Opinion

These are certainly not the best of times for members of the Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) or the Nigerian Shiites. Their actions in the recent past have provoked very   damning consequences for the sect...

A man is wearing black, black shoes, socks, trousers, and, gloves. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him its lights off but somehow manages to stop...

The recent Edo and Ondo states gubernatorial elections have revealed to Nigerians the true capacity of the new leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, even though Rivers State’s violent politics tried to...

Starting from 12.30 pm on Saturday, November 26, 2016 in the African Hall of the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, the autobiography of the acclaimed political godfather, Chief Anthony Akhakon Anenih, simply titled: “My Life and Nigerian Politics” will be...

Dubai was a big dream as the South-East Asian city-state, Singapore.   Anybody dreams. The application of the tools to make dreams happen is   what tells between them and fantasy. Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura   sourced the tool to make a...

Corruption is synonymous with Nigeria, a genre that has been mined to death. I know you're tired of reading about corruption. But forgive me to bore you once more because corruption is one of the things we can't stop...

The recent defection of Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State, from the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has kept tongues wagging on the motive(s), appropriateness or otherwise of it and the...

World attention is focused on the tantrums of Donald Trump, the American   President-elect.  From his vow to get America out of the Trans-Pacific   Partnership on his first day in office,  to his effected show of   magnanimity not to jail...

In most democracies, parliamentary gridlock stems from opposing views on issues by lawmakers of the ruling party/coalition and those of the opposition. However, this happens when the government lacks the controlling majority in the legislature. Not infrequent, though, is stalemate...

We are a nation of people that easily forget. We may, however, not be a  nation that easily forgive. If it seems we forgive grievous sins of  past, serving and future public office holders it is down to the ...