Opinion

OPINION: GAMBIA’S DEMOCRACY SURVIVES POLITICAL TURBULENCE

Peaceful transfer of power trending on the continent As the results of The Gambia’s presidential election trickled in last December, incumbent President Yahya Jammeh realised his power was slipping away. Indeed, final results showed that a newcomer, 51-year-old businessman Adama...

OPINION: NIGERIA: LESSONS FROM BOKO HARAM, IMN AND BIAFRA

We are Nigerians and all of us know ourselves infinitely. We know when we are serious and when we are just playing to the gallery. Nigerians are richly endowed in many destructive idiosyncrasies. And we are passionate about it. We...

OPINION: A MARCH  TO REMEMBER

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Exactly twenty four years ago, the Babangida regime held Presidential elections which were supposed to transit the country from military rule  to democratic governance. But the  regime  wanted to hold on to power, it therefore annulled the elections. Some opportunistic politicians supported...

OPINION: WHEN BROTHERS FIGHT WITH LONG KNIVES

Terrorism  rules the world today. In the past one week, there have been three attacks in parts of the world. Just two days ago (June 7) two symbols of Iranian life; its Parliament and the tomb of revered revolutionary leader,...

OPINION: CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF GOV. IKPEAZU’S MANIFESTO TWO YEARS AFTER

In ideal political practice, persons aspiring for various political offices are expected to present manifestoes, which reflect both the blue print and directions of their administrations. Manifestoes form critical components of electioneering. This is because it empowers the electorate...

OPINION: LONDON IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE UNDER TERRORIST ATTACK

On the 22nd of May, 22-year old Salman Abedi exploded a shrapnel-loaded bomb killing himself and 23 others, injuring 119, some seriously, after an Arianna Grande concert in Manchester. Twelve days later on the 3rd of June, in London, three terrorists killed 8...

OPINION: THE UNFINISHED SIX DAY WAR: AN OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU

Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu, Since you celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the victory of the Six Day War, did you ponder what this triumph has done to the Palestinian people and to the moral character of the state of Israel?...

OPINION: THE BARRAGE OF BILE AGAINST TAMBUWAL

It is normal for a public figure, a successful one for that matter, to attract occasional sneer, derision or outright envy. But it is abnormal when such a thing is turned into an organised mob of muckrakers with a...

OPINION: NIGERIA, STILL TRADING WAR STORIES

"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself." ― Albert Einstein Everyone is talking and threatening, there is a new one...Rondel Region of Niger Delta. Infact they called theirs the Rondel Convenant. The South...

OPINION: JUNE 12; JETTISIONING THE TRIBAL SENTIMENTS OF THE ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE RITUAL

June 12 cannot be forgotten in a hurry. The events that played out still baffle a lot of bystanders and have left the political savvy amazed. Whether the day is accorded the attention it deserves or not, it cannot...