictable people. There is no crisis facing us that we lack the capacity to handle. I leave the deduction of our capacity to handle the often-self-induced crisis for...

OPINION: NDDC AND OTHER STORIES

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It is a show of shame isn't it, what is going on at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)? Established in the year 2000 to assuage the fears of the people of the Niger Delta and address their concerns...

OPINION: CHRISTIANITY, JOHN LEWIS, CIVIL RIGHTS, SLAVERY & MONEY

Something just has to be the definition of success, or made it, in this world of visibility. Money or the position to get it seems to be most coveted – in most situations. The loop for much money, and more, is...

OPINION: PRESIDENT BUHARI RESET (PART I)

More than 5 years ago, President Buhari’s party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won a historic presidential election to replace a ruling political party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). President Buhari predicated his vision on the tripod of the...

OPINION: CHRISTIANITY, NATION OF ISLAM, AFRICAN AMERICANS & CONSPIRACY THEORY

Conspiracy theories – and propaganda have been used to get power, following, fame, grow popularity, keep power, channel hate, create distraction, cause trouble, mislead people, etc. It is difficult to find great things for any people that came from conspiracy...

OPINION: THE DEVIL SOMETIMES LAUGHS AT NIGERIA

A few years ago I told a friend, and lawyer Barrister Madaki that Nigeria was (and still is) a wonderful and funny place. I told him anytime God wanted to watch comedy He did tune in on Nigeria 101...

OPINION: ON THE PLAN TO ESTABLISH GOLD REFINERIES IN NIGERIA

President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to establish gold refineries in Nigeria, saying that improved gold mining operations in the country would generate no fewer than 250,000 jobs and over 500million dollars annually. The President stated this...

OPINION: POLLUTION: LAGOS STATE GOVT AND THE SNOW-LIKE FOAMY SUBSTANCE

Among other efforts in the past to create a live-able world that protects the rights and opportunities of coming generations and contributes to compatible approaches on environment; World Leaders, on Friday 5th June 2020, during the World Environment Day...

OPINION: $142 BILLION STOLEN, $2.5 BILLION RECOVERED: MAGU’S MONUMENTAL FAILURE – ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

$142 billion dollars was stolen during the Jonathan presidency, from my exhaustive professional financial analysis, and only $2.5 billion dollars have been recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is a paltry 1.6 % of the...