Opinion

OPINION: RACISM TRIBALISM AFROPHOBIA TAKE MORE LIVES THAN COVID-19

There should be no debate about the deadly cost of Covid-19. Physical distancing, masks and hand washing became the effective mitigation for the deadly virus. Whereas the immediate and proximal solution for tribalism, xenophobia, hate, lack of tolerance and...

OPINION: EFCC’S MAGU AND ALLEGATIONS OF ‘MAGO MAGO’

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), escaped the axe by the gators last week. He was nearly fired. The EFCC chief's nearly five-year incumbency has been a wild play of intrigues, distraction and...

OPINION: ENDING WITCH PERSECUTION AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA

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There has been a nationwide protest against gender-based violence in Nigeria. This protest has been used to raise awareness about rape, and to mobilize all sections of the society against sexual and gender-based abuses. Protests have been held at...

OPINION: JUNE 12 AS A SIGNPOST FOR DEMOCRACY

On June 12, 1993, over 14 million Nigerians went out to vote with great excitement and eagerness to elect their president, between Chief Moshood Kashi­mawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, of Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, of...

OPINION: IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICS BREEDS CHILD POVERTY

To you my readers I ask: have you ever reflected on the concept of Child Poverty? Do you know that Children have their complete sets of human rights just like what obtains for all members of the Human family but...

OPINION: A ‘GOOD SETBACK’ BY 60 YEARS

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has a fixation with 60 years. At the height of its heady days in power, it challenged its Chi (personal god) to a wrestling contest, vowing that it would rule Nigeria for a minimum...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S REFINERIES RUNNING AT HUGE LOSS: NNPC SHOULD TELL US ANOTHER STORY

Just in one year (2018) as contained in its first-ever audited financial statement published on its website last week, the refining subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC posted a combined operating loss of over N177 billion. This...

OPINION: GATES OF HELL SWALLOWS LAGOS CHURCHES AS GOVERNMENT RESTRICTS WORSHIP CENTERS

The Gates of Hell have swallowed churches in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja as Governor Sanwo-Olu suspends planned lifting of restrictions on worship centers. Lagos, Ogun and FCT are the epicenters and headquarters of the Orthodox, Episcopal and Mega Pentecostal...

OPINION: APC CRISIS IS GOOD FOR NIGERIA

All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the cusp of an implosion. The crisis in the party has reached a frightening crescendo. It has been a gradual but steady plummet for the party since its 2015 unanticipated triumph. I believe,...

OPINION: THE TRAVAILS OF OBASEKI, THE LONE, PARTYLESS RANGER

He roams the land, seeking a party, seeking a mandate, seeking support and aware that his support base tricked him into thinking he was invisible. He is going the way of many legacy-lacking ex governors before him. He is...