Opinion

OPINION: KANO: MUSLIM BOY MUST NOT DIE FOR BLASPHEMY

Urgent steps must be taken to save the life of a muslim boy who has been accused of blasphemy in Kano state in Northern Nigeria. Local sources said that the sharia enforcement agency in the state known as the...

OPINION: BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL CHINA FOR EVERYONE

The emergence of China as the world's fastest growing economy has remained an intriguing phenomenon among researchers and historians, but the reality is that the country has over the last forty years sustained an irreversible trajectory of developmental activities....

OPINION: IMO 2019: THE UNFOLDING POLITICAL EQUATION

Governor Rochas Okorocha's administration in more ways than one, has given way to an atmosphere of uncertainty, hopelessness and gloomy future; deviating from its developmental roadmap for the state along the line of 'Imo Rescue Mission'. His succession calls...

OPINION: BUHARI’S DOUBLE STANDARDS

Nigeria's General Muhammadu Buhari most recently avowed that he is detribalized, not a religious partisan, and in control of the government. He is seeking a third/second term depending on who you ask and on how the counting is done....

OPINION: STILL ON THE 1994 RWANDA GENOCIDE

The pains of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda were relived recently when it was reported that four mass graves were discovered traced to the genocide in the East African country dating back to over 20 years. According to reports by...

OPINION: DEAR NIGERIAN YOUTHS: MAY YOUR ROADS BE ROUGH!

Nigerian youths who accept challenges and are ready to conquer will wholeheartedly accept my wish for them. I am one of them, not underage, not overage. So, it is also my wish for myself. Ever since I came across...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S TINY ISLAND OF PROSPERITY AND VAST OCEAN OF MISERY

When speaking about Nigeria overseas, I normally prefer to be my country’s marketing officer, extolling her virtues and hoping to attract investments and tourists. But as we all know, Nigeria is battling with many challenges, and if I refer...

OPINION: THIS ISSUE MUST WORRY BUHARI

The US government’s 2017 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Nigeria must be a source of concern to President Buhari and the country in general. The 48-page executive summary of the report, which was released recently by the...

OPINION: BE GRATEFUL TO NIGERIA

I have been accused several times by my wife of refusing to advice people. In fact, I always tell her I do not know much, and that I even need advice. But today, I want to honour her memory...

OPINION: A PAIN IN ABUBAKAR MALAMI’S NECK

The Yoruba have a cherished prayer that they offer in disapproval of a tramautising battle that faces their beloved ones or associates: “Ki Olorun ki o gba wa lowo ogun ale ni ma dehin”, transliterated as: “May the Almighty...