Opinion

OPINION: NOW THAT PRESIDENT BUHARI HAS DELIVERED ON LOOT RECOVERY

Amidst doubt about President Muhamadu Buhari's ability to deliver on his cardinal campaign promises to rein in corruption, recover looted funds, restore security of lives and property and stabilize the economy, Nigerians were on Saturday 4th June, 2016 apprised...

OPINION: A ‘LEAPING YEAR’ FOR THE SPORTING WORLD

The myth about ‘leap years’ may have beamed its lugubrious searchlight from its dark haven on the sporting world. The leap year is a creation of Julius Caesar. It occurs every four years where an additional day is added...

OPINION: RESTORING SANITY IN OUR ARMED FORCES

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A tsunami of disaster has swept through the rank and file of the Nigerian army and in one fell swoop, army of officers who were involved in one crime or the other, ranging from arms procurement scandal, financial misappropriation,...

OPINION: OLUSEGUN MIMIKO AND THE TRUE MEANING OF JUNE 12

No doubt, the June 12, 1993, mandate freely and willingly given to the late icon of democracy and philanthropist, Chief MKO Abiola, by Nigerians but unfortunately annulled by the military junta led by Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has come to...

OPINION: THE OIL CABAL IS BACK

The beneficiaries of the corruption in the oil industry are definitely still smarting from the industry wide changes implemented by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu especially at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It was...

OPINION: SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT: NOBODY IS MISLEADING PRESIDENT BUHARI

This article is a response to Dele Momodu's article titled "Before They Mislead President Buhari". The article like most of the writer's recent articles is a subtle castigation of Buhari's administration and support for the corrupt and dirty past...

OPINION: BUKOLA SARAKI: 365 DAYS OF LAW MAKING, OVERSIGHT AND ADVOCACY

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Thursday June 9, 2016 during plenary gave an account of his stewardship in the last 365 days alongside other senators to review performance, analyse their strength and weaknesses with a view towards...

OPINION: GOV AJIMOBI: 5 + 3 YEARS OF FAILED PROMISES, DECEPTION, FAILURE, DISAPPOINTMENTS AND ARROGANCE IN OYO STATE

A couple of days back, Oyo state celebrated five years of Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s reign. This is the summation of his initial four years and the first anniversary of his second term tagged “Kosele ri”. The unprecedented reelection of...

OPINION: REMEMBERING MKO AND JUNE 12

This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against a significant moment in Nigerian history, to remind us of how today, 23 years ago, the battle against the...

OPINION: RETIRED MILITARY OFFICERS: NIGERIA NEEDS DAMAGE CONTROL

The Nigerian Military finally worked up the courage to purge itself of political officers with the announcement that swept out several of such questionable officers. Details are still emerging but the sack which has the approval of the Army...