Opinion

OPINION: STILL ON THE MATTER OF THE ARRESTED JUDGES

After reading the lengthy NJC statement in reaction to the DSS's arrests of some Judges, I was left nonplussed. The NJC struggled to state its case making heavy weather of its "exclusive disciplinary powers and jurisdiction" and invoking technicalities....

OPINION: CAN MORE OPENNESS IN GOVERNANCE HASTEN NIGERIA’S JOURNEY OUT OF RECESSION?

Information is an important ammunition against secrecy and opacity. Increased access to information and transparency are proven key tools in the fight against corruption because it leads to greater openness both for government and indeed all stakeholders. The availability...

OPINION: ANOTHER FACE OF THE NIGER DELTA AMNESTY: FROM CREEK NAVIGATORS TO AUTO MAKERS

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The Niger Delta has come to be associated with a large dose of instability. Armed agitations, insecurity, vandalism of oil installations, kidnapping and even bickering amongst its elders and leaders. However, a face of the region which is less exposed,...

OPINION: BUHARI VS BUHARI: ASSESSING ABATI’S ‘VOODOO’ CLAIMS

I have always respected Dr. Reuben Abati as one of the greatest in the field of mass communication professionals in Nigeria. That is why his claim in his article titled “RITUALS, BLOOD AND DEATH THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF ASO...

OPINION: BEYOND AISHA’S BUHARI’S  SHOCKING CONFESSION

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, is known not to be a woman who talks much. In other words she is not loquacious.  Since her husband, Muhammadu, was elected and sworn in as President on May 29, 2015, Nigerians...

OPINION: MOROCCO: A PRODIGAL SON  GIVES CONDITIONS

Africa, beloved of God has many sons and daughters. Some of them in ancient Egypt gave the world its modern civilization. It also gave Greece its philosophy which became the basis of Western  thought and philosophy. However, a different...

OPINION: AS BUHARI EXPLORES OPPORTUNITIES IN GERMANY

In furtherance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment towards expanding the frontiers of Nigeria’s diplomacy, he has once more embarked on a three day official trip to Germany. The three days trip will afford him the opportunity to interact with the...

OPINION: SPONSORING JOBLESS YOUTH AGAINST GODWIN EMEFIELE IS NOT THE SOLUTION

I came across some youth on Wednesday in Abuja under the auspices of Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) led by one Isah Abubakar as President protesting against the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to resign. From my interaction with...

OPINION: THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF ASO VILLA

People tend to be alarmed when the Nigerian Presidency takes certain decisions. They don’t think the decision makes sense. Sometimes, they wonder if something has not gone wrong with the thinking process at that highest level of the country....

OPINION: REPARATION: A CASE FOR NIGERIAN SOLDIERS

Seven years of Nigeria’s engagement with haunting and revolving internal security crises speak of her most turbulent history since independence. Whether it is the violence of terrorists in Northeast; pulling of the strings by armed bandits and cattle rustlers...