Opinion

OPINION: TINUBU, APC: THE DROWNING SOUND OF A POLITICAL STRATEGIST?

The outburst of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu against what he described as injustice in the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) orchestrated by its chairman, Chief John Odige-Oyegun may have deeper underlining and possibly far reaching consequence. Many pundits...

OPINION: TINUBU, OYEGUN AND THE EXPENSIVE TEARS OF A GODFATHER

“The wise woman (man) builds her (his) house, but the foolish pulls it down with her (his) hands.” (Proverbs 14:1) Recently, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s media office released a press statement wherein the curiously acclaimed national leader of the ruling...

OPINION: THE QUESTION BEFORE THE YORUBA NATION

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Recent events arising from the Ondo Governorship primaries have thrown into the fore, once again, the fundamental question of political alignments within Yorubaland and its implications not only for the Yoruba Nation and People but also for Nigeria itself. Accordingly,...

OPINION: NIGERIA AT 56: THE BEST THINGS TO DO THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY

Just in case you are wondering what the latest buzz in Nigeria is and how to spend your weekend this Independence day, chill. This year marks 56 years since the British rule in Nigeria ended. As usual, there is going...

OPINION: BINDOW/NYAKO’S COURT CASE: WHEN WILL THEY LEARN TO DO THE RIGHT THING?

When Nyako prepared his legal team to head for the apex court to enforce his reinstatement as Adamawa State governor right on the account that his administration was obstructed and he needed to complete his four-year tenure. Most people...

OPINION: APC BROUGHT AMERICAN EXPERT TO WIN ELECTION, WHY NOT ANOTHER EXPERT TO FIX ECONOMY?

In the heat of the election to halt Peoples Democratic Party, PDP's 16 years rule in 2015, the new coalition of opposition political parties to form All Progressives Party, APC brought in a renown American political strategist, David Axerold...

OPINION: ADAMAWA, #TEAMBINDOW AND THE UNFAIR CRITICS

Good governance is an indeterminate term used in the international development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources. The concept of "good governance" often emerges as a model to compare ineffective economies or political...

OPINION: WHEN NOT TO BE A SYCOPHANT

The immediate past First lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan, the one-time "Mama Peace", has been in the eye of the storm since the $15 million allegedly found in her account was frozen by the anti-graft agency EFCC. And...

OPINION: PALESTINE: FADING HOPES OF PEACE!

NOTE: IN 2014, THE RELIGIOUS MAKEUP OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 8.2 MILLION, STOOD AS FOLLOWS: JEWS-6,219,200 (75%); MUSLIMS-1,453,800 (17.5%); CHRISTIANS-163,500 (1.97) DRUZE-135,400 (1.63%) OTHERS -325,000 (3.25%) IF WE TAKE MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS AND...

OPINION: NIGERIA POLICE; CREATING TENABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHANGE AGENDA

“He Who Saves A Nation Breaks No Law” – Napoleon The Nigeria Police is the principal law enforcement agency in Nigeria with staff strength of about 371,800. There are currently plans to increase the force to 650,000, adding 280,000 new...