Opinion

The greatest talking point in our country this week has been the declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari that he would seek a second term in office next year. And naturally so. Desire by any President, whether positive or negative,...

I take my cue for this write-up from THISDAY newspaper’s lead story of Friday, April 6, 2018 with the banner headline: “Jostling for APC Chairmanship Begins, Oyegun, Oshiomhole, Ebri Emerge Contenders…”  My intervention is not a confirmation of any...

Those who know the defeated 2015 All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, should extend help to him before he totally unhinges and destroy the last of whatever is left of his public...

Overtime, I have observed the character of terrorism as a complex, unpredictable and dynamic phenomenon. Terrorists are very determined rebels, who hardly flinch like Lucifer in perpetrating evil and atrocities. They have a resolve that is almost unbreakable and exhibit...

One common and usual refrain among loyalists and supporters of Nigerian leaders in the past decade is that the particular leader in question, ‘means well for the country’. The issue of meaning well is often brought in to counter...

General Tukur Yusuf Buratai will on April 12th 2018 launch the updated Army headquarters directives on standing rules of engagement, use of force as well as detention and interrogation. The event which is entirely a military event but will however be symbolically...

I was surprised that some people seemed surprised that Buhari decided to seek re-election. I have always maintained that it will be unthinkable for any President of the country to forgo the opportunity of seeking re-election – even if...

President Muhammadu Buhari's chances to be reelected in 2019 have continued to shrink giving legitimate reasons to adduce that the upcoming election may not be free and fair as the APC government may recourse to the illegitimate use of...

In the light of many eye-sore and ear-sore episodes which have characterised contemporary every day lived experiences of Nigerians, it is practically impossible to allow our dead leaders-of-thought to rest in peace; I need to invoke the spirit of...

I just finished reading a syndicated story in some online news portals of April 9, 2018 with the headline: "Abacha Loot: Adeosun blocks $17m dubious payment to Malami's lawyers." From the headline, the objective of the report was clear:...