Opinion

Kemi Oluloyo is so notorious, why would anyone defend her? The manner and surreptitious way she was arrested is exactly how many innocent citizens disappear. There is no doubt that some people would abuse the role of the press...

Much as Igbo nation has the inviolable right to self-determination, its agitators, especially latter-day campaigners are damn too messy about the whole affair. It stains us; it goes after the blackmail of the rest of Nigeria; it is after...

Reno Omokri’s article, ‘Hegemony: What the Igbo can learn from Yoruba and Fulani about power’ – published in the Vanguard of June 3, 2017, was very insightful and could mainstream conversations about inter-ethnic perceptions and misinformation in the country....

The Benue State Law Prohibiting Open Rearing and Grazing of Livestock unarguably marks a watershed in the historic struggle to halt the age long crises between Farmers and Fulani Herdsmen over land. There has been an unending struggle by Farmers...

A certain philosopher was credited as stating that politicians think of the next election but statesmen think of posterity This wise saying finds practical application in the factual political story of a bill for a whistleblowers policy that was initiated...

Good leadership is not elusive. It isn’t exactly rocket science.  Centuries ago, William Penn established an unusual colony dedicated to the principles of religious tolerance, participatory government, and brotherly love. He believed that “no people can be truly happy if...

Problems associated with human rights and development are Siamese twins. You can hardly separate the one from the other, especially in the developing world. Human rights are fundamental and inalienable, and they are the basis for development. Let’s face...

In the early days of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari hit the nail on the head about how serious a problem corruption had become. “If we don’t kill corruption,” the President said, “corruption will kill the country.” Yet, not a...

Today, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank has reached the milestone of 50 years that will be recalled in shame. Fifty years that have dehumanized both the occupier and the occupied; years of failing to muster the courage to...

Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro was thirty when he was shot dead in controversial  circumstances 49 years ago. Yet,  he continues  to inspire youths in the Niger Delta who were not born when his restless soul was laid to rest. He became a...