Opinion

Most earliest scholars of philosophy were passionate about unraveling the essence and import of governmental authorities. A significant percentage of classical scholars especially in the medieval epoch were of the considered position that government exists to protect the rights of...

In an interactive session with Nigerians in France, President Muhammadu Buhari was quoted as follows: "There are too many people talking lazily about restructuring in Nigeria. Unfortunately, people are not asking them individually what do they mean by restructuring?...

A week ago, I stumbled on an article titled "Africa and the burden of Leadership" (The Guardian, Nov. 7), written by Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, banker, investor and entrepreneur, former Managing Director of Access Bank Nigeria, our compatriot. The piece was...

To most Nigerians, the approval of a new National Minimum Wage (NNW) by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was unexpected. The time is very auspicious, much as it is relieving. It was a surprise package as most workers never...

For a week, yours faithfully traversed the entire South Eastern states of Nigeria during a private visit to my Countryside. South East of Nigeria is home to Igbo, Nigeria's strategic member of the national tripod just as others are Yoruba...

As 2019 elections draw closer, activities informed by future projections, calculations and manipulations keep manifesting in different areas with different people at different times. Take for a striking example of what is going on in Imo state. It is...

With 2019 elections battle lines now drawn, 2023 is becoming the new frontier for a battle between the Nigerian ethnic groups. Which region will produce the next contestants, East or West? And the Fulani North is using the offer...

The Nigerian Army on November 1, flagged off   "Operation Crocodile Smile Three 2018''  in  Bayelsa  State while that of Delta  State was launched the next day. The 'Operation' is in the Niger Delta which has experienced decades of repression, abandonment, neglect,  pollution and deepening poverty despite...

The reason the present looks bleak is the value Africans placed on the culture that are emulated and exchanged for gold, blood and sweat. So, they have new generation of Africans claiming they are tired of past history, but...

On his election as the Speaker of the 8th Lagos State House of Assembly in 8 June 2015, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, assured Lagosians then, that he will preside over a Legislative House they will be proud of. Rt....