Opinion

OPINION: AS 2017 BECKONS…

The year 2016 ended on a bang for Buhari after a sluggish and uninspiring start for the government. The news that Nigerian soldiers had flushed out Boko Haram elements from their stronghold in the Sambisa forest was probably the...

OPINION: HOW BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT IS WEAPONIZING HUNGER     

When Feyisayo, a 36-year old trader and a single mother of three left   her home in Imeri, a village in Ose local council area of Ondo State, to   cast her ballot in the recently conducted governorship election in the  ...

OPINION: CONSTITUENCY PROJECT: LAGOS STATE AS A CASE STUDY     

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ON THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2016, THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF   NIGERIA PASSED FOR 2ND READING A BILL FOR AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE   CONSTITUENCY PROJECT IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE FEDERATION AND FOR...

OPINION: GARBA SHEHU AND THAT MTN’S CHRISTMAS GREETINGS OF ERRORS AND HYPOCRISY

On 25th December, Christmas day, when all people of peace and goodwill all over the world whose humanity has transcended religious barrier in a world savagely afflicted by religious extremism were wishing their Christian citizens, friends and customers a...

OPINION: NASS REJECTION OF MAGU: A CASE OF CORRUPTION FIGHTING BACK?

The confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) suffered another debilitating blow with the eventual rejection of his nomination by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Magu was appointed...

OPINION: WHY I AM SO HAPPY THAT MR. BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA HAS JUST A MONTH IN OFFICE

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...

OPINION: MY PERSON OF THE YEAR

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...

OPINION: PILGRIMAGE TO ALGERIA: THE MECCA OF AFRICAN LIBERATION

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....

OPINION: EX-GOV ALIYU’S LOUD SILENCE ON BUHARI

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...

OPINION: BUHARI, CALL OFF CUSTOMS’ SIEGE ON IGBO TRADERS

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,...