Opinion

In the last five years, Nigeria has witnessed unprecedented levels of   killings of innocent citizens by a range of armed non-state actors. In the years under review, the armed bandits known as boko haram   terrorists have killed and maimed over...

The onerous task of educating the Nigerian pilgrims on what it takes to attain accepted Hajj – Hajj_mabrur_ – is one that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) battles with every year. This is in consideration of the...

In a recent lecture , Owen Jones, who described himself as a   ‘socialist humanist’ and an ‘atheist’, drew attention to his   objection to ‘aggressive atheism’. He defined aggressive atheism as   that form of atheism that treats religious belief and...

Nigeria is truly an interesting Country. Within the space of 2 years it has moved from a country governed by a President completely incompetent on matters of security and warfare that Nigeria was on the verge of having a...

For the past week, I would say that I have been busy. I remember a couple of years ago when I exchanged letters with my former boss. When he asked how I was faring, I remember that I told...

Never in the history of the country has a major examination body set a date for national examinations and been incapable of even producing the examination questions, not to talk about the examinations holding. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation...

The world INDICTMENT can only have effect if it is confirmed by court of competent jurisdiction. This was the view of Supreme Court of Nigeria in Atiku Vs INEC in 2007. For some time now, some hypocritical elite have...

Nigerians are horrified, and rightly so, for what passes for corruption in today's Nigeria. It's important to keep the horror of our corrupt nation up front, to keep highlighting the lies and stealing that have become the trade mark...

I have, over the years, held the State Security Service (SSS) otherwise known as the Department of State Services (DSS) in reverential awe for its yeoman job, which has the citizenry as the focus of its security architecture.  Talking about...

I was certainly not caught by surprise when I read that Emir Sanusi in  his key note address during the opening ceremony of Kaduna State  investment programme said that the Northern Nigeria will be the poorest  if the country...