Opinion

OPINION: SKEPTICAL AFRICA: SEE YOU THERE

I have heard a lot about an Africa, about a side of Africa- the dogmatic side, the faith filled, blindly believing Africa. There has been an overwhelming focus on the magical, 'witch-bound' African continent. A lot has been said...

OPINION: ASUU STRIKE AND THE IMPERATIVES OF “CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME”

For the next few weeks or months, the already suffering Public Tertiary Education in Nigeria will be grounded to a halt courtesy of the insensitivity of our leadership to the future of Nigeria which lies in proper investment in...

OPINION: THE HISTORICAL REALITY OF JESUS CHRIST PART 1

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The main purpose of this article is to provide historical and verifiable evidence that Jesus Christ existed; walked among men in a definite period of history and did what he did according to Biblical accounts. It is not intended...

OPINION: A CASE FOR EDO CHARTER OF EQUITY

The legislative cum political absurdity that is going on in Edo state in which the Speaker of the House of Assembly from Edo central, Justin Okonoboh, has just been impeached and replaced with Kabiru Adjoto from Edo north, should...

OPINION: SYRIA: A TESTAMENT TO INTERNATIONAL MORAL BANKRUPTCY

Much has been written about Syria’s civil war which has engulfed the country for the past six years, but sadly the mounting death and destruction in Syria has long since become mere statistics. The international community grew comfortably numb...

OPINION: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA: UTTER CLUELESSNESS OR SHEER DAREDEVILRY?

More than fourteen months ago, under the title “Mass Hysteria As A Political Strategy Is Time-Bound” I urged the sitting Federal Government of Nigeria to tune off its electoral campaign politics and face the hard task of governing religion-plural...

OPINION: WHICH IS NIGERIA’S MAJOR TRIBE?

There are distinctive Phenomena that define the urgency of the now to effect fundamental changes to the ways and manners that Nigeria is governed. First, is the unfortunate realization that Nigerian youth in their hundreds -of -thousands have embarked on...

OPINION: SUNTAI: HAVE WE LEARNT ANYTHING?

In a way, late Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai was trying to teach Taraba people and Nigerians lessons in leadership, conduct and power relations. Did we learn? Did we even know the lessons he taught? For it is never enough...

OPINION: NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN BILL AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDACY BILL: A CHALLENGE TO THE NIGERIAN YOUTH 

The time of youth is the best time of one’s life; the peak period when purpose should be chased and dreams fulfilled. It is however a parody that according to reports 73% of young people are restricted from running...

OPINION: TROUBLED PEOPLE, TROUBLING FUTURE

We are a troubled people. Except for Boko Haram, Nigeria is  not at war. But in another sense, we are; we are like a man fighting himself and wandering why peace continues to prevail.   From various parts of the country, different...