Opinion

OPINION: UNVEILING THE ABIA FREE SCHOOL MEAL INITIATIVE

"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done". — Proverbs 19:17. Abia joined the league of states that have adopted the free school meal initiative last Friday when...

OPINION: TEARS OF MANY COLOURS FOR KESHI?

What colour of tears does one shed at times of grief like these? A time that recorded the demise of a rare gem of profound innate attributes. I mean Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi OON aka Bobby Moore, Der Big...

OPINION: THE NATIONAL BRAIN IN RECESSION

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OPINION: NIGERIAN ARMY: A TIME TO PURGE

Something is not right in our security arrangement and anyone that is sincere will admit it. It doesn’t require one being a security expert to gauge or have a sense of what is amiss. In the past few weeks,...

OPINION: THE MYTH OF FAYOSE’S ‘STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE’ PROGRAMME

It's very good that the Governor of Ekiti state, Governor Fayose, can take time out from his busy schedule to feed the people of his state, handing out bags of rice and other edibles to the needy as part...

OPINION: BUHARI WITHOUT IDIAGBON

President Buhari’s one-year anniversary has been anything but glorious. It has been pitiful compared to his last time around. It is a different era, yet Buhari has done what most Northern rulers do best. When he loaded his personal...

OPINION: THIS DAY, THE WORLD CHAMPION GOES HOME

Friday, the World Champion, Mohammed Ali will be laid to eternal rest. Exactly a week ago, the greatest sportsperson ever, was eternally knocked out. He was the world champion on and off the ring fighting and winning bouts against...

OPINION: JUSTICE CHIKERE: MATTERS ARISING

The media recently reported that a non-government organisation (NGO),  Campaign for  Judicial Integrity, has written a petition to the National  Judicial Council  (NJC) over an order by Justice Anuli Chikere of the Federal  High Court over the  impending election...

OPINION: MRS AISHA BUHARI: SOARING ABOVE DETRACTORS 

It must take more than a stroke of luck and tremendous goodwill for none of the mud thrown at Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, not to stick. Only an impeccable character anchored on sound moral value would...

OPINION: THE LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCES, THE SECESSIONIST IMPULSES AND SELFISH ETHNIC INTERESTS

A cursory look at the Niger Delta and the damage done to its environment as a result of the huge cross the Niger Delta has had to carry over the last 40 years as the bread basket of the...