Opinion

OPINION: GUESSES ON THE SUCCESS OF RCCG, PASTOR ADEBOYE

Let the Almighty GOD be wise, and let us be foolish is, maybe, the secret of the massive success of the Redeemed Church and their lead Pastor, Adeboye. The Church recently concluded a major program at their congregational headquarters. The...

OPINION: NIGERIA, US AND THE QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

ON December 20, the United States government issued a statement, speaking through the US Department of State and US Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, designating Nigeria "a country of particular concern" with regard to religious freedom and the...

Buhari’s Achievements And The Poor Image Gap

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This is indeed a serious topic. I choose to write on this topic for the fact that President Muhamadu Buhari has been receiving bashes from all fronts, and the media think tank appointed to rise to his defense has...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S DRUG ADDICTION CHALLENGE

Nigeria's Health Minister Dr. Osagie Ehanire said an estimated 14.3 million people are addicted to various forms of drugs. The minister said the ages of those addicted are between 15 and 64 years who use drugs like cannabis, amphetamines, opioids, and cocaine. ...

OPINION: AKINOLA SAMUEL: EIGHT YEARS ON

It’s now eight years since Akinola Samuel was gruesomely murdered by unknown gun men who first kidnapped and thereafter killed him around Ikeja axis of Lagos on 5th December, 2012. Many people are still asking same questions about who...

OPINION: THE ‘ANYHOWNESS’ OF A BEAUTIFUL NIGERIA

Kolanut needs no introduction, fish needs no tutoring to swim...this is our Nigeria Don't look for the meaning of anyhowness, but by the time you are done reading this, you would know the operative meaning of the word. So do you belong...

OPINION: AGAIN, WHO KILLED BOLA IGE?

It is eighteen years since Bola Ige, Afenifere chieftain and former governor of the old Oyo State, departed this wide, wild world of war, courtesy of some yet-to-be identified assassins. Ige was the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of...

OPINION: ATHEISM AND FAMILY PERSECUTION: A CASE FROM CENTRAL NIGERIA

While there has been an overwhelming emphasis on the pervasiveness of religiosity and god belief in Nigeria, little attention has been paid to the plight of non religious people; especially those who disbelieve in God like atheists. There is...

OPINION: PLANNED DEPOSITION OF EMIR SANUSI; SILENCE OF NORTHERN FOOLS

It is obvious to all that Governor Ganduje of Kano State is hell-bent on deposing Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, what is puzzling to me is the foolish silence of Northern elites. Foolishness of the highest order...

OPINION: OBASANJO’S VISIT TO EL-RUFAI

Obasanjo’s  recent visit to the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El Rufai, has dominated the media the past one week.  During the visit, the former President reportedly reflected on the Kaduna state governor’s spat with the Senate when...