Opinion

OPINION: OPERATION PYTHON DANCE: LESSONS FOR IPOB, AGITATORS, FG

In Igboland, there is a saying that ``what you do not know is bigger than you, just as it will continue to be beyond you until you experience it practically’’. This adage perfectly describes the combative strategy of IPOB...

OPINION: IPOB IS AN INSURGENCY, NOT A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

While the sharp division of opinions over the government’s Operation Python Dance 11 in the Southeast, the proscription of IPOB and the consequent designation of the organization as a terrorist organization could be interpreted either as a reflection of...

OPINION: THE OGONI PEOPLE AND NIGERIA’S FAULTY CONFIGURATION

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Agitations for a fair and just system in Nigeria is increasingly becoming a threat to the country's stability. This is largely because the leadership appear to turn blind eyes to the concerns of the agitators and not see it...

OPINION: KEEPING THE CONVERSATION ON ATIKU ABUBAKAR

Hardly has any week passed in the last six months that Atiku Abubakar, Waziri Adamawa has not been in the news. There is no doubt as stated in a previous article that he is the most outspoken high ranking...

OPINION: MENTAL HEALTH AND ME

I have spent a lot of time thinking and trying to decide how to contribute to advancing mental health awareness in Nigeria. I have decided that the best way to start is to talk about my experience with mental...

OPINION: TIME FOR THE APC FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THINK

This is the time for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government to settle down and reflect. I mean think about their failure in governance. They can still make amends in the interest of the country. This is the time...

OPINION: WHEN THE POLICE BECOMES THE THIEF

The Nigeria Police has a very notorious image which must be cleaned up through fundamental attitudinal transformations of the men and officers of the institution. Apart from the well-known notoriety as being corrupt and excessively bribe taking, some percentages of...

OPINION: IPOB: DISASTER AVERTED IN IGBOLAND AND NIGERIA

"We the SE governors have no regret proscribing the IPOB. The group's activities had endangered the lives of over 12 million Igbos living in the north and other parts of the country. Their activities were also threatening the lives...

OPINION: IMO APC AND POLITICS OF EXCLUSIONISM

The absence of key leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Imo State at the 55th Birthday celebration of Owelle Rochas Okorocha  in Owerri has further confirmed worries that the APC in the  State may  be  wobbling...

OPINION: FAKOREDE, RIVERS SARS, IGP AND THE REST OF US

A few days ago, a friend narrated to me how the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) recovered his stolen vehicle and refused to release same to him. According to him, SARS Personnel have been driving the vehicle round the streets...