Opinion

OPINION: DANGOTE ET TU

Dangote became the richest man in Africa by being smart, enterprising, and influencing Any Party In Power. He met money at home as one of those sons of Dantata, one of the richest men in Nigeria. Dangote turned millions...

OPINION: OUR LEADERS DON GIVE US JUJU

With a wry smile, before I delve into this admonition, as I like to refer to my essays as, let me define juju. Juju or ju-ju is a spiritual belief system incorporating objects, such as amulets, and spells used...

OPINION: ON THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY

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The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, has called for more commitment from workers of the ministry to achieve the diversification agenda of the Federal Government. He said the ministry was central to the economic diversification agenda...

OPINION: THE NIGERIAN YOUTH SHOULD CHOOSE LIFE, NOT DEATH!

Statistically, the global authority on health issues known as the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a highly frightening but realistic rate of suicides committed by members of the global humanity per annum. It says that close to 800 000...

OPINION: A META-ANALYSIS OF IMO GUBER ELECTION PETITION BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

“John Marshall Harlan, the great dissenter was an American Supreme Court jurist during the civil liberty struggles. His constant alternative legal opinion helped in shaping civil liberty rights in America. Such will be, I hope, the helpful efforts of...

OPINION: MY DETENTION STORY

It was Thursday, January 2, 2020, at about 2.30pm, I had met with the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Bori Division, and latter with the Area Command in Bori. I needed to brief them on the planned Ogoni...

OPINION: PAINTER OF DISQUIET: FÉLIX VALLOTTON AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently presenting the work of Félix Vallotton, an artist who has been largely neglected relative to his contemporaries, such as Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard. This makes the present exhibition all the more...

OPINION: SHAKA MOMODU: A COLUMNIST AS HATER-IN-CHIEF

For many years, week after week, Shaka Momodu opens the sewers, and pours vitriol on President Muhammadu Buhari on the back page of Thisday Newspapers. We ignore him, reasoning that when a mind is diseased, there is hardly much...

OPINION: NIGERIA: FROM EGYPT TO EGYPT?

Those who are familiar with the history of the Israelites will understand why their story in the wilderness will not be complete without a mention of how, at a stage, they had preferred being “slaves in Egypt” to being...

OPINION: THE POLITICS OF EDO TOWN HALL MEETING IN LAGOS

On Friday, 10th of January 2020, organized non-state actors in Edo State under the aegis of Edo State Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSOs) criticised the state government for what can at best be described as government irresponsibility to the people. Writing...