Opinion

OPINION: THANK YOU AMERICA AND LET US DO MORE

Thank you America. It was your outspokenness that forced President Trump to retreat from his breaking up of families’ policy. It was your calls to your governors, legislators that forced the retreat. It was you demonstrations at Boston Commons...

OPINION: THE PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET FRAUD WITH AKANU-IBIAM AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING

The Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari on Wednesday 20th June 2018 signed the 2018 appropriation bill into law. In signing the 2018 appropriation bill into law, the president stated that “the provision for Construction of the Terminal Building at Enugu...

OPINION: THE WORLD MUST ATTACK IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS AT THE ROOTS

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In Europe, America, and all over the world refugees and immigrants are "causing troubles" and bringing out the worst in people. Most countries are closing their borders to people fleeing wars, starvation, cruel governments and gangs, etc. The new...

OPINION: NIGERIA AND THE GENERATIONAL CHALLENGE OF STATE BUILDING

When the United States President, Donald Trump and his North Korean 'peace-ally', Kim Jong Un were planning for the just concluded historic bilateral summit, the question of venue was a matter of greatest concern. The stakes were high from...

OPINION: THE BAKASSI CRISIS IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT

This article was written when the Bakassi Peninsula was being handed over to Cameroon. The aim was to put the historical facts straight that Nigeria has no claim to the disputed Bakassi Peninsula and to corroborate the Resolution of...

OPINION: 2019: “ONE NATION BOUND IN FREEDOM, PEACE AND UNITY”

"Wicked propagandists continue to spread vicious lies about me for political gain, including claiming that I once asked Muslims not to vote for Christians. This must be the height of absurdity. How could I ever say that, when whoever...

OPINION: WE WILL SPEAK FOR PMB IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME

The shameless plunderers, the looting colonies, the unconscionable thieves and the unrepentant criminals who stole everything in sight in Nigeria in 16years are now talking tough, telling us how they plan to return to power in 2019. We see them every...

OPINION: CONVERSATIONS WITH KABIRU TANIMU TURAKI – PDP PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT

“I have what Buhari has – or is assumed to have- but he does not have what I have” –Turaki It was Thursday, June 14, a day to the commencement of the Sallah holiday. I sent a message to Sola...

OPINION: OF ABACHA LOOT, MALAMI AND TWISTED NARRATIVE

A narrative in a section of the media about the repatriation of our national assets stashed in a number of foreign jurisdictions by the late former head of state, General Sani Abacha, has been insidiously skewed against the Attorney...

OPINION: INSURGENCY, NIGERIAN ARMY AND A JUNE DIARY

The decision to pen this article came to me impromptu. I stumbled on a news item on an online medium, The Sun (UK), published February 18, 2018, which flashed a blistering news caption. It boldly read; "Terror, Exchange Programme:...