Opinion

OPINION: BURATAI, NIGERIAN ARMY NEED CITIZENS’ COOPERATION, SUPPORT 

According to George Orwell, "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men/women stand ready to do violence on their behalf."  Soldiers do violence on your behalf. Being a soldier is not doing a job or...

OPINION: BUHARI: POLICING LOOTED FUNDS WITH THE WHISTLE

A major straw that broke the Camel’s back of the 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria is corruption. Nigerians voiced their frustrations with a vote for the All Progressive Congress...

OPINION: TIME TO HALT THE TRANS-SAHARAN MIGRATION

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The world was treated to a rude shock recently when the news of the deaths of 26 Nigerian women was broken. The women, in their teens, were reportedly murdered in their attempt the Mediterranean. The reports further suggested that...

OPINION: AS PRESIDENT BUHARI TURNS ON HIS CHARM OFFENSIVE ON THE IGBOS

After the infamous Python Dance lI that led to the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB movement, which put the Igbos on edge, you may be thinking that President Muhammadu Buhari would leave the lgbos in the...

OPINION: TIME TO KICK TURKEY OUT OF NATO

The egregious violation of freedom of the press in Turkey has reached a mammoth proportion that places Turkey among the most oppressive nations for journalists. It is sadder than sad that the US and the EU, who champion free...

OPINION: NOTHING WRONG WITH CROOKS PROBING CROOKS

Yes, this is how low it has got to in the land that used to flow with milk and honey. The Milk and Honey may even sound strange to younger generations that have never seen regular light and water...

OPINION: BUHARI AND THE ALLEGATION OF NORTHERNIZATION

Perhaps the biggest news this week so far, has been the attempt by the Presidency to debunk the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari has been kinder to Northerners and Muslims in the recruitment of persons into his administration. The...

OPINION: COPING WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

You haven't killed yourself, yet, so that's a start. You are thinking, seriously, of doing it but haven't yet mustered up the courage to go ahead with it. With all the conflicting thoughts in your head you're still trying,...

OPINION: THE WAR AGAINST INSURGENCY AND UNACCEPTABLE DISTRACTIONS

The history of the present generation may well be defined by the success or failure of the anti-terrorism efforts across the world. Since al-Qaeda first emerged in 1988 and subsequently carried out attacks on American soil in 2001, terrorism...

OPINION: WANTED: A KINDER, GENTLER NEW EFCC

Corruption continues to rock Nigeria. A lot of public resources ended up in private pockets. The brash new tycoons made their fortunes from corruption. Too many people have gotten rich based on their proximity to the government. There are...