Opinion

When I watched South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit make a short speech on the floor of  the African Union (AU) Heads of State conference in January 2013, I was impressed. He said King Mohammed VI of  Moroccan had...

When President Muhammadu Buhari promised during his electioneering campaign in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital last year January to revive Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCO) if elected, I was not in any way thrilled by the pledge. I was not...

Dear People of Edo State I need not remind you how hard you fought eight years ago from March 20th to November 11th, 2008 to ensure that your vote counted and that the legitimate winner of the election became the...

African economies may be severely affected by Britain’s exit By 6:30 a.m. on 24 June, less than 12 hours after a successful referendum on Brexit (Britain’s exit from the European Union), South Africa’s currency, the rand, took the first blow....

A dogged and committed Nigerian that he is, Atiku Abubakar, the Turaki Adamawa and former Vice President of Nigeria has remained in the political circuit throwing in salient issues for national political discourse. These are in addition to his...

Three airline companies will be responsible for the airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the 2016 Hajj exercise. They are two Nigerian companies: Med-view and Max Air in addition to a Saudi...

I don’t understand the cause of the misconception about former Vice President Atiku Abuabakar’s call for restructuring. Could it be just politicking or lack of understanding? He clearly said let the power at the centre be reduced so that...

Some parts of Nigeria are currently being used as experimental grounds by their home governments for the unprecedented conversion of the Civil Servants in the employment of these States into what we might term “guinea pigs” for farming duties. ...

How has Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Professor of Law at the University of Lagos fared as an intellectual in politics? The role of intellectuals in politics is often a controversial one.  Do...

Recently, when a call was made for restructuring of the country by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the nation was split among those for and against. This is natural and actually shows that we are in a democratic milieu. The...