Opinion

OPINION: THE AGE OF MUGABE AND THE AGE OF IDEAS

Robert  Gabriel Mugabe, the Pan Africanist and internationalist who was elected Zimbabwean Head of State thirty seven years ago, was 93 this Tuesday February 21. He had for decades championed the slogan “Zimbabwe for Zimbabweans” Under this, he got...

OPINION: IS INEC PREPARED FOR 2019? 

The 2019 general elections will surely be a watershed in the political annals of Nigeria. The 2019 elections will be ephocal for a number of strategic reasons. Importantly, the election will test the will of President Muhammadu Buhari to guarantee...

OPINION: IBB UNIVERSITY SEX SCANDAL AND THE GROWING BESTIALITY IN CITADEL OF LEARNING

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The recurring abysmal behavior of some lecturers putting the future of Nigerian youths in jeopardy on account of sexual related demands in exchange for grades has been a torment for female students. The trending nudes of a lecturer, Malam...

OPINION: PRESIDENT BUHARI, FEMI ADESHINA, MISCHIEF MAKERS AND THE REST OF US

Presidential spokesman, Femi Adeshina, could not hide his joy as he announced with unrivalled glee the phone call of Mr President to him all the way from London. Certainly, this is not the first time President Buhari and Femi...

OPINION: THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR CULTURE AGAINST IMPERIALISM

Culture is simply the way of life of the people. Culture is defined by the language the people speak, the food they eat, their norms and values, among others.Culture refers broadly to the forms through which people make sense...

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?

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...