Opinion

OPINION: TWO FACES OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY

What kind of face exactly does the Nigerian army really want to present  to us? Good or bad? Beautiful or ugly? Friend or enemy? Protective or  abusive? Forgive my rant. But these days, every time I read the newspapers, watch ...

OPINION: NAHCON’S MOVE TO WEED ILLEGAL HAJJ OPERATORS

One of the tasks which President Muhammad Buhari laid on the shoulders  of the leadership of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)  was to fight corruption and all ill-related practices that were  associated with the conduct of the...

OPINION: SENATE, POWER SECTOR REFORMS AND THE REST OF US

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The recently concluded 2-day Stakeholders Interactive Dialogue on the  reform of the Nigerian Power Sector organized by the National Assembly  has again exposed the rot and the failure of successive government to  justify the over N2.7 Trillion spent on...

OPINION: BIRTH ATTENDANTS WHO CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD WITH BROKEN BOTTLES

After losing her fourth child during delivery at the house of her regular traditional birth attendant (TBA), 42 year–old Kemi Ariyo contracted spiritualists to get to the root of her problems. “I was widely accused to be a witch...

OPINION: VALENTINE, BABA’S VACATION AND OTHER STORIES

“Happy Valentine’s day, my friend” “You don’t wish someone Happy Valentine’s day with ordinary mouth, my friend” “Are you a woman?  The gifts are for women, not male friends.” “You see, yourself?  You are a bush man just like one of my...

OPINION: BUHARI AND HIS PLATOON OF DISCORDANT AIDES 

President Muhammadu Buhari may have died a thousand times in the prayer list of some Nigerians. They have used social media to kill him almost every time he travels abroad. While such evil-minded architects are exhibiting their personal or...

OPINION: A NATION ON SICK LEAVE

"The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you're not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the self-examination to say, you know, I'm not perfect. I'm just like...

OPINION: WHY THOSE WHO BETTED AGAINST IBORI IN NIGERIAN POLITICS FAILED

"In it until you die - convicted Nigerian politician signals a come back"; that's the screaming headline that the number one global news leader, Reuters ascribed to former delta state governor, James lbori who was recently released from a...

OPINION: KWARA 2019: IT’S TIME TO GET IT RIGHT! 

By this time next year, the smell of politics will be too strong you will not need extra sensory receptors to pick it. Then, attention will shift to candidates jostling for various elective posts at state and federal levels....

OPINION: THE ONITSHA CRIPPLE AND DAY OUR SOLDIERS WENT MAD AGAIN

On Tuesdya, February 7, 2017, at the popular city of Onitsha, two soldiers, Corporal Bature Samuel and Corporal Abdulazeez Usman, like demons on a mission, went berserk and grievously brutalized a physically-challenged man, Mr Chijioke Uraku, for wearing a military...