Opinion

In recent years, Morocco has put in place the right frameworks for mobilizing rural communities to advance the nation's sustainable development goals, yet it falls woefully short when it comes to implementation. As someone who has been engaged in...

As a nation, our police, armed forces and paramilitary bodies have shown great gallantry, patriotism and dedication to duty. They are our first line of defense against enemies of our nation and saboteurs within our midst. I laud, value...

The United Kingdom’s exit of the European Union is now all but certain. Only the passage of time will reveal what their new relationship shall be. But with this new arrangement, I – like many other Commonwealth leaders –...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in one of its recent reports mentioned Nigeria as one of the countries having the highest maternal, Neo-natal and child mortality rates in the world. Again, the UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria noted that...

I have often wondered why the Olusegun Obasanjo administration thought Nigeria would knock off say, Sweden, from its perch in 2005 as the world's 20th staunchest economy in 2020. By 2005, Sweden had been industrialised for over a hundred...

In my column article of January 6 – a riposte to Isa Funtua's prejudiced utterance on the Igbo — I wrote: ''Funtua's statement reeks of corpulent arrogance, bigotry and acute sense of entitlement. It reinforces the stereotype that his...

It's 2020, a new year and a new decade. You spent the latter part of last year putting together a list of New Year resolutions – things to do, things to stop doing and things you aspire to do. It...

Security is the principal obligation of government, because it is the most important need of man. Life is universally considered sacred, but only the lives of the ruling oligarchy is sacred in Nigeria. Being alive is a privilege as...

What makes friendship with a politician bad for a genuine pastor? When does a pastor draw the line, for a politician that popular wisdom describes as despicable? What does a pastor gain or lose, with friendliness or hostility to a politician? There...

The new brand of politics emerging from the ugly developments ongoing in the country, for the past five years, is such that requires everyone to return to their own corner of the country and guide it jealously. That is...