Opinion

OPINION: Beyond The Podium: Investing In Nigeria’s Sporting Future

July 31, (THEWILL) — The roar that erupted across Nigeria when the Super Falcons clinched the WAFCON title against Morocco was truly deafening. It was a moment of unadulterated joy, a testament to our women's national team's resilience, skill,...

OPINION: Super Falcons: Queens Of Africa

July 31, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s senior female soccer team, the Super Falcons, are the Queens of Africa, given their superlative, dominant and creative performance, their resilience, and agility at the just concluded Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON),...

OPINION: Why Omoyele Sowore Can’t Sleep Easy Anymore

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July 31, (THEWILL) — Omoyele Sowore has, over the years, positioned himself as Nigeria’s most consistent agitator, a man who thrives on chaos, fuels outrage, and rarely offers concrete solutions. From the days of Sahara Reporters to his presidential...

OPINION: A Lesson On Humility

July 31, (THEWILL) — Recently, a young Nigerian man did something thousands of people wouldn’t do in a million years. He gave up everything he had and was to become a Catholic priest. What makes Rev Father Chris...

OPINION: Nigeria: Our Leaders No Rate Us (They Don’t Really…)

July 31, (THEWILL) — Neither the donkey knows what it is dragging, nor the camel understands where it is heading. That, my fellow Nigerians, is the state of our nation today. A country in motion without direction, burdened...

OPINION: 2027: The Paradox Of Expecting Saints In A Corrupt Society

July 31, (THEWILL) — Every election season in Africa, particularly Nigeria, echoes with a desperate cry for good leaders, redeemers, and miracle-working saviours to rescue the nation from despondency. Campaigns overflow with promises of integrity, reform, and transformation. But...

OPINION: ADC & 2027: Is This Alliance Strong Enough To Dismantle APC & Defeat Tinubu?

July 31, (THEWILL) — It will not be easy to defeat Tinubu and the APC. Let me emphatically state without any ambiguity that for the opposition to make President Tinubu lose grip of Aso Rock in 2027 and...

OPINION: Gov Okpebholo The Builder: Restoring the Soul of Oba Market Through Purposeful Leadership

July 28, (THEWILL) — There’s a quiet revolution unfolding in the heart of Benin City, not on the marble floors of government offices, but on the gritty, weather-worn walkways of Oba Market. It’s not written in flowery speeches or...

OPINION: President Tinubu, 2027 and Buhari’s sad death 

July 28, (THEWILL) — As if blessed with clairvoyance or possibly having a premonition of President Muhammadu Buhari's imminent death, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, seemed to have stirred up the debate around...

OPINION: The Case of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund

July 28, (THEWILL) — In May 2025, the Nigerian Senate quietly approved a staggering ₦124.4 billion as the 2024 budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF)—the highest allocation in the Fund’s short, turbulent history. This figure marks more...