Opinion

OPINION: ATIKU: WHY IGBO LEADERS’ ENDORSEMENT WAS RIGHT

Igbo leaders from all walks of life gathered at the region's ancient city of Enugu on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, "to consider Ndigbo's place in the polity especially in the light of the forthcoming 2019 elections". Since that endorsement by...

OPINION: DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT: A PROLEGOMENA FOR GROWTH

The Okwadike at 80 Symposium presents us with another opportunity to dialogue on the journey we consciously embarked upon, called democracy, for our own good. Political philosophers of both ancient, medieval and contemporary times agree that man opts for government...

OPINION: HUMANISM: RETHINKING APOSTASY AND RELIGIOUS OTHERS IN NIGERIA

Humanists are meeting in Abuja in early January. The objective of the meeting is to discuss apostasy and the associated risks and challenges. This meeting is special because it is happening at a time when extreme religious beliefs are...

OPINION: AN ODE FOR THE NIGERIAN SOLDIER

In other countries the armed forces are respected for their sacrifice In my country (Its a million lighters in the sky tonight) we never remember the sacrifice of the life of those men and women that give theirs so I may...

OPINION: 2019: ATIKU’S MISADVENTURE, BUHARI’S RIDE TO SUCCESS

The struggle of Nigeria's former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to mount the horse as the country's President has been legendary and sustained. Since 2003, when he deputized former President Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ), the ambition to lead Nigeria has...

OPINION: HOW ABOUT 3 SITTING PRESIDENTS FOR NIGERIA?

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The 2019 Nigerian Presidential elections are just around the corner and the electorate are going to be faced with the age-old problem of electing one from the Good, the Bad and the Ugly( - and I'm not providing any...

OPINION – FRIDAY OLOKOR: AN ENIGMATIC JOURNALIST @ 50

'He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a Lion. He hath indeed, better bettered expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how.' - William...

OPINION: GEJ’S FINEST HOURS AND THE REST OF US

Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has somewhat proved a contemplative leader both in and out of office, although public appreciation of that elemental grace was lost in the haze of the  presidential power politics and electioneering for the 2015...

OPINION: 2019: CENTRALITY OF RULE OF LAW

The ongoing campaign season will not be complete without an animated debate around the centrality of the theme of adherence of government officials to the principle and practice of rule of law. A conversation around the issues of rule...

OPINION: SELLING OF NNPC: BETWEEN ATIKU AND THE NEW PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL

To say that the Nigerian mindset is a phenomenon is to put mildly. If not how do you explain that those who have been at the forefront of fighting both the National Assembly and the Buhari Presidency over the...