Opinion

In the past year or so there has been an alarming increase in the number of 'churches' that double-up as fetish ritual dens. Corpses are being discovered buried in the foundation of churches and several so-called pastors have been caught...

I sat transfixed on my chair, as the hall erupted into a rapturous mood, when the recipient of this particular award, bowed his head twice before the cream of dignitaries staring at him. And a voice vibrating in stillness,...

One way nations have succeeded in engaging the energies of the youths positively and keeping them away from social vices is through sports. Apart from keeping them busy all year round, youths manifest their potentials just as sporting activities...

In the past few days I have observed the outcry of a lot of Nigerians about the N5 million donated by Atiku Abubakar to the victims of flooding in Benue State. Much as I believe in giving, I also believe...

I'm compelled for the second time in less than two years to write on this vexed issue of the alleged wrongful dismissal of 38 Senior military officers of the Nigeria Army because of newly emerged information which goes to...

For close to thirty years the Ajaokuta-Itakpe rail line project has been put on hold based on the visionless leadership we have witnessed in the past. The project was conceptualised to facilitate the evacuation of raw materials and end-products...

Over the years, the recurrent themes at gatherings of the Ijaw (Ezon) people include  marginalization despite producing most of the oil that sustains the country's economy. They are about environmental  pollution, deprivation rather than derivation and resource control. While such themes are...

Religion was not quite a major divisive issue in the community in which we lived in the Old Cross River State in my days as a student there. On Sundays, students felt free to attend church service either within...

There is no gainsaying the fact that there is despair across the length  and breadth of Nigeria.  There is no single  state where the people are feeling the positivr impact of the APC Federal Government. Everywhere you go, the country...

I have two predictions to make: before you're through with this piece, the federal and state governments of Nigeria may issue a decree against hate speech. The authorities, its agents, and some Nigerians would call for my head for...