Opinion

Indeed, the narrative of the Aba shoe industry is changing positively. Recently, there is an order to an indigenous private firm to supply 50,000 pairs of military boots. According to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who is the Chief Marketing Officer...

Finally, on November 1, 2016, Niger-Delta heavy weights, have had the much sought opportunity to jaw-jaw with President Muhamadu Buhari inside the hallowed chambers of Aso Rock villa. Before the latest opportunity, both parties had more or less been...

Police extortion is a common problem faced by commercial and private motor owners in Nigeria. There is a common saying among my friends; they opined you are the host whether you visit a policeman or visits you. Such is...

There’s something about this year’s presidential election in the US that is oddly reminiscent of Nigeria’s 2015 presidential polls. Many Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike, can’t quite fathom how the country’s two main parties ended up with candidates with...

At last we can heave a sigh of relief as the Pan Niger Delta leaders’ forum has met with President Muhammadu Buhari and presented their 16-point demands for a comprehensive turnaround in the oil rich region. Firstly, we must...

Enter digital media with tweets, blogs and a plethora of new voices The advent of digital media has turned the media landscape upside down. The news cycle moves at lightning speed, thanks to live tweeting, blogging and citizen journalism, all...

In the past 5 years, Nigeria has been at war with insurgents attempting to take over the North East of the country. In this non-conventional warfare, thousands had been killed and millions displaced. There is no gain saying that...

Due to the pressures of popular demand for relevance in education, we have lost sight of the purpose for which true education exists. I would like to make a plea for irrelevant education, one that does not begin with...

The 1920’s was an extraordinary period for Germans. It was a period of  extreme economic hardship, occasioned, not by a sharp drop in oil prices  as is the case with Nigeria, but as a comeuppance of the First World ...

As the Supreme Court of Nigeria prepares to hear and deliver the final  judgement on the disputed Bayelsa State governorship election this  month, there is noticeable tension in the state. The Independent  National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Henry Seriake...