Opinion

Suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) might have won his case against the Senate at the Federal High Court, but the victory is essentially not his alone. The victory is a common patrimony of the silent minority in...

The Osin River or more well-known as (Odo Osin) occupies a unique position in Igbomina history. Legend has it that a pretty woman angrily turned into the river after she had to endure long societal insults for barrenness. Osin...

Introduction Hope—that was the campaign slogan of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola in the 1993 general elections. It is no longer news that Nigerians despite their ethnicity, tribe and religion bought into this vision and overwhelmingly voted for late...

The Nigerian senate, a pivot in the tripod of democracy, has become comfortably ineffectual and grossly spineless. What we have now is just an institutional skeleton, without blood or muscle. So, why should we still keep it? That the senate...

The unfolding reality in Nigeria is that of a leadership which has displayed sufficient incapacity in protecting lives of the hoi polloi and repositioning the nation on the path of justice and progress. Our case is that of the...

On May 11 2018, the ancient city of Kano will witness an influx of people as the doyen of creme de la creme in Nigeria would be converging the city for the turbaning ceremony of one of their illustrious...

With the recent visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States at the behest of President Donald Trump, Nigeria is once again returning to global reckoning and applause. Firstly, it threw up a lot of positives about Nigeria,...

Akwa Savings and Loans Limited (Mortgage Bankers) incorporated 23 years as a primary mortgage institution (PMI) to undertake mortgage financing and other banking services became anaemic and ran into near insolvency between 2016 and 2017. Thanks to Governor Udom...

With the recent visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United States at the behest of President Donald Trump, Nigeria is once again returning to global reckoning and applause. Firstly, it threw up a lot of positives about Nigeria,...

The Petroleum Act 1969 (as amended) grants powers to the Ministry of Petroleum, acting through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to administer the licensing of oil blocks in the country. These include Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL), Oil Mining...