Opinion

OPINION: MALLAM ABBA KYARI: APC’S MR FIX IT?

It’s not all the time that people who can fix things, especially in politics, show up on the radar. Sometimes people with such skill set and competency are like the meteor or comet that appears once in a life...

OPINION: AREGBESOLA AND THE CORRECTIONAL CENTRES

Oddities they say make the news. This time-honoured saying explains the recent reaction elicited when Rauf Aregbesola, upon assumption of office as the new Minister of Interior Affairs, declared that; he does not really know much about the operation or...

OPINION: OML 25: THE BEAUTY OF A LEADER WHO STANDS WITH HIS PEOPLE

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One of the greatest advantages of the truth, is that it withstands all manner of pressure, propaganda and falsehood. When on June 22, 2019 Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike took the courageous step to re-open the Oil Mining License (OML)...

OPINION: THE NEW TAX INITIATIVE

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it will begin to impose value-added tax (VAT) on online transactions, both domestic and international, with effective from January 2020. Babatunde Fowler, FIRS executive chairman, made this known recently at the African...

OPINION: XENOPHOBIA AND NIGERIA’S INVESTMENT CLIMATE

Nigeria is one of the world's largest producers of crude oil, is home to about 44 solid minerals, has an amazing population and in a state of development that makes it a choice investment destination. However recent recurrent events...

OPINION: IMMIGRATION, POVERTY, ILLITERACY – AFRICA’S EXCITED XENOPHOBIA

A measure of a country, or say people, can also be how desirable they are, in another country, or among other people. A good measure of that, outside generic hate, speaks well of the country. A country, or say people, who...

OPINION: OUR GOVERNOR, WHO ART IN OSUN!

By now, Nigerians must have settled the idea of who actually governs legally in Osun, especially, after the pronouncement of the Supreme Court. That said, it is also a fact that, come November 27, 2019, Gboyega Oyetola will mark his...

OPINION: AFRICA WIRED: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFERS BENEFITS FOR AFRICA

When some people think of artificial intelligence (AI), they think of humanoid robots turning against their creators in an apocalyptic science fiction movie. In reality, AI is already playing an increasing role in many existing and evolving technologies, from...

OPINION: TERRORISTS, ARMY AND MEDIA GLAMOUR

Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai is a hard core military officer with some impressive academic laurels. He is reputed to have garnered good enough battle field's credentials which in the first instance qualified him for the top job in...

OPINION: ALLEN ONYEMA, AIR PEACE AIRLINE AND THE BURDEN OF PEACE AND GOODWILL

In the past week, the Nigerian and indeed African media has been enchanted by the phenomenal benevolence of Air Peace airlines and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allen Ifechuku Onyema. Earlier in the week, Air Peace airlines, Africa's largest...