Opinion

OPINION: ATIKU’S CHOICE OF VP: PETER OBI AS A MOTIVATIONAL METAPHOR

Without doubt, the argument by some political leaders of the PDP Southeast zone that the party's presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubarkar could not have picked a running mate from amongst them without their knowledge especially when he had bargained...

OPINION: “THE SPIRIT OF ERROR” IN NIGERIAN POLITICS

About this period, four years ago to be precise I had gone to visit a notable politician and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Politics was very much in the air then as is the case now, and...

OPINION: ATIKU, RESTRUCTURING AND RUNNING MATE

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Before the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, announced former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi, as his running mate in the scheduled February 16, 2019 election, I had offered an opinion that...

OPINION: 2019 AND THE BURDEN OF FAMILIAR TACTICS

To understand more fully, the current wave of political re-alignments in the country and be able to make objective projections, it is important that we first cap ourselves with the words of Elie Wiesel, a Romanian-born American Jewish professor, political activist,...

OPINION: WHY MAJORITY OF BISHOPS, PROPHETS, SHEIKS & OTHERS ARE IN PDP & FULLY ‘ATIKULATED’

It is often said, ‘Politics is a game of interest’ where does your interest lie and what have you based same on? Interest on the other hand are basically categorized into two; Personal Interest and General interest. What sought of...

OPINION: SENATE 2019 AND NDOMA-EGBA’S RETURN BID

Former Senate Leader, Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, a legal luminary and consummate politician, known for his legislative prowess and excellence as a Red Chamber lawmaker between 2003 and 2015, is the authentic senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC),...

OPINION: 2019 PRESIDENCY, MIMIKO AND THE QUESTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY

Strangely, under the watch of a battle-hardened, retired general of the Nigeria Army, now president, insecurity of human life has taken centre-stage and unreasoned, unchecked bloodletting has turned the country into a Hobbesian state of nature - nasty, short...

OPINION: NIGERIA @58, ‘SORRY THAT I FORGOT YOUR BIRTHDAY

So, let me quickly wish you a not-too-happy belated Independence Day, my beloved Nigeria. And do kindly indulge me as I start this conversation cum birthday greeting with the following rider. When Martin Luther King died he, was 35 years...

OPINION: GTI: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS TO LEARN FROM THE NIGERIAN ARMY

The Global Terrorism Index is a tool that has been developed to help governments understand whether and how they are making progress in containing insurgencies or hostile to the state or specific communities. The Index derives its scores by...

OPINION: 2019: WHAT BUHARI SHOULD DO TO WIN SOULS

Less than four months to the next general elections, I foresee some weapons, so dangerous, that may be utilized by the opposition to limit the victory chances of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) in elections. I predict very...