Opinion

OPINION: BURATAI AND THE LEVITY OF SUCCESS

I was reading through the news recently and I saw a news headline “ Army repels attack kills 16 Boko Haram members”, It got me thinking that we may have forgotten just so soon where we were only a...

OPINION: OF DIALOGUE AND NEGOTIATIONS

Since some of us called for dialogue rather than the violence option in settling the Niger Delta question, I have watched with dismay as the issues are muddled up by those that should be responsible for bringing about peace...

OPINION: ISLAMISATION AGENDA, CHRISTIANISATION AGENDA AND “SATANIC AGENDA” IN OSUN

Ask ZiVA 728x90 Ads
Sometime in 2006, the Ife University management, then led by Professor Michael Faborode, rusticated some Students’ Union leaders: Akinola Saburi (Malcom X), Ogunma Segun Adrew (Karl Marx), Taiwo Hassan (Soweto), Tunde Dairo (Barry Blacky) and others for politically-motivated reasons...

OPINION: MASKING FEAR WITH PUNISHMENT

The recent rise in the reported cases of law officers’ excessive use of force on minority members of the society is nothing new.  The perceived spike in such incidence is only due to the prevalence of social media and...

OPINION: THE YORUBA, IJAW AND FEDERALISM

The recent meeting between some Yoruba politicians in old and new Afenifere and some leaders of the Ijaw Nation has once again brought to the fore the limitations of the strategies being deployed in the quest for  True Federalism in...

OPINION: FORGERY CHARGE: SEPARATION OF POWERS, NOT SENATE, IS ON TRIAL

It is no longer news that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has proffered forgery charges against the leadership of the Senate. Forgery is a very serious allegation. This presupposes that the accused persons in this...

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

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...