Opinion

It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in politics.  They make it seem as if this democracy is something we can exchange for something else. We need...

In a profound historical recollection, 1983 is back in our consciousness. And the tell-tale signals are assailing our sensibilities: first was the tendentious rumour alleging the poisoning of President Muhammadu Buhari; there was the wicked threat in the social...

It gladdens the heart to hear that you are recovering "significantly" from your prolonged ailment, which has taken you to the United Kingdom for the second time this year. However, it's hoped that the "good tidings" do not resemble claims,...

On May 29th, 2017, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will be two years. The two years have witnessed very great events. The period has actually been a critically attention-grabbing experience for the country basically because of the change...

As an ardent listener of BBC Hausa, DW Radio Radio France International, the name Solomon Dalung was not strange. He was unequivocal in his criticisms; in most cases disparaging the PDP led government of that time. His views and...

The election of the Europeanist Macron, who is a real child of the banking system and of the forces of globalization, to the presidency of France has prevented, on the one hand, the automatic activation of the decomposing procedures...

Nigeria is going through a rather rough patch of time.  At the heart of the country’s current political challenges is the ill-health of President Muhammadu Buhari, a fact which seems to have emboldened self-serving sections of the political class,...

I have poured over the face of 22-year old Salman Abedi several times. He looked so innocent and charming. I played in my mind how such a young man would have left his South Manchester home on Monday, May...

Nigeria is truly at a cross roads because the usual enemies of Nigeria are again in the forefront making suggestions that can only lead to further strife. The indisputable fact is that the only part of the country that...

Each time I read an article written by Dele Sobowale, and I have read more than a few, I often find myself asking, whose side is he on? What exactly is he talking about? Never have I read one...