Opinion

Immunity clause, as presently enshrined in the Nigerian constitution with its attendance problem of deferring punishment of an offender to an arbitrary future day rather than immediate punishment at the point of abusing an office, is a tortured issue...

President Muhammadu Buhari's 103 days absence from Nigeria based on medical reasons, left Nigeria drifting further apart away from what a nation should look like. There were palpable tensions everywhere, sharp divisions among the people, rise in police brutality...

With President Trump "locked and loaded" and the North Korean leader having a re-think about attacking Guam, the rest of the world can breathe a sigh of relief – at least for now. Never a week goes by that North...

In the early hours of Saturday, August 19th, 2017, Ahmed Aliyu Tanko started hoisting new flags in the quadrangle of the Presidential Villa. The heavy down pours had improved the lustre of the greenery of the Villa, but the...

From Nigeria House in the United Kingdom to ‘Home office’ in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) returned after 104 days in the Diaspora. Even those afflicted with socio-economic quagmire were mobilised to the streets to welcome the Daura born...

Until President Donald Trump sees Americans as key to achieving his vision for America, his precocious beginning may soon turn out a disaster, writes James Ojo When On Friday, January 20th, 2017, President Donald Trump stood tall on the West...

The above statement coming from me may be a blasphemy for I am not one of Mr. Trump's fans. Mr. Trump represents a political ideology that has not been tried in America before. Previous Republican presidents had represented what...

Auchi polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, which used to be an enviable citadel of learning, is now a mere shadow of  its former self as it is now a cascading speedily into its early Golgotha. Intimidation, vindictiveness, witch hunt and threats...

“Baba don come oh. Baba o yo yo, Baba Bubu o yo yo” “What is that?” “Eh, o yo yo” “If you are this excited about President Buhari’s return, then why didn’t you go to Abuja to welcome him when he arrived...

The major objective of any political party across the globe is to control the government. This objective informs other ancilliary functions of the party such as voter education, electioneerings, grass roots mobilisation, among others. Unfortunately, in Abia, the major opposition...