Opinion

August 1, 2016 has come and gone and Nigeria remains united. Let us rejoice and shout together: “In unity we stand!” and “The labour of our heroes past; shall never be in vain!” It was a day set aside...

“In near future the World will suffer above all from distrust.”-Le Comte Du Nouy. It was from MR. YOMI ODUNUGA’S social media page that I got the first impression of the return of adverse malnutrition of children of the North...

It is almost certain that the last has not been heard of the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, which upheld the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal that Alhaji Yahaya Bello was duly elected...

The evidence that shows that General Ironsi and the plotters of the supposedly Igbo coup of January 15 1966 were diametrically opposed to each other is highly significant.  Major Nzeogwu, in an interview with the ‘Daily Telegraph’ newspaper, 22...

I always struggle to keep a smirk off my face each time I ruminate over how we often as a people focus on basic things while glossing over the crucial ones. Security, climate change, economy and a host of...

INTRODUCTON On the fiftieth remembrance of Nigeria’s second coup which ended the life and six-month government of General Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state, I have decided on a historical reflection on the above topic. These are my reasons:...

Mr. Toyin Adepoju in an article titled “Nigeria Needs Ethnic Self-determination for Its Constituent Nationalities” (https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/IgboWorldForum/conversations/messages/290849) asserts that the breakup of Nigeria is the answer to Nigeria’s manifold problems. He asserts as follows: Breakup into smaller nations (does he mean ethnic...

Whenever and wherever Nigerians gather for discussions of any kind, Nigerian political development mention is never in doubt, and they usually delve into how other countries around the globe are developing their polity, building social infrastructures, enhancing their economy...

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”_. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It is about keeping your team focused on a goal...

The inter-communal conflict between Share and Tsaragi communities in both Ifelodun and Edu Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kwara State respectively has lingered too long without even raising the necessary red flag for peace advocacy. The recrudescent outbreak of...