Opinion

OPINION: PDP CONVENTION, TARABA AND ODDS AGAINST INTERNAL DEMONS

As the PDP meets this weekend for its convention at Abuja, Taraba state should not be denied its pride of place. And I dare say the way Taraba would be treated would be a pointer to whether PDP is...

OPINION: ASSESSING THE MULTIPLE TALES AROUND OZUBULU MASSACRE

If the massacre of innocent lives at saint Patrick Catholic church,Amakwa, Ozubulu in Anambra state was shocking, bestial, the cacophony of tales tumbling from the mouths of those who claim to know the behind the mask executioners is unfortunate,...

OPINION: WHERE NOT TO BE A PENSIONER

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Like the saying goes, anything that has a beginning also has end, and in most cases most people look forward to a happy ending in whatever they do. This is not the case of most Nigerian workers; Nigeria has...

OPINION: TAMING THE TWO DEATH MERCHANTS

The world is again sitting on a precarious ladder and we are all aware of how the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were sunk by dangerously powerful explosives. North Korea Kim Jon Jong-un is known for his tantrums...

OPINION: THE SCAM IN PARIS CLUB REFUND

Everything about the Paris Club Refund seems very shadowy. So far, the Federal Ministry of Finance has shielded Nigerians from detailed information about the money it had shared to states as refund of excess deductions from their statutory allocations....

OPINION: DISTINGUISHED SERVICES TO HUMANISM AWARD: TO ALL HUMANISTS AT RISK WORLDWIDE

Thank you the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) for selecting me as the recipient of the Distinguished Services for Humanism Award for 2017. I dedicate this award to all humanists at risk around the globe. I feel humbled...

OPINION: THE BIG DEBATE AROUND DEVOLUTION OF POWER

The big debate around devolution of power will continue until the north sees sufficient and justifiable reasons to do so. And if for some reasons other regions believe in power devolving, of what benefit will such accrue to the...

OPINION: THE KURDS’ TREATMENT IN TURKEY IS INDEFENSIBLE

The below article is a response to a public letter written by Ibrahim Kurtulus, criticizing my previous article about the plight of the Kurds in Turkey. Kurtulus is a member of the Federation of Turkish American Associations, Inc. You...

OPINION: SOME LESSONS FROM AMERICA

I am a bushman.  And, I make no pretensions about it. I do not mean that I am a supporter of former President of America, George Bush, Junior. Not at all!  What I mean is that I am not cosmopolitan, but...

OPINION: NOW THAT RESTRUCTURE IS DEAD, SEPARATION REMAINS ONLY OPTION FOR YORUBA

As expected, I met with a barrage of flaks mostly from Northerners for my article "If Acting President Osinbajo Were Hausa Or Fulani... Yoruba Ronu It's Time To Go!" published July 14, 2017 in SaharaReporters. Little minds are happy...