Opinion

Journalism is known for speaking truth to power, holding leaders to account and ultimately serving as a bridge between the government and the governed. In northern Nigeria, the most troubled and backward region, this isn’t the case, particularly among indigenous...

In recent years, President Donald Trump has used his Twitter account @realDonalTrump to share his thoughts on climate change – for example, in December 2013 he tweeted: “…global warming is a total, and very expensive hoax.” And in January...

The war on corruption is real, no doubt anymore. Banks are no more safe havens for financial criminals. Huge sums of money belonging to politicians or petty tradesmen can easily be traced in banks. Besides, it is clear that...

Just as you and I can’t detach from our bloods because of their imperfections, President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has lethargically handled the insubordination and incompetence of his appointees as if their surname is Buhari. Bit by bit, this inertness...

Just as many Nigerians were preparing for Easter, not a few were expecting something quiet. On Wednesday 12 April, 2017 news began to filter in that some money were found in a flat allegedly belonging to former Bauchi state...

Our nation is now a big theatre where farcical actions and events take   place at a pulsating pace.  And, keeping up with the tempo of the   outlandish dramas that have grotesquely assailed our sensibilities has   not been easy.  The...

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...