Opinion

OPINION: DEPRESSION, SUICIDE, ANXIETY: IS LIFE WORTH IT? WHERE IS HOPE?

There are often thoughts that come to mind, questioning the essence of life. There are situations of maximum hopelessness that makes life seem unendurable. There are moments of total shame or impending grand shame that seems impossible to bear. The...

OPINON: WAS EFCC DESIGNED AGAINST “YAHOO YAHOO”?

"We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe. But humans are a curious species. We wonder, we seek answers, living in this vast world that is...

OPINION: NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: A HISTORY AND A LOSS OF MEMORY

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When in December 2011, yours sincerely had an opportunity of a lifetime to visit Israeli museum built in memory of the victims of the holocaust in Europe during the Second World War, our tour guide said the place was...

OPINION: NIGERIA AFTER THE OIL AGE

With the rest of the world  beginning to turn its back on petroleum products in favour of sustainable renewable energy sources the demand for oil in the coming years will drop: the current price of  crude oil stands at...

OPINION: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: ANTIDOTE AGAINST CORRUPTION

Politics aside, most poor people in the North of Nigeria have been fed the media impression that the current president Muhammadu Buhari is a man that likes transparency and fiscal responsibility. In local parlance, they call him "sai maigaskiya"...

OPINION: THAT APC’S WAGER ON LAWAN AND GBAJA

I do not look into crystal balls. That is not my preoccupation.  I certainly lack the endowment of predicting the future. That enterprise is better left to the confident fortune-tellers. Agreed it is their forte, there is the possibility...

OPINION: 2019 POLLS: MATTERS ARISING

There are several issues arising from the way and manner the much-talked about 2019 elections were conducted and the results handled. In the view of most Nigerians, there a lot of transparency issues which goes to highlight several underhand...

OPINION: NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: A HISTORY AND A LOSS OF MEMORY

When in December 2011, yours sincerely had an opportunity of a lifetime to visit Israeli Museum built in memory of the victims of the holocaust in Europe during the Second World War. Our tour guide said- this place is...

OPINION: MUCH ADO ABOUT NASS LEADERSHIP ELECTION 

Ahead of its June 11 inauguration, there has been so much noise about the mode of electing presiding officers of the 9th National Assembly. Some stakeholders canvass adoption of the secret ballot system while some others favour open ballot. Both...

OPINION: PRESS FREEDOM; FACT OR FICTION?

It is no longer news that media practitioners in Nigeria recently joined their colleagues the world over to celebrate the annual world Press freedom day. However, what made the celebration remarkable was President Muhammadu Buhari's choice of the event to render in...