Opinion

Incoming US president, Donald Trump, thinks he has a cure all for the ills of the country he is about to inherit. Respect for the United States, he believes, is top on America’s problems and this will not come...

When I boarded the protocol bus at Algiers Airport on November 28, 2016, a lady politely greeted me in faulty Yoruba. Given my dressing, she guessed correctly that I am Nigerian. She then added “Iyawo Naija la wa” meaning,...

Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, fondly called Captain ‘Hosa, is being celebrated as he turns 59 today.  Born on January 7, 1958, to the family of the late Reverend Robert Amos Okunbo, Captain ‘Hosa’s birthday always provides an opportunity for...

It is New Year again. As usual, many Christians went to Church on New Year Eve to receive prophesies for the incoming year about what it may bring. There were prophesies like “APC will face crisis”; “A new party...

One of the rituals of my childhood was writing down New Year resolutions. Under instruction from our parents, my siblings and I distilled our hopes and dreams into written acts. It was inevitable, this rite that accompanied the dawn...

Nothing has given impetus to one of the five points agenda of the Udom administration being political inclusiveness like the recent visit to Government House by Obong Umana O. Umana and the planned collaboration between the State Government under...

On Monday, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar  Bukola Saraki, announced the “Made-in-Nigeria Challenge” - an offshoot of his campaign to stimulate the public’s appeal for Nigerian-made  goods.  Basically, the aim of the “Challenge” is to encourage local manufacturers by...

Recent developments in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict demonstrated the huge gap between the Israeli government and the international community’s position about the settlements in the occupied territories and the prospect of a two-state solution. United Nations Security Council...

Nigerians frequently abuse the liberties democracy confers on the citizenry, especially the freedom of expression. Hardly do people realize that their inalienable right to freedom of expression as guaranteed by the Constitution of Nigeria, places on them the responsibility...

The disastrous leap year of 2016, with all its surprises and disappointments, has finally come to an end.  The New Year means a new beginning; a fresh start. Many will have New Year resolutions to fulfil while others might...