Opinion

OPINION: NDIGBO IN NIGERIA: HISTORY IS MY WITNESS 

Few days ago a friend, Patriot and a committed Nigerian,Emmanuel Majebi reminded me of the tragedy of looking the way and keeping quiet by men who should know better in times of crisis. He reminded me of the calamity...

OPINION: WHEN THE GOAT CLAIMS SAME PATERNITY WITH THE SHEEP

Morocco, the North African kingdom is noted for its tantrums, rascality and general disregard for  human rights, international norms and conventions. An attempt by sister African countries like Nigeria to convince the kingdom to respect the independence of its...

OPINION: QUIT NOTICES: AFTER THE SPAT, TIME TO SUE FOR PEACE

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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo during the week and the preceding week found it necessary to apply a soothing balm on the frayed and disjointed nerves in the Nigerian polity. It is difficult for anyone living in the country and...

OPINION: RE-INVENTING NIGERIA’S WARPED FEDERALISM

The on-going polemic vis-à-vis the quit notice by the Arewa Youth to the South Eastern residents in the Northern parts of the country to relocate to their home base shortly has brought to the fore, once again, the convoluting...

OPINION: OBANURE: THE PASSING AWAY OF A CHRIST’S AMBASSADOR

It was through Pastor Idris Umar’s poetic ventilation of his deep-seated, innermost emotion on the sudden passing away of one-time Provincial Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Abuja and, at the time of his death,...

OPINION: TECHNOLOGY: THE INTERNET OF EVERYTHING WATER

Local communities boosting water monitoring systems using the Internet Imagine a world where your spice cabinet reminds you to buy salt, or your cell phone sends a text message about the amount of water left in your water tank. These...

OPINION: THE NEW ‘GENERATION SHIFT’ MANTRA

Since the election of Emmanuel Macron, 39, as the   youngest President of France, several Nigerian writers have suddenly rediscovered an old mantra: ‘generation shift’. With Buhari’s official age at 74, these writers warn that Macron is an emphatic indication...

OPINION: PLASTICS POSE BIGGEST THREAT TO OCEANS

Oceans chocking on millions of plastic water bottles, cups, straws and single use plastic bags Renowned American oceanographer Sylvia Earle has studied the sea extensively for more than 60 years, and logged more than 7,000 hours researching and filming marine...

OPINION: INEC, MELAYE AND THE SCEPTRE OF RECALL IN BELLO’S HANDS

The conflicted relationship between the governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, and the senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, which fed on local political grievances, has snowballed into much wider intriguing webs of mischief that have received the imprimatur...

OPINION: WE CAN BUILD A NEW NIGERIA

SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF SENIOR COURSE 39, THE ARMED FORCES, COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, JAJI, KADUNA STATE ON FRIDAY...