Opinion

My short rebuttal of Magnus Onyibe long-winding, verbose (over 5,800 words) and revisionist piece titled: “Ibori and the obnoxious British legal system: What manner of Justice?” so irritated Mr Onyibe that he decided to do a 4,157-word rejoinder where...

This is the first in a series of articles based in part on eyewitness accounts about the rapidly deteriorating socio-political conditions in Turkey and what the future may hold for the country. During the past few months I interviewed scores...

Outline of Presentation at USAID Strengthening Advocacy & Civic Engagement (SACE) Project 2.0 Mindset Series in Abuja on 24th January, 2017 INTRODUCTION Nigeria has been faced with the challenge of effectively utilising its resources to support equitable economic growth, effective service...

I have very vivid memories of my last visit to The Gambia. This was in 2013 when President Goodluck Jonathan paid a two-day visit to the country.  In the course of that visit, President Jonathan commissioned the new Chancery...

Being the President of the most powerful country is not an easy job, most people would agree. It is even more so when from the very first day, powerful opposition lined up against you and vowed that their major...

Since the travel of President Muhammadu Buhari to the UK for medical reasons, the nation has been rife with the rumoured death of the president which, thankfully, his spokespersons, Femi Adeshina and Garba Shehu, have debunked. In fact, there...

My family, the Igbokwe family of Uruagu Nnewi, Anambra State is one of    the largest families in Igboland and Nigeria. It is made up of 19    families with each man having not less than three wives. My father had   ...

In the midst of an excruciating economic recession in which majority of Nigerians couldn't afford the bare necessities to celebrate the Yuletide, 2016 though ended with some very cheering news for 2017, and beyond. They include: The Military takeover of...

President Muhammad Buhari is such a lucky president who came at the time of need; though he had seen; he is attempting to conquer. He has come on a rescue mission. But not lucky in the Nigerian context because...

Dear Nigerians, Let me seize this opportunity to once again wish you a Happy New Year. Indeed 2016 was a very challenging year for all of us, but I believe that with the efforts of both the Government and...