Opinion

OPINION: IS AUGUSTINE ALLEGEH GUILTY AS CHARGED?

As a concerned Civil Society activist, I was passionately worried and alarmed by and  about a story making the rounds in some social and online media platforms on some allegations of theft of fund belonging to Nigeria’s largest Private...

OPINION: UNDER BUHARI, NIGERIA’S FOREIGN RELATIONS BLOSSOMS

On assumption of office, the president undertook some foreign trips both within and outside Africa to re-establish Nigeria’s position in the global arena and solicit support for Nigeria and Africa. Of course, Nigeria as the most populous black nation...

OPINION: NIGERIA IS STILL FOR SALE

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Whenever I look back at the last thirty years of selling our national assets and privatization, I see a litany of lies, cathedrals of falsehood, labyrinths of trickery, monuments of treachery, systematic asset-stripping and serial deception. This infamous heritage has...

OPINION: AISHA BUHARI AND THE WELFARE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NIGERIA

“Our children are our future. Education of our children is the best way to secure the future of our country” - Aisha Muhammadu Buhari “Volunteerism is selfless service to humanity, service above self, giving the best one can in terms...

OPINION: THE TALE OF A LEGISLATIVE WHISTLE BLOWER

The removal of a chairman of Appropriation Committee would have passed without a single stir. Shuffling of principal officers in the National Assembly is as constant as the definition of change. But the undercurrents that led to the abrupt...

OPINION: EXAMINING THE THEME OF NAFEST UYO 2016

As the National Festival of Arts and Culture berths in Uyo with the 29th Edition of its well known pulsating fiesta, it is important to acquaint and familiarize the people with the event both at the level of content...

OPINION: OLUSEGUN MIMIKO: CELEBRATING THE IROKO AT 62

I have known Ondo State for quite some time. As a man whose immediate elder brother found a beautiful wife there thirteen years ago, I have had cause to know the state well. I knew the condition Ondo state was...

OPINION: THE REAL TROUBLE WITH NIGERIA

In his acclaimed publication ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’ published 33 years ago, in 1983, the late Chinua Achebe pointed out that the ‘ the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership’. Thirty-three years on this is...

OPINION: MOTHER TERESA:  A LIFE OF POVERTY, CHASTITY, OBEDIENCE AND JOURNEY TO SAINTHOOD

“By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.”- Mother Teresa On...

OPINION: PORT HARCOURT ULTRA-MODERN LAW CENTRE :  DEEPENING THE RULE OF LAW

The Legal Profession  in Rivers State  is witnessing a historic rejuvenation, premised on the desire of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to deepen the fundamentals  of  the  rule of  law  and  enhance the administration  of  justice. This is necessary because the...