Opinion

OPINION: 2019: NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY AND THE MEDIA

Every society in the words of George Soros needs some shared  values to hold it together. When such values disappear, the society becomes a mere simple equation without meaning. In the same breath, the Nigerian political space at independence despite being...

OPINION: DEFECTIONS AND THE CORRUPT UNDER-BELLY OF APC FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Like others, I have watched the mass movement of prominent Nigerians from their place of comfort to a zone of national sacrifice. This, to me, is the strength of the nation. We never allow a tyrant to destroy our...

OPINION: NGIGE’S ANAMBRA LEGACY AND LESSONS OF HISTORY

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Till date, no other definition of history has made as great an impact on me as what our history teacher, Mr. Nwosu taught us in January of 1971. "History", Nwosu starts in a husky voice, "is the record of...

OPINION: NOW THAT BUHARI IS ECOWAS CHAIRMAN

One of the first things I learnt about leadership is the William Shakespeare  quotation that: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"  That again played out in Lome, Togo on July 31, when President...

OPINION: DESPITE POWER CUTS, OUR POLITICAL MOBSTERS; NIGERIA STILL WILL GROW

Only a few years ago Tube travelers were stuck underground tonight after a power cut hit London. The power failure had a "serious" impact on the whole of the network. Rail services from major stations including Victoria, London Bridge and...

OPINION: ECOWAS: AFRICAN LEADERS WORSHIP DICTATORS

The West African leaders under the aegis of ECOWAS have chosen President Muhammad Buhari an ex-Military dictator and a strong supporter of the Fulani herdsmen a vicious killing gang, to be their leader. This is not the first time...

OPINION: OF TREACHERIES BY POLITICAL MERCENARIES

“As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.  So Jesus told him, ‘What you are about to do, do quickly.’” John 13:27 (New International Version of the Holy Bible) Those who are conversant with the verse of the...

OPINION: NIGERIAN DEVELOPMENT TRAGEDY, THE AFFLICTION OF IMAGE DEFICIT AND THE WAY OUT

As headlines heralding horrific events like persistent gruesome murders of civilians by herdsmen militia ; unending suicide bombing by religious insurgents like Boko Haram ; and mind boggling sums of public funds looted by corrupt public officials in Nigeria...

OPINION: FINALLY, NIGERIANS CONTEND WITH THE BUHARI HOAX (PART 1)

The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, would be remembered as someone who carried on, for most of his adult life, is the only man who held the secret wand, the magical code that could permanently fix the complexities of Nigeria...

OPINION: GALE OF DEFECTIONS: WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND

“What goes around comes around”  is the summation of how the law of karma, (also known as the law of  cause and effect) works. Those who subscribe to it believe that whatever we do or say, for good or evil...