Opinion

OPINION: TAXATION BATTLE OVER MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES NON-COMPLIANCE

“Sadly, the compliance level of the oil and gas exploration and production companies in payment of levies and taxes is very low and in fact, pitiable,” contained in a letter Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State personally wrote...

OPINION: LET US LEAVE THIS EUROPE ALONE

Nigeria is in dire financial straits. Nothing better typifies this than the free fall of the Naira in an import- dependent country. Between 2013 and 2014, the currency was quite stable at N160 to the dollar. Then came 2015,...

OPINION: YORUBA RACE UNDER SIEGE FROM TANKO YAKASAI AND HAUSA-FULANI HEGEMONIC OPPRESSORS

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"The statement from Yakasai is not surprising. That the Hausa-Fulani feudalists have consciously sought to monopolize power at the center is not a matter of speculation but of public record. They have consistently opposed progressive ideas that would chip...

OPINION: OSHIOMHOLE, OBASEKI, APC AND EDO CONTINUITY

Edo State Governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki and his Deputy Governor-elect, Hon. Philip Shaibu on Thursday, 6th October, 2016, received their Certificates of Return. Held at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Headquarters in Benin City, the ceremony cleared the way for...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S FIGHT AGAINST TERROR AND THE SEARCH FOR CHIBOK GIRLS

The recent trip of the Nigeria’s Chief of Army staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai was an interesting eye opener for me. He was invited to speak on the war against terror in Nigeria by the Atlantic Council and...

OPINION: NIGERIA AND THE LAUGHABLE PARODY OF ‘BRING BACK CORRUPTION’

From time immemorial, every reigning President in Nigeria is treated as a villain. In that regard, the immediate predecessor, hitherto roundly condemned, always enjoyed a high rating. Very strange! This explains why a category of Nigerians still looks towards the...

OPINION: ABIA LG ELECTION: REFLECTION ON DANNIE UBANI’S NEW DEAL

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, few months from now, elections will be conducted into chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 17 local government areas and 292 Abia State Independent Electoral Commission's wards in Abia State. Recently, the states electoral commission, ABSIEC,...

OPINION: ACTION AGAINST CORRUPT JUDGES

Being The Text Of Remarks At A Protest By …Human Rights And Anti Corruption Coalition To Demand Decisive Action Against Corrupt Judges We are today mourning the reality of what has become of us as a nation. We are sad...

OPINION: WHO REALLY BETRAYED THE NIGER DELTA REGION? JONATHAN, AMAECHI OR WIKE?

Preamble The main aim of this treatise is to unearth, among (Jonathan, Amaechi and Wike) three key sons of Niger Delta region of Nigeria who is or are the detractor(s) and betrayer(s) of the region. For avoidance of doubt, Niger...

OPINION: POWER, STEWARDSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY

From what one has seen of late, it now appears that our leaders and politicians are mainly driven by a certain crave for filthy lucre and an uncontrollable lust for power and earthly glory.  All the grandstanding about service...