Opinion

OPINION: PMB: JUST LIKE THE MILLS OF THE GODS

There is a saying bequeathed to mankind by the Greek physician/philosopher, Sextus Empiricus, who lived in Alexandria and Athens in the 3rd Century. It goes thus: "The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine." What does...

OPINION: SELF-DETERMINATION IS AN INALIENABLE RIGHT

The Iraqi Kurds’ referendum that was conducted several weeks ago won an overwhelming majority in favor of independence, but was rejected by much of the international community, especially by the US and the Iraqi government. Self-determination, however, is unstoppable...

OPINION: BUHARI AND HIS GOVERNMENT OF “FUGITHIEVES”

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The frequency of scandals bedeviling the Buhari administration in recent times would require an app to keep track of them. It certainly is beyond human capacity to do so. While Nigerians were yet to grapple with the dirty details coming...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S BEST HOPE FOR 2019: ABDULRASHEED MAINA

In 2019, Nigeria heads to the polls for its presidential election. The ballot will boast the usual cast of characters in the Nigerian political arena. But Nigeria's best hope for 2019 is Abdulrasheed Maina the erstwhile Chairman, Presidential Task...

OPINION: TURKEY, THE GULEN MOVEMENT AND NIGERIA

Last month President Buhari made a four-day visit to Turkey – his first to the country since his election in 2015. Though Buhari’s trip was essentially to attend a meeting of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation ( made...

OPINION: WE MUST EXPLORE, EXCAVATE & CREATE ARTS & SCIENCES’ END PRODUCTS

Why does Africa remain poor despite its resources? After independence African countries still depend on foreign companies to explore, excavate and manufacture finished products in 2017! It is true that these are big companies that need special technologies. Yet...

OPINION: GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: THE CHOICE BEFORE NDI ANAMBRA

When Dr. Chinweoke Mbadinuju (Odera) became the Governor of Anambra State on May 29th 1999 at the beginning of the fourth republic, after defeating Prof. A.B.C. Nwosu in the PDP primaries, his administration was nothing to write home about. Civil Servants...

OPINION: BLOOD THIEVES: VAMPIRE MANIA IN MALAWI

The murder in Malawi of people suspected to be 'blood thieves', or vampires, has made international headlines. Why do these superstitions persist? Vigilante mobs in Malawi have killed at least five people in connection with vampire attack rumours. Arrests have been made....

OPINION: BOKO HARAM: OPEN LETTER TO FINANCE MINISTER

Dear Mrs. Kemi, Compliments of the day! I am still grieving severely over the unfortunate incident of Boko Haram terrorists attacks on the 233 Battalion, at the Sassawa Military Forwarding Base in Damaturu, Yobe state. We lost some of our...

OPINION: NIGERIA: THE WAY FORWARD FOR NIGERIA

As another federal elections year draw near with over three hundred political parties on the queue to slug it out with the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, there is every compelling need to focus attention on key areas where...