Opinion

OPINION: EAST-WEST RAILS OR COASTAL RAILS: WHICH ONE IS IT ON THE INTENDED NEW NIGERIAN RAILWAYS?

Matters arising! On the intended new railways in Nigeria (we understand the contract has been signed with the Chinese), linking Lagos and Calabar (which amongst other issues surrounding it, caused a Budget-misunderstanding between the Executive Arm of Government and...

OPINION: FINALLY, EVIL ONES CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK

In the past weeks Nigerians have become victims of the people that should ordinarily lead them. Instead of being shown ways to become better persons citizens are being encouraged to become believers in jungle justice as some so called...

OPINION: OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR ABIOLA AJIMOBI

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Your Excellency First and foremost, I have to state clearly that I am a strong and committed member of APC who has never given my votes to any other party except a progressive party since i started voting in 1983. ...

OPINION: DEATH OF IDPS: AS KASHIM SHETTIMA WAITS FOR JONATHAN’S CALL

The IDPs have been languishing from hunger and dying in droves while Nigerians out there have been made to believe all along that the victims were being taken good care of. At least, that was what the governor of...

OPINION: KILLING OF BLACKS: DEATH FOR SALE IN AMERICA

It would be wrong to conclude that racism, supremacist agenda has fizzled away in the United States of America (USA). It would be out of place to dismiss killings of blacks by cops as mere coincidence. It is indeed...

OPINION: BURATAI: CELEBRATING SALLAH WITH A DIFFERENCE

As the Muslim faithful worldwide marked the end of Ramadan fast, two warriors in different parts of the world sent a clear message to terrorists across the globe that humanity will not be cowed by those who pervert Islam,...

OPINION: LAGOS: THE MENACE OF PLASTIC LITTER, HUMAN WASTE, AND POOR SANITATION

 “Lagosians litter the waterways with empty plastic bottles, nylon and various kinds of filth. Another practice is open defecation on the waterways, littering it with human waste in the form of urine and even faeces. This is totally unacceptable....

OPINION: IT’S TIME TO ABROGATE THE INFAMOUS SECTION 308

The recent alleged antics of the Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, and others have again brought the spotlight on the infamous Section 308 of the Nigerian Constitution. When his bank account was frozen by the EFCC due to un-explained monies...

OPINION: WHY ARE NIGERIANS UNABLE TO BREATHE FREE THESE DAYS?

On a certain day during my fellowship at the International Institute for Journalism, IIJ, Berlin, I went to a shop to buy a pair of shoes. While there, I found out that nearly all of the shoes in some...

OPINION: TWO LIVES AND OTHER STORIES

Two lives lost recently in the creative industry convey useful messages in terms of the import of their careers and the circumstances of their departure: the elderly actress, simply known as Bukky Ajayi, and the music entrepreneur, multi-talented artiste,...