Opinion

OPINION: BUHARI’S HEALTH MYTH AND NIGERIANS STORY TELLING POWER

President Muhammadu Buhari has perfected the art and science of stealth, elusiveness amidst fabulous storylines that formed critical mass of supporters and detractors each time he travels for medication. He has eluded story tellers, doom prophets, agitators and indeed...

OPINION: THE VITUPERATIONS OF DATTI BABA-AHMED

On 22ndJanuary 2014, Malam Nasir El-Rufai gave a lecture in Abuja to youths, The Nigeria of our Dreams, where he addressed the question of nation-building. Parts of this lecture, like several other previous interventions in national discourse, are now...

OPINION: OUR ISI EWU EDUCATION AND ‘ZATIONS 

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Ani DiFranco, said I know the biggest crime is just to throw up your hands and say "This has nothing to do with me, I just want to live as comfortably as I can. For me I am a man...

OPINION: UNDERSTANDING BURATAI’S TALL ORDER ON SHEKAU 

Leader of the counter-insurgency war in Nigeria and Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur  Yusufu Buratai is a soldier rarely given to anger, but it appears the mask forces behind terrorism in Nigeria have dragged him to...

OPINION: LUNCH IN LONDON, ANXIETY IN NIGERIA

“What’s gwan inna wa cwantry?” “What language is that?” “English of course.” “Sounds like Creole to me. Why don’t you just talk straight?” “Nobody talks straight in this country anymore.” “I still talk straight.  I can’t start twisting my tongue because some people have...

OPINION: STILL ON RESTRUCTURING, RENEGOTIATION AND THE NIGERIAN PURPOSE

Recently Bayelsa State Nigeria played a host to one of Nigeria's   foremost thinkers ,the Nobel Laureate,Prof 'Wole Soyinka  ,who was   visiting the Ijaw National Academy and celebrating his birthday,and   there was a consensus between the Professor and the host...

OPINION: BIAFRA: IT’S TIME FOR NNAMDI KANU TO CHANGE THE DRUMBEAT

''There have been agitations and calls for a long time now for Nigeria's   break up and restructuring. While the bulk of pauperised Nigerians who   form the bulk of Nigerian plebians see outright break up as the royal   road to...

OPINION: DISCO DANCING IN SENATE AND LURKING DANGER

Senator Demola Adeleke, the newest Senator in the hallow chambers seems to have been dancing non-stop since his victory at the polls. Elected to finish the term of his late brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, I have watched various videos...

OPINION: EGMONT’S SUSPENSION OF NIGERIA: A CASE FOR NFIC BILL

Three weeks ago, the hammer of the world's watchdog on money laundering and terrorist financing, Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units fell on Nigeria for non-compliance with global best standards. The crux of the matter is the absence of...

OPINION: APPRAISING ABIA’S EFFORT IN REDUCING INFANT MORTALITY

Recently, Abia State Government added another milestone to its hall of fames.The state through its ministry of health, the Nestle Nutrition Institute of Africa, the Nigeria Society of Neonatal Medicine, and Vicar Hope Foundation held a workshop which trained...