Opinion

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...

The voluntary sit-at-home order embarked upon by the south eastern, south - south Nigerians as part of Biafran independence is a quick reminder that there is still a country called “Biafra”. If we have been living under the illusion...

The enduring beauty of democracy as practiced in civilised climes is the institutional and enforcement frameworks that are put in place to ensure that nobody is above the law In those climes the Supremacy of the Constitution is not merely...

Something comical and tragedic all at once happened at the Federal University Otuoke, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. There was a protest there by some people purportedly against alleged marginalization against...

The need to restructure the Nigerian state has gained a populist currency in the past few years. Especially, since the beginning of this year, 2017 it has become a consensus call coming from almost all the ethnical, political and...

It's not only the mad people who wander the streets dressed in rags, talking to themselves, that have mental health issues. People will be surprised to learn that a lot of seemingly healthy and sane people have mental health...

Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, was the 16th  President of the World’s largest democracy- the United States of America between 1861- 1865 He was such a world’s statesman whose presidency was credited with many feats amongst which was the January 1st...

I flowed with diplomats in Abuja to celebrate  Africa Day on  May 25. Fifty four African countries rolled out the drums to celebrate fifty four years of African unity. In Nigeria,  African diplomats  had kick started the celebration with a visit to the...

President Trump’s first foreign trip as the US president directed the world’s attention to Trump’s world view: a pivot to the Mideast. It also showcased the beginning g of the dissolution of NATO. In Middle East, the red carpet was...

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Abubakar Sa'ad, is beginning to put himself regularly in the eye of ridicule. His recent pronouncements on national matters are beginning to get neutrals worried if this man is not on a deliberate...