Opinion

OPINION: REBUILDING THE BERLIN WALL: HOW EUROPE’S ANTI-MIGRATION AGENDA THREATENS STABILITY IN AFRICA

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,...

OPINION: IN BAKASSI NIGERIA FAILED

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...

OPINION: OKOROCHA: THE WORST NIGHTMARE OF A BELEAGUERED PDP

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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...

OPINION: HOW BIAFRA CAN BE PEACEFULLY RESOLVED BY NIGERIA 

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...

OPINION: AS APC ‘BRINGS’ ORDER FROM CHAOS

If you have ever visited a typical chain of brothels then you will understand how chaos and disorder functions in real life situation. This is because traditionally, the red light district is a house of 'sin' and the ancillary activities...

OPINION: ON NIGERIA’S AGONY

As devoted human rights campaigners, our official and private lines are usually inundated with calls from distressed members of the civil society. These callers ranging from house wives confronting different facets of brutal domestic abuses and violence to single girls...

OPINION: ONAGORUWA: THE MAN WHO RETURNED FROM THE LION’S DEN

Dr. Olu Onagoruwa, armed with a PhD in Law, a glorious practice in journalism, solid experience in the classroom,  rich  political activism, a sword and shield of righteousness and a burning sense of patriotism, went into the den of military dictatorship. That...

OPINION: BETWEEN BOKO AND BORNO HARAM

We cannot refrain from analyzing the counter-insurgency campaigns in Nigeria in the last two years under President Muhammadu Buhari. We cannot cast away a conscience overshadowed by the irrepressible inner voice which echoes a quenched, but gradually resurrecting tempo...

OPINION: IS NIGERIA POISED FOR AN ECONOMIC REBOUND?

It has certainly been a lively year for the Nigerian economy as it continues to diversify away from oil reliance while juggling with a currency crisis and Dollar shortages created by low oil prices. Although the nation still remains...

OPINION: LAKE CHAD ATTACK: SEPARATING PROPAGANDA FROM REALITY

The unfortunate and avoidable killings of over 60 Nigerians on exploration at the Lake Chad basin by Boko Haram terrorists is a sad reminder of how innocent Nigerians die everyday in the troubled Borno state. What is most disturbing...