Opinion

An academic conference on witchcraft that has been scheduled to hold at the University of Nigeria Nsukka at the end of November may not take place. This is because some Christian students and other members of the university council...

In meteorological lore, hurricanes - cyclone-strength winds - are usually named after females. But an exception was seemingly made on Saturday, when “Hurricane Oshiomhole” that sacked the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the maritime state of Bayelsa made...

From a recent study which we have carried out at the Civil Empowerment & Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI, we have found out that there are about 160 social media cites in operation today. The trendiest are Facebook,...

Going by the wisdom of the sage, great leaders are characterized by their ability to create positive impacts on the lives of their subjects. They achieve this feat by placing heavy emphasis on the understanding that the economy would...

Despite the huge investment into securing democracy and ensuring that the electorates are able to speak with their votes freely and fairly without fear, threat or intimidation, the kingdoms of Kogi and Bayelsa hosted demons in hooded attires on...

A coup is a curious thing. Those who make the coup never admit that they have made the coup. They claim that they are restoring democracy or that they are taking extraordinary means to establish the conditions – eventually...

The way and manner elections in a country are conducted reflects on the national patriotic stance of political party in power. In the case of Nigeria, it has been a steady downward slope from plausible general elections in 2015...

The 2007 general election conducted by INEC under the supervision of Maurice Iwu is, perhaps, one of the most fraudulent in Nigeria's electoral history. Human Rights Watch said this about that election: ''Instead of guaranteeing citizens' basic right to vote...

Chief Obafemi Awolowo (Awo going forward) has been described as the best president Nigeria never had. This description could be true in one sense and not true in another sense. It will be true since Nigeria never had him...

I have written a few weeks back about the lamentation of the 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi II. However, the critical mass of Nigerians still seems to be going about their daily social activities as if nothing...