Opinion

OPINION: PDP’S FAILURE TO LEARN FROM PAST BLUNDERS

The Anambra State Gubernatorial election of November 18, 2017 may have come and gone but the sad memories still linger. It is no longer news that Governor Willie Obiano won the election comfortably in all 21 local government areas...

OPINION: OYO 2019 AND THE QUESTION OF POWER ROTATION

As more candidates continue to indicate interest for the 2019 Oyo governorship elections, there has emerged lately, questions revolving which part of the state should occupy the Agodi seat of power. There are two major groups with distinct line...

OPINION: STATE’S MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE AS ANTIDOTE TO TERROR

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The use of maximum force to quell Terrorism, Extremism and Separatism (TES) the world over has been largely successful, though its deployment has not sometimes failed to attract condemnation. Research has shown that some of the reasons military operations could...

OPINION: ATIKU’S TALL AMBITION AND HIS MISERABLE PDP

They tell me APC should stop the blame game and focus on the jobs that need to be done. I agree but those who destroyed our yesterday should keep quiet while we fix what needs to be fixed. The...

OPINION: NDDC BOARD: NEEDLESS HULLABALOO OVER TENURE

Notwithstanding the lucid explanation given by the Federal Government (FG), in denying an alleged extension of the tenure of the current Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, the needless raging hullabaloo over the issue has persisted. Some individuals...

OPINION: CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEACE AND CORRUPTION 

“When discussing corruption, the nexus of its relationship with peace should also take center stage.”  Between 21st-24th November 2017, Kent Law School, Kent University in partnership with several other organizations such as MacArthur Foundation, Global Witness, Human and Environmental...

OPINION: LEADERSHIP AND BURATAI’S UNIQUE STYLE

Leadership has many trappings. It attracts an irresistible allure and, at the same time ensnares dangerously. Those who fail to create impact in leadership are constrained in multiple ways. Impactful leadership entails much more than merely possessing the qualities...

OPINION: LIBYA: “NO BROTHER IN THE JUNGLE”

Arab countries have a tradition of slavery dating back to centuries. This has persisted despite the existence of international conventions and legal frameworks classifying slavery as a crime against humanity. The current situation in Libya, involving slavery and human...

OPINION: VARSITY UNIONS AND THE EARNED ALLOWANCES’ STRIKE

On December 4, 2017 the Non-Teaching Staff Unions (National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT); Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU); and Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU)) in public universities resumed their suspended strike....

OPINION: ON CORRUPTION: ONE THING PRESIDENT BUHARI MUST DO TO REGAIN MORAL AUTHORITY

Let's commence by reminding ourselves that the final straw that broke the camel's back before the last administration was booted out of power in 2015 was the stench of corruption oozing out of Aso Rock villa which had become...