Opinion

There is a quotation I love to think about because it accurately captures the whole truth about how men choose the things to put in the front burner of their conscience about others. The quotation is a profound statement...

“I believe it is still going to be well with Nigeria.” And, on another day, during our usual interactions on the state of the nation, and especially when the debate is delving too much into the hopeless state of...

Iraq, once the cradle of civilization, has and continues to experience one of the most horrific violent conflicts in modern history that defies any semblance of civilized humanity. It is hard to imagine the mammoth death and destruction that...

We must be unrelenting in making this demand and in asking this question: Why do religions need money, our money for their trips to their holy lands? Why do persons with fervent faith in a benevolent, provident, paradise- kingdom-...

I was of the opinion that tribalism in my generation was a thing of the past- how wrong I was. I remember growing up in the eastern part of Nigeria . All our friends and acquaintances were of the Igbo...

Rewind to 2003. The ecology of the National Assembly exuded the aura of influence. The conclave of the powerful and influential politicians - 109 of them in the Senate and 360 in the House of Representatives –was magnetic. The...

On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic built a wall between East and West Berlin. The intention of that action to build a wall was to keep "fascists" from entering East Germany but importantly,...

I am an avid follower of Nigeria's international border security issues. Indeed issues of border security around the World fascinates me so much so that in the near future I'm contemplating enrolling for a short certificate course on border security. Border...

Do you still wonder why Mr Femi Fani-Kayode has dedicated most part of the last few days attempting some puerile snide on the personality of His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha? It is not one of those demon inspired excesses...

Nigeria is on a high-speed descent, though the political leaders do not seem to comprehend this matter fully. It has been a sobering moment for Nigerian-Americans, as reports from Nigeria, some of which landed on my desk recently, portray a...