Opinion

OPINION: THE BENUE STATE PROHIBITION OF OPEN REARING AND GRAZING OF LIVESTOCK LAW 2017 AND THE THREAT FROM WITHOUT

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...

OPINION: THAT WHISTLEBLOWERS BILL OF 1999 

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...

OPINION: ENCUMBERED LEADERSHIP OF A DISORIENTED NATION

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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...

OPINION: HELP, THE MILITARY IS COMING BACK…

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...

OPINION: CURIOUS FIGHT AGAINST GRAFT

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...

OPINION: FIFTY YEARS OF IMMORAL OCCUPATION

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...

OPINION: ISAAC BORO: A MAN MEETS A NATION

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...

OPINION: CONCERNING HAVING A MALE OR FEMALE CHILD…

The term "garbage in, garbage out" originated in the computer science   and information technology fields to illustrate the fact that the   quality of the output received from a computer program depends on the   quality of input. Simply put, what...

OPINION: THE BOOK DINO MELAYE NEVER PUBLISHED

The Kogi Senator Melaye needs no introduction. He's perhaps the most   well read out of the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.   His chains of degrees swirls like a snake across continents. He has   degrees from Nigeria,...

OPINION: BIAFRA, AND FINDING THE NIGERIAN BLACK BOX 

The land of the rising sun...Biafrans, Igbos, the South, Federating units, restructuring...revenue formula and now are some of the words that are trending, there are hate speeches from all sides, the Jewish Rabbi Nnamdi Kanu has also been in...