Opinion

OPINION: JUNE 12 TSUNAMI AND THE ONES WHO WON’T FORGIVE BUHARI

An old Chinese proverb says: Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil. This short proverb sums the intensity of attacks against President Muhammadu Buhari, not leaving the ratcheting up of violence in some the States after a period...

OPINION: THE OVERNIGHT HIGH PRIEST OF DEMOCRACY

It is no more difficult to understand why President Buhari has many enemies: he is a very brilliant statesman, whose leadership credentials cannot be questioned. Recognizing and acknowledging June 12 as Democracy Day, naming and honouring MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner...

OPINION: MERITS AND DEMERITS OF MINORITY AND MAJORITY

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Except for things that relate to the Incomprehensible Supreme Being, everything that has merits has demerits. However good something is looked at, there can be a fault attached to it. That is what makes a man. That is how...

OPINION: A WOMAN DIES EVERY HOUR FROM CERVICAL CANCER: KNOW YOUR STATUS TODAY

Dying of cancer of whatever part of the body is one of the worst ways to part with life, the victim experiences excruciating pains while he or she watches the body wither away slowly. A lot of people just want to...

OPINION: ADDRESSING THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT PARADOX IN AFRICA

Africa’s experience on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) presents a paradox. Conventionally, capital is expected to flow from countries with low to high returns. During 2006-2011, the region experienced the highest rate of return on FDI (11.4%) compared to...

OPINION: THE CASE FOR PRIVATIZATION OF NNPC

Private ownership of businesses has been as old as the human civilisation. And there has never been any great economy without an army of private business owners. Why not so when private ownership of enterprises is always better than...

OPINION: BENUE STATE’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITION BILL: WHERE ARE THE PRIORITIES?

Benue, a North-Central Nigerian State has become more prominent lately for so many wrong reasons. It is a state with a population of 4,253,641 as of 2006 census. With farming as the main occupation, the state can be credited...

OPINION: BUHARI: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELLED

This piece was inspired by a video of the Kenyan National Prayer Breakfast, which recently went viral.  In that video President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga publicly offered apologies to each other over the contentious and acrimony-laden...

OPINION: FASHION IN NUDITY

A scene was recently created at the gate of one Church located at one of the Highbrow areas in Abuja recently. A young woman who felt that she was unjustly prevented from accessing the church to worship was furious...

OPINION: AFRICA COULD BE THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY

Experts say conditions on the continent are great for virtual currency Interest in cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency, is growing steadily in Africa. Some economists say it is a disruptive innovation that will blossom on the continent. Cryptocurrency is not...