Opinion

Background: Sometime in August, 2016, we received information bothering on allegations of corrupt enrichment by one Umar Faru, a serving Customs officer, currently posted to Lagos Command. The allegations held that Faru had deployed “proceeds of corruption” to acquire properties. One...

“Happy New Year, my brother” “What do you mean happy new year, more than two weeks into the New Year. Have I not been in touch with you since January 1?” “But for you the New Year has just started. Your...

Two angry letters later, the relationship between the Nigerian Army and   online newspaper, Premium Times has taken on some clarity. They have   both threatened to take legal actions against each other but the Army's   letter, which came first is...

Once again, Nigeria is returning to the era when our leaders played pivotal leadership roles in resolving knotty political issues within the ECOWAS sub-region. Firstly, Nigeria’s foreign policy is hinged on Africa as being the core or centrepiece of our...

Every 15th of January in Nigeria is celebrated as Armed Forces and Remembrance Day. That date is unique because of two landmark events in the history of the Nigerian military. First, it was the first time the military staged...

“Is this one a student? You there? It's a pity...” - Governor Abiola Ajimobi If we can scan the Nigeria political horizon, it is difficulty to spot anyone that might be described as an unambiguously great leader. Our great leaders...

There is a universal doctrine among all religions that God created man in his image. God is also everywhere and can hear us in any language. It is therefore illogical that God can only hear us in certain language...

Long before the democratization of the blogging culture among Nigerians and the viral spread of opinionitis on social media, Philip Adekunle’s Nigeria Village Square (NVS) was one of those early platforms that provided opportunities for the free exchange of...

The 2016 Christmas and 2017 New Year festivities were unequivocally interesting in the definition of recession within the Nigerian context. These two celebrations are most especially observed in the Southern part of Nigeria, hence the reflections on their effects...

Liars and cheats occasionally win a war but seldom win a battle. "The continued reoccurrence and persistence of repression through   economic, political, and social-cultural means in the mistake called   Jonathan’s government has created a nation of traumatized and   dehumanized citizenry....