Opinion

OPINION: ABUJA INVESTMENTS COMPANY AND FCTA UTTER NEGLECT OF A GOLDMINE

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), was established to attract sustainable develop to the FCT. However, under the leadership of the present FCT Minister, Mohammed Musa Bello, his administration has practically starved the city and the nation at large...

OPINION: 2019: BETWEEN LOOSE BROOM AND THE ‘SAFE’ UMBRELLA

Oh My home, Oh My home When shall I see my Home? APC Suffer Me O, When shall I see my PDP, I will never forget my home! (Dino Melaye, 2018) The political ecology of Nigeria witnessed the first batch of defectors last week from...

OPINION: THE CHANGING NATURE OF NIGERIANS (AFRICANS) IN THE WEST

This article is in response to Mr. Osuji's article: Nigerians in the USA are mostly takers not givers (http://centerformindscience.org/nigerians-in-the-usa-are-mostly-takers-not-givers). Mr. Osuji has written in this vein before as has Mr. Onuorah, et all. The theme is that Overall Nigerians...

OPINION: SIEGE ON NASS, NIGERIAN SECURITY AGENCIES MACHINATIONS AND THE NOTION OF USEFUL IDIOTS

With all due respect to members of the security and safety community in Nigeria, the title of this article is without prejudice to them as l have no interest in ridiculing or making light of the critical role that...

OPINION: THE TRACK AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA

Generally, sports have proven to be immensely effective in the economic development and all round development of many nations. One of the effects being the creation of jobs for more than just the sportsmen and women but also for...

OPINION: HOW HIGH ESTATE AGENTS’ FEES IS PSYCHOLOGICALLY KILLING LAGOS’ YOUTHS

“We tried to arrest him the second time,” says Mr Olusegun Andrea, “but he absconded. Since then, he has been avoiding us.” After eight months of part-paying 150,000 naira to Mr Fatai- an agent in Obanikoro area of Lagos State,...

OPINION: IN DEFENCE OF MRS KEMI ADEOSUN

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has been in the eyes of the storm since the online newspaper Premium Times, broke the news of her alleged forgery of exemption certificate for the National Youth Corps Service Scheme (NYSC). The allegation...

OPINION: KILLING NIGERIA POLICE SOFTLY!

These certainly are not the best of times for the beleaguered Nigeria Police Force. The embattled policing institution in Nigeria is being progressively battered and dealth severe ethical blows by persons wielding executive powers of the federation under whose supervision...

OPINION: OSHIOMOLE’S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MINISTER OF LABOUR: TRAVESTY OF A JADED BUHARI GOVERNMENT

Just few days in office as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive People's Congress APC, Adamu Oshiomole is fast proving himself as another tragic mistake in Buhari's damage limitation and conflict resolution power calculation. Why is this...

OPINION: UNRULY POLITICIANS GET CELEBRATED TO STRANGLE THE COUNTRY ECONOMICALLY

Is it not strange that a country with the highest number of poor people in the world pays politicians with collateral secured loans from foreigners? We are not talking about paying teachers or civil servants, these are the highest...