Opinion

OPINION: UCHE OGAH AND THE CHANGING FORTUNES OF APC IN THE SOUTHEAST

The unfolding political realities in the southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria is an intriguing matrix which has called for proper and systematic analysis of the issue judging by how some persons have been going about it. From the poor performance...

OPINION: IMPROVING ASSET RECOVERY IN NIGERIA

The inaugural Global Forum for Asset Recovery which held in the District of Colombia has come and gone. As somebody who participated very actively from the passive shadows, I feel a sense of pride to know that some of...

OPINION: MAMA TARABA INSPIRES WOMEN FOUNDATION: WHY AISHA ALHASSAN NEEDS A FOUNDATION

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What about it? It is a Foundation that aims to empower, educate, inspire, motivate and sensitize women to draw lessons from the life and legacies of Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, (aka Mama Taraba) Why does Aisha Alhassan need a foundation? So...

OPINION: FIGHTING A “DEFEATED” BOKO HARAM WITH $1BN

Divergent views have continued to dominate social media landscape since the news of federal government decision to spend a whooping $1bn dollars on a "technically defeated" Boko Haram terror organization hit the media. For most people who diligently study...

OPINION: IBADAN: LESSONS FROM THE 2017 COAS CONFERENCE

An irresponsible military is a fundamental threat to any nation. Narrowed down, an unprofessional and undisciplined Army is a devastating disaster with dire consequences on the fabrics of a nation-state. On the flipside too, a professional and disciplined Army...

OPINION: OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, PH.D

Perhaps in the long run, the most remarkable legacy of the Nigerian leader known as Olusegun Obasanjo would be his personal example, in terms of the manner in which he continues to creatively reinvent himself and the Renaissance quality...

OPINION: GODWIN EMEFIELE IS MAN OF THE YEAR 2017

My man of the year is Godwin Emefiele, fondly and affectionately called ‘Meffy’ by his ever-growing list of admirers, offline and online. What a year, what a man. At the beginning of the year, his enemies gathered in the...

OPINION: RACE FOR 2019 AND YOUTHS INDIFFERENCE

As envisaged, the national political terrain has again become tensed up with a lot of intrigues that only the strong hearted will be able to wade through the minefield and come out successfully in the 2019 general election. Those...

OPINION: THE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND THE CURRENT NOIPOLLS

With the dates already set in 2019 for the elections and with 2/3 of the current administration’s tenure all but used up, we are in a position to gauge the possible re-election chances of the APC federal government and...

OPINION: WHY GOD KEPT PRESIDENT BUHARI ALIVE: FEMI ADESINA

President Muhammadu Buhari: Marks 75th birthday on Sunday Let me begin by telling a story. On June 1, 2015, the day I resumed work as adviser on media to President Muhammadu Buhari, he had admonished me: “Adesina, always tell me...