Opinion

In the many years of my journalism practice, I have held on to the natural opium of justice by fairness. Even the holy books enjoin us to dig into the truth and hold it tenaciously. Therefore, when journalism came...

Each time I listen to my State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Mr. Austin Tam-George speak on any issue of state concern, I wonder with due respect what the Governor's considerations were for assigning this particular portfolio to Mr....

It beggars belief that our elected representatives at the National Assembly who were elected for the purpose of representing and making laws that will be of beneficial to their various constituencies have abandoned the sole purpose of representation of...

Not many paid attention when I wrote the first part of this article probably because it didn't strike any sentimental cord. If I had chosen outright bashing of the National Assembly or it principal officers, it would have received...

One of the most recent additions to the seeming endless lists of dictions in Nigerian political dictionary is “Budget padding”. A friend of mine on Facebook posted a joke about some ladies who “pad” their bodies just to look...

It is not always that you see supposed elders dancing  nakedly in the market square; Africans are guided by strict societal and cultural norms which mitigate on some extremely unbecoming behaviors. Exception to this rule, however,  are elders who...

The level of insecurity in Nigeria today calls for urgent action, available data shows that Nigeria is faced with political, economic and social insecurity, the scenario that has caused uncertainty in the country over the years making the society...

So, if a turtle loses his shell, is he naked or homeless? The idea of Nigerian unity has always been more myth than truth. "There's never been one Nigerian culture or religion but rather several "Nigerias". The country was settled,...

“Ceaseless jacking up of interest rate will further soften naira, impeding industrial growth and accelerating inflationary trends.” – Emeka Chiakwelu Nigeria is in dire economic straits and the de-pegging of the naira is not making things better in foreseeable future....

Nigeria has always been bedeviled by a problem or two at one time. Since our amalgamation in 1914, and especially after October 1, 1960 when Nigeria became an acclaimed independent state, it is debatable that the country has had...