Opinion

OPINION: AFRICAN YOUTH AND THE GROWTH OF VIOLENT EXTREMISM

Youth empowerment is key to success for peaceful alternatives that keep them engaged In April 2019, the terrorist group ISIS claimed responsibility for their first attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in which eight people were killed in...

OPINION: WORK IN PROGRESS FOR AFRICA’S REMAINING CONFLICT HOTSPOTS

Insecurity persists in the DR Congo, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Mali and Libya Despite efforts by various stakeholders to establish a peaceful Africa, armed conflicts continue in parts of the continent. The nature of violent conflicts in...

OPINION: IS PRESIDENT TRUMP RIGHT ON CORONA VIRUS ASSESSMENT?

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In many Christian Churches this first Sunday in Lent, communion was offered quite differently. In some churches it was served as a buffet. Communion bread was placed on a table with disposable forks and wine was purred into small...

OPINION: INNOCENT DEMOCRACY IN A GUILTY NATION

Prior to the re-emergence of democracy in Nigeria in May 1999, political pundits specifically blamed the socioeconomic and political instability on the military. Specifically, while many at that time roundly accused the military of intolerance, immature, corrupt, and seriousness, unpatriotic...

OPINION: FORENSIC AUDIT AND THE CLAMOUR FOR REGULAR POWER SUPPLY

Accounts of the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) are to be subjected to a forensic audit by the Federal Government. Besides, governors have invited Minister of Power Sale Mamman to provide details of the ongoing work at the $5.8 billion...

OPINION: THE INFALLIBILITY OF THE SUPREME COURT: THE REVIEW OF IHEDIOHA VS UZODINMA GOVERNORSHIP DECISION

“In what circumstances can the Supreme Court correct her errors since they are ontologically and epistemologically infallible and final in construct?” The Pope in his supreme apostolic authority is said to be infallible. In Catholic Dogmatic Theology, the infallibility of...

OPINION: FACT-CHECKING CORONAVIRUS: A CAMPAIGN TO SPREAD FACTS AND NOT PANIC

Nedu’s day begins with a stretch of hands towards his mobile device, then a quick flip to his Instagram responds to new messages, checks out new followers and then making a quick post about his modelling career. The next...

OPINION: BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT AND NDDC FORENSIC AUDIT

Following persistent criticisms of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by Nigerians especially the Niger Delta stakeholders, President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2019, ordered a forensic audit of the activities of the interventionist agency from inception...

OPINION: AMOTEKUN, WHITHER TIGER, LEOPARD, OR CHEETAH

A day after the war If there is a war if after the war there is a day I will hold you in my arms A day after the war If there is a war if after the war there is a day If...

OPINION: CORONAVIRUS IS NOT A GENETIC CURSE OR SIN

The first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria was brought in by an Italian citizen. The test was confirmed by Lagos University Teaching Hospital Virology Laboratory Dept. on February 27, 2020. The mystery right now about Coronavirus is the admission...