Opinion

I haven’t met the governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, before. My closest to “meeting” him is seeing him speak on television. I also read stories about him in the print media. Until anointed governorship candidate of the...

There is a lot of confidence with smartness. There is an abundance of strength with a collection of smarts. There’s a convincing and fascinating power with exceptional smartness. The magic of smartness stokes extensive appeal. It is almost impossible to...

Gordon S. Black of the University of Rochester, in his theory of political ambition; Career choices and role of structural incentives’’ posited that; as a politician rises to new positions of power and prominence, his motives for seeking political...

Individual achievements without carrying your people along is nothing to cheer about. What many Africans worship, admire and desire most is everything foreign to them: culture, religion, language, schools, awards, degrees, countries’ aids and loans to pay outrageous emolument...

Despite the fact we're living in the 21st century the ugly issue of domestic violence against women ( - and sometimes men!) is on the increase and growing to epidemic levels. The main perpetrators of this crime are some Men who...

With right-wing populism being mainstreamed across the world – there is a genuine fear that separatist agitations (micro-nationalism) may be mainstreamed in the country if Buhari does not get things right in his second term in office. Separatist agitations around...

John Grisham is the prolific author of seventeen novels. 'The Last Juror' ironically is his first. I was privileged to have read it not long ago. In the beginning chapter, this maverick story teller narrated a story of how a once upon...

There are so many occupational hazards a journalist encounters in the line of duty. Interviewing an annoying, exasperating, “long overdue for a slap” character is one of them. For the sake of clarity, “you” in the headline and “character” in...

Criticism prioritization is bad leadership. Criticism is not national development. Those angry at Pastor Kumuyi of Deeper Life Church over his comment to Church members are mostly professional critics, or those who think it would be any more potent. Nigeria’s...

Way back in the early 90s when I was involved in Sustainable Forests Resources Management as Community Relations Officer at a Participatory Community Forestry Project funded by then British Overseas Development Administration now called, Department for International Development –...