Opinion

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...

The reactions that have trailed the decision by the Buhari government to subsidize this year’s Hajj, despite the fact that the Nigerian economy is in recession, underscores the necessity of separating church (mosque) and state. Last year, President Buhari...

The legislation, "a Bill for a Law to substitute the Kaduna State Religious Preaching Law, 1984" (the 1984 Edict) or simply known as the Kaduna state Religious Activities Regulation Bill is still in the making but it has never...

The  basic criterion for working in Nigeria is to either be  a miracle worker or magician. The monthly Minimum Wage  is N18,000; that is $45 or  $1.5 daily.  From this monthly salary - the equivalent of a bag of...

Ghost worker syndrome in Nigeria predates the second republic. Every government has desired to resolve this caterpillar and cankerworm ravaging the public service without success.  Several committees were set up in the past to end the ugly trend but...

Come August 17, 2016, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the most popular and most populous political party in Africa, would be holding its national convention where it is expected that a new set of the party’s national working committee...