Opinion

I am very pleased to see Mr. Obama’s two terms as the president of the Unites States come to a successful end. I am so grateful that he overcame those who wanted his presidency to fail. I thank God...

The year 2016 is the year of the unexpected, the year when the expected might have been the most unexpected thing of all as Nigeria continues to oscillates precariously between bad and worst governance. It's an expression of a...

Dr. kosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, 67, is the Chairperson of the   African Union Commission and  a leader of the ruling African National   Congress (ANC) She was Minister of Health under President Nelson   Mandela, and then Minister of Home Affairs....

Politics is played well once rules of engagement are well laid out by   gladiators. Smart politicians know when to celebrate, agitate for   something and when to concede defeat. Calvin Coolidge was the 30th US   president. He was known by...

A few days ago, a friend sent me a video of a choir made up of members of Nigeria’s security agencies singing “Feliz Navidad,” a popular Christmas song. The rendition was entirely inspiring, a thrilling combination of rousing singing,...

Whether it was borne out of his operational knowledge or out of belief   driven decisiveness, the directive by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen   Tukur Buratai to troops fighting in the northeast to deal Boko Haram the   final...

I was invited to deliver the keynote address at this year’s special event on “Human Rights, Sexuality and the Law”, an annual symposium organized to promote awareness on issues relating to the plight of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,...

Nowadays a lot of people are turning to black magic in order to achieve   all kinds of evil and selfish purposes – controlling or doing harm to   people, accumulating wealth, and promotion at work or to become famous   –...

The Minister of Finance recently announced incentives for whistleblowers as one of the strategies of combating corruption. Since the announcement, the social media has been agog with reactions ranging from: let’s wait and see, to hilarious, and to more bizarre comments like...

“How was your Christmas Day?” “Comme ci, comme ca” “What’s that?” “I am speaking French. You mean you don’t even understand elementary French?” “No, I don’t. Speak English. How was Christmas?” “Low-key. Like this, like that”. “For me, it was a dead-end Christmas” “God forbid. May...