Opinion
OPINION: WHY THE MEDIA WAR AGAINST OKONJO-IWEALA WILL FAIL
The Nigerian political environment is largely toxic and not many who have served as public officers, especially in positions of authority and influence, come...
OPINION: IFEANYI UGWUANYI, FULANI HERDSMEN AND THE RETURN OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
In my earlier article titled “Fulani Herdsmen: Mr Buhari, Please, Keep Your Sympathies”, I had criticized the governor of Enugu State thus: “…what was...
OPINION: THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: BREAKING THE DEADLOCK
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has rarely been so far from finding a resolution. Since the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas during the summer...
OPINION: CHANGE WILL COME BUT WE MUST ALL BE PATIENT
“God will not change the condition of a people unless they change what is their hearts.” – Holy Qur’an
In the run up to the...
OPINION: THE FULANIS, HERDSMEN AND OTHER STORIES
“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.” - Horace Walpole
The Fulani herdsmen have dominated the...
OPINION: LABOUR DAY: REMEMBERING NIGERIAN WORKERS
Labour Day which is observed annually as International Workers’ Day on the 1st of May had its origin in the May 4th 1886 Hay...
OPINION: PREPARING FOR POST-2020 NIGERIA OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATURE
Year 2020 is forty-four months away. According to the 2009 perspective planning of the National Planning Commission, the Vision 20:2020, the country's GDP is...
OPINION: NEW WAGE: WHEN THE DEW CAN NO LONGER QUENCH THIRST
Workers in Nigeria are celebrating another May Day amidst shrinking salaries, uncertainty in the market value of what they presently earn. The economy is...
OPINION: THE ALI NDUME WE KNOW
It is often said that prophets are not revered at home. One man has proved this saying wrong as he is revered both at...
OPINION: LIKE OBAMA, ODIA OFEIMUN TURNS TO POLITICS
Barack Obama was a phenomenon when he turned to politics. His Presidential victory seemed assured that July 24, 2008 day he stood in a...
