Opinion

James Abiodun Faleke was destined to be deputy governor of Kogi state. He would have been executing that office today. He is not. Poor Faleke! He has his poor judgment to blame. For now, the best trophy he gets...

There has been strident debate about what caused the present recession of the Nigerian economy. Federal Officials like Lai  Mohammed appear to lean towards blaming the past Administration. But recent events point to some shift in the blame game....

By a recent projection, Nigeria’s population by year 2050 would have massed up to 500 million. That could mean nothing less than a certificate of disaster for a nation that depends squarely on importation of food items to feed...

“We have a zero tolerance for payment of money to free suspect. I am appealing to members of the public, not to corrupt my men; it takes two to tango. If they ask you for bribe and you refuse...

Not even the wisest of soothsayers will have predicted the fame and attention Isa Hamman, Adamawa's 'famous' kidney failure patient would have gained within such a short period of time. That's what politics does to people and entities -...

Our political seas are rough. Our economy, experiencing a tsunami. Yet the two leading political parties; the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which are expected to lead us out of a serious...

Interest rates on bank loans in Nigeria are well over 20 percent, presenting a major hindrance to household spending and firm growth. Yet, against the backdrop of a slowly contracting economy and sharply rising inflation, which now stands at...

Is anyone serious about cutting politicians’ outrageous salaries and allowance? If this recession is not enough reason to deflate an economy that was pumped up by corruption for so many years, it is very difficult to see what else...

Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work. The idea remains problematic with unclear definitions and unclear rules. PLAGIARISM IS NOT...

I ASKED GOD FOR A BIKE, BUT I KNOW GOD DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. SO I STOLE A BIKE AND ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS--AL PACINO Let me start this admonition in this manner... After getting all of Pope Francis's luggage loaded into...