Opinion

OPINION: THE DANGEROUS MAN IN NORTH KOREA

When our public officials fall asleep while attending a meeting, or an official function, the standard Nigerian reaction is to have a hearty laugh at their expense. Harmless laughter. You’d remember many photographs of our lawmakers turning the National...

OPINION: BEFORE EDO IS SET ON FIRE…

Political extremism was an outrageous flaunt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2015 general elections: to win at all costs. It was accompanied by virulent propaganda never seen in the history of electioneering in Nigeria, which was,...

OPINION: NIGERIA, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND LIMITS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROBES

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The London-based Amnesty International has a passion for stirring calm waters, especially in Nigeria. It seems, the organization delights more in propagating contrived negations than rejoicing with humanity’s enviable   accomplishments. By the frequency with which Amnesty International choruses’ human rights...

OPINION: WHY BIG NIGERIA PLAYS FOR LITTLE ABROAD

Nigeria with 180 million vibrant people, is the largest black country in the world.  Its economy which in 2014 had a  $93.01 billion  export and $53 billion import is the second largest in Africa. Its cultural reach especially through...

OPINION: ECONOMIC/ETHICAL RECESSION AND MENTAL HEALTH

Nigeria is sick may sound grotesque, since it is no longer a newly discovered fact. Nigeria due to the ineptitude of both the political governors and the docility of the governed has jumped into recession in economic terms contrary to...

OPINION: NIGER DELTA: AMNESTY BEYOND PATRIOTIC PATRONAGE

It was for noble intentions and the need to placate the restive Niger Delta (ND) militants when former Nigeria’s President, Late Alhaji Umaru  Yar’Adua  exercised his constitutional power  by  granting amnesty and unconditional pardon to all  Niger Delta militants...

OPINION: GOV. BINDOW AND BURDEN OF DEVELOPING ADAMAWA

Adamawa is one of the most ravaged states in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram insurgency, with its capital in Yola. It gave birth to Taraba state in 1991 from the defunct Gongola State. It has our administrative divisions: Adamawa,...

OPINION: THE PARADOX OF CHANGE: “HOW IS PRESIDENT BUHARI?”

The wheel of progress in our nation is progressive; this is because the “progressives” are in power. But beyond the rhetoric of name and the fantasy of change; can we really say that our nation is making any meaningful...

OPINION: EMERGING TRENDS IN ILLEGAL MIGRATION: LESSON FOR NIGERIANS 

Today the world is faced with problem of the migrants who left their countries of origin seeking new way of life where their dream could be realized and sufferings becomes a thing of the past. Due to political instability,...

OPINION: DOGS AND A THEATRE OF THE ABSURD

I love dogs. They are man’s best friend. Of all the animals in the world, a dog is the closest to humans. When we were in primary school, we heard about this famous Alsatian which belonged to a blind...