Opinion

CAN ONE KILL AN IDEA THROUGH COERCION? “Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere”, and “he who holds a man down stays down” (_Martin Luther King).  Slowly but steadily, Nnamdi Kanu’s detention in Nigeria, and the IPOB (_Indigenous People of Biafra_) cause,...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar (lll) has made it clear that hatred, inequity, injustice and discrimination against women define the Islamic establishment, which he represents in Nigeria. This was evident in his reaction to the gender equality...

An artiste does not die a literal death; his spirit lives in his works. Sam Loco, the witty, humorous, infectious Nigerian actor and comedian of great talents, once declared, “New Year is a season for everybody,” in one of his...

One of the abiding arguments why people believe that politics and public service in Nigeria have failed, is that many politicians and those in public office are not professionals. Even those with thriving businesses and professions, abandon them, on...

State of the Nation: Available Options and Honourable Path Your Excellency, with respect and humility, I greet you in the name of the Almighty God, the creator of heaven and earth, the merciful Lord who granted you the opportunity to...

Terrorism is doubtless one of civilization's worst enemies and today the whole world except a few rogue nations which former US President George Bush labeled as the axes of evil live in absolute dread. Today we are up against...

I have spent years studying governance in Nigeria and  reached the   conclusion  that even if I spend the next century, I will remain   unschooled.  I have many teachers, but my favourite is 54-year old   Rochas Anayo Okorocha the charismatic...

Mr. Simon Kolawole’s “The Welcome Party for Ibori”(THISDAY Sunday 25th December 2016), broached several topics and reached several wrong conclusions as he condemned the widespread celebrations when Ibori exited UK jail. I’ll face the ex-convict case now and tackle...

The administration of president Muhammadu Buhari may have staggered   several times against the tempestuous waves in a journey to direct   Nigeria towards a path of social, economic and political change, his   resilience against the hydra headed monster of corruption...

Witnessing life in Kafanchan and other areas of Southern Kaduna these past few weeks has been particularly difficult, infuriating and heartbreaking. Today marks about two weeks of curfew during which people have been “imprisoned” and caged in their homes...