Opinion

I have two confessions to make from the outset. I am an incurable optimist. I am a firm believer in the maxim that no matter how dark a tunnel may appear to be, there will always be some ray of...

The crystal truth now, is that Aliko Dangote is the richest Nigerian and African (if not Blackman alive). And the whole truth is that he has invested in nearly all parts of Nigeria; and now investing massively and hugely...

After an awful outing in 2012 London Olympics, everyone thought that history of unpreparedness will not repeat itself again as the nation prepared well ahead of the just concluded Rio Olympic Games. However, the result showed that the nation...

According to internet sources, the Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Willie Obiano at the just concluded World Igbo Congress convention held in New York asked “Who is Ike Ekweremadu?” I must confess that I was shocked that a governor...

Israel’s continued settlement activity—whether retroactively approving ‘unauthorized’ outposts or advancing plans for new units as was recently announced—represents yet another nail in the coffin of the peace process. The settlements have become nothing but Israel’s self-entrapment, threatening its very...

There is no gain repeating the fact that Nigeria is indeed one of the most viable countries to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a known fact that the country desires credible foreign investors to explore its...

There were several reactions to my last week’s column entitled ‘Buhari’s Quest for Economic Emergency Powers’.  One of the points that attracted the most commentaries was the poser:  “... apart from questions of whether the President really needs sweeping...

Constitution review is a continuous process and has been on the front burner of national discourse since 1999. The 6th Assembly successfully passed three sets of alterations (amendments) to the Constitution of the  Federal Republic of Nigeria in the...

Ruminating typically on what may have served as intellectual but fictional inspirations for one of the world’s most brutal tyrants, Adolf Hitler of pre-World War 2 Germany, I came up with the findings that there were specific cowboy novels...

September 10, 2016, is epochal in the history of the great Edo State. It is a date when life beckons on the people to embark on a game-changing and life-amending venture; a time when the people are called out...