Opinion

OPINION: OF MAGU, SAINTS AND SINNERS

If you happen to be a purist and you desire to dine with saints, you are not likely to find one here.  This is because the search for saints in the haystacks of the sin and corruption that exemplify the...

OPINION: HOW TO COMBAT SPIRITUAL ATTACKS

I’ve spent a lifetime fending off spiritual attacks from family, friends and people I don’t even know. Thank God I’m still alive till this day to tell the tale; many not so fortunate have gone to meet their Maker...

OPINION: OIL RESUMPTION IN OGONI: DOES OUR SOCIETY STILL HAVE ANY CONSCIENCE?

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When in 1993, the Ogoni people embarked on the journey to redefine their  future with a historic march involving over 300,000 people, little did  they know that they were not only on a self-rescue mission but were to  shape...

OPINION: FOR NECO, THE SUN IS SHINING!

The National Examinations Council, NECO, has just announced that sixty percent of candidates who sat for the Nov/Dec 2015 General Certificate, GCE, had credit grade in, at least five subjects, including English and Mathematics. Announcing the results recently, NECO...

 OPINION: RALLYING SUPPORT FOR THE CATHOLIC BISHOP OF AWKA

I wrote this article on the 13th of February, but unlike me I noticed the reluctance to publish it. I have the feeling that it might be misunderstood. What do I do? I am increasingly persuaded that I have...

OPINION: EKITI GOVERNORSHIP, FAYOSE AND ONI’S SECOND-COMING

Governor of Ekiti state, Mr Ayodele Fayose, loves razzmatazz.  His day is incomplete without showiness that is designed to excite the polity whether in his Ekiti domain or in the national milieu.  Many Nigerians have incongruously come to accept him and...

OPINION: THEIR EXCELLENCIES INVESTITURE: THE IMPLICATURES 

The pulsating investiture of Their Excellencies, Mr. Udom Emmanuel and wife, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel as patron and member respectively penultimate week signposted a strong message that would undoubtedly shape the events of 2019. The mammoth and enthusiastic crowd...

OPINION: KIM JONG-NAM’S ASSINATION: IMPLICATION FOR NIGERIA 

On the day the World celebrated lovers' Day, the World witnessed the first ever 'Nerve-agent' induced assassination in broad day light of the elder half-brother of the North Korean maximum ruler. Kim Jong-Nam the target of the well-executed plot...

OPINION: THE BUHARI ILLNESS, OSINBAJO AND THE OPPOSITION

President Buhari health has in recent times been the main focus of the national attention. Part of the cause of this unwarranted attention stems from the peoples natural instinct and curiosity about the health of its leader and the...

OPINION: ALARMING! AFRICA’s TRILLIONS DOLLARS SUSTAINING RICH COUNTRIES

Where is world outrage? Africa, weary, sick and tired of creating wealth in rich countries while Africa’s children are impoverished! This is not about preaching ancient history. It is happening right now. Every continent laughs to the bank with...