Opinion

OPINION: COVID-19: WE WILL COME THROUGH THIS TOGETHER

The upheaval caused by the coronavirus – COVID-19 -- is all around us. And I know many are anxious, worried and confused. That’s absolutely natural. We are facing a health threat unlike any other in our lifetimes. Meanwhile, the virus is...

OPINION: AS EMIR SANUSI BECOMES HISTORY!

To Nigerians, that the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been dethroned is incontrovertibly established. However, the nuances and the sociological imports of his dethronement should not be lost on the society. To start with, the allegations...

OPINION: WHY  NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY  FALTERS

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Mr. Enyinnaya Abaribe is not your typical run-of-the-mill career politician who is in it for what he can grab. Most modern day's politicians in Nigeria are opportunistic, unprincipled and ideologically aloof. He (Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe) is a man of history...

OPINION: CHRISTIANITY, CORONAVIRUS, EUROPE, JAPAN, RECESSION & COVID-19

At the height of the 2008 economic crisis, as decision makers scrambled and business leaders huddled, they made moves and took actions to contain the situation. They did as much as possible – within the reach of their power. Still,...

OPINION: NIGERIA HAS VEERED OFF THE RUNAWAY

In recent times, there has been increase in the list of prominent voices against the violence, kidnapping, destruction of communities and killings of citizens in Nigeria by bandits. The most painful part of it to Nigerians is that the...

OPINION: GLOW OF LIBERALISM, FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, HYPOCRITES GOT US HOOKED

We cannot doubt people of goodwill. If you ask an average African what is the definition of Civilization, he would tell you they belong to the exclusivity of liberal folks, that insist on freedom and democracy in the Western...

OPINION: SANUSI:  THE DETHRONEMENT OF A NON-CONFORMIST

The dethronement of Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi as the 14th Emir of Kano did not take many people by surprise. The surprising thing for some people is that he lasted as long as he did on the throne. In fact...

OPINION: PRESIDENCY 2023: AS TINUBU SWALLOWS ORJI KALU, OKOROCHA, AKPABIO, EL-RUFAI

The strongman of Lagos State and National Leader of APC, Bola Tinubu has been strategically swallowing all his potential political opponents, vis Orji Uzor Kalu, Rochas Okorocha, Godswill Akpabio and Nasir El'Rufai ahead of the 2023 presidency. Bola Tinubu is...

OPINION: DEPOSAL OF THE EMIR OF KANO; WHEN THE TRUTH GETS IN THE WAY OF POLITICS

“When you deal with porcine and ‘play’ with them, you should not be surprised if dirt is thrown at you” When the news broke that the Emir of Kano had been dethroned, the social media space was awash with a...

OPINION: WHEN THE DEVIL IS NOT TO BLAME!

Before we go any further let me state that I'm neither a Devil worshipper, a member of the Church of Satan or intend to glorify him. I'm a Catholic, born and bred, and intend to stay so. The Devil is...