Opinion

OPINION: CORONA VIRUS: JESUS NOT COMING SOON, MORE PANDEMICS COMING

The Coronavirus pandemic took the churches by surprise and their leaders are reeling out theories that Jesus is coming soon. The truth is that Jesus is not coming any soon because of a Corona Virus manufactured in Chinese laboratory...

OPINION: BOKO HARAM: BABAJIDE OTITOJU’S INCURABLE IGNORANCE

For somebody who claims more than a passive knowledge of the North east and the Boko Haram terrorist acts, Babatunde Otitoju displayed crass ignorance at his latest outing on the popular TV programme, Journalists' Round Table. In the Monday edition...

OPINION: EDO 2020: ODUBU ON A MISSION OF MAKING ACHIEVABLE PROMISES

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At some major motor parks in Lagos state, bus conductors and their drivers are wont to beckon at travelers by laying claim to facilities their vehicles are not equipped with. For instance, it is not unusual to see a...

OPINION: COVID-19 IS REAL: FOLLOW THE SCIENCE NOT THE SUPERSTITION

At a time like this, people tend to gullible and to believe whatever they are told or whatever hear. There is so much misinformation. In fact, the virus of misinformation is deadly, more deadly than the pandemic itself. That...

OPINION: COVID-19: WHY TRUMP’S DIG ON WHO’S PURSE MAKES SENSE

The United States President, Donald Trump's Decision To Cut WHO To Size Was Nothing But International Politics At Its Best. It Is Also A Reflection Of Trump's Campaign Promises And Testament To The Policy Cornerstone Of His Presidency—Anti-Multilateralism, Writes...

OPINION: ONE NORTH!

It is on public domain that the Northern States Governors’ Forum, in a meeting recently conducted via teleconference and chaired by the forum’s Chairman, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, discussed the impact of coronavirus in the region as...

OPINION: WAYS OF APPLYING THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING RULE DURING THIS PANDEMIC

As humans and as Africans, we have been used to having close contact with our friends, families, professional colleagues, church members, social group members and clients. We inspect everything closely before we make decisions or give our approvals. We...

OPINION: WHO WILL TELL ABBA KYARI’S STORY?

He played in the background so well. Abba Kyari was the mystery of the presidential villa. Unobtrusive and self-effacing, yet his influence was palpable beyond the cloistered Aso villa. He understood his job as the president's right-hand man and...

OPINION: CHINA MUST PAY REPARATIONS TO AFRICA FOR ITS CORONAVIRUS FAILURES

Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili is the former vice president for the Africa region at the World Bank and the former minister of education for Nigeria. She is the co-convener of Nigeria’s #BringBackOurGirls Movement. The covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe injury...

OPINION: WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO DEFEND THE AIR PEACE PILOTS, ENGINEERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS?

The level of hypocrisy and partisanship in the country is embarrassing and destroys the development process.  Precisely on 7th April, 2020, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the Rivers State Security Council took steps to protect the state from the...