Opinion

I was taking a train in Nigeria for the second time in my life. I have taken trains including high-speed or bullet ones. But these were in Europe, America  and Asia. It was not that we had no trains...

With juicy carrots on one hand and barbed sticks on the other, the All Progressives Congress has been cashing in on the internecine feud that has engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party in recent past. Even as efforts are being...

Sequel to the Part 1 of this article published on the 19th of March, 2016 It has become imperative to update the previous achievements of the Saraki led 8th Senate as they are overtaken by events and set the...

I am not a lawyer, and so, I cannot not speak with authority on issues of law. But there are certain issues that are so plain and clear that even when lawyers with expert knowledge are divided, as a...

A little over two years ago, Nigerians went to the polls...it was a tension filled and anxiety soaked moment for the nation. A year in which the "seers" had even seen the foreclosure of the state. It was against that...

These days, I get two questions on the Kogi Senator Dino Melaye: “Is he worse than he's ever been?” “Does he need a psychiatrist?” The two questions have been answered satisfactorily by his recent degree forgery brouhaha. Melaye is...

Europeans rolled out the drums last Saturday, March 25 to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of The Treaties of Rome which gave birth to the European Union (EU) An African Saying  advices that we rejoice with others when they celebrate...

As we approach the sixth year of Syria’s civil war, the whole international community remains completely inept and has failed to join together in the search for a solution that could end the horrifying slaughter of thousands of innocent...

PAPER PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE ON STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY IN GOVERNMENT PARASATALS, AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS IN NIGERIA AT STATE HOUSE, ABUJA ON 27th MARCH, 2017.   INTRODUCTION The Public Service is very important in the provision of...

A group of protesters recently barricaded the Abuja office of Amnesty International (AI) and asked the international organisation to quit Nigeria within 24 hours. One Melvin Ejeh, said to be the Executive Director of Global Peace and Rescue Initiative,...