Opinion

Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, one of the world’s greatest boxers of all time, and certainly in his time, and during the era that he...

As African countries scramble for solutions Is terrorism becoming the dominant mode of conflict in Africa? This is a question many are asking following the recent surge in terror attacks across Africa. Since January about a dozen African countries, including...

In spite of the sceptics and naysayers, there is much jubilation across the land (both in Nigeria and in Diaspora) about the just-announced tabulation of the recovery of Nigeria’s looted funds. The announcement is a good sign; first time in...

“I am waiting for the newspapers to tell me the performance of my ministers and whether I should make changes.” – President Muhammadu Buhari In one year and the realistic review Nigerians have for President Muhammadu Buhari could best be...

Nothing can be so disheartening like coming across a poorly written and uninformed article by somebody who should be in the know. It hurts the ego of the pen profession and exposes the shallow thinking of persons in such...

The Mediterranean Sea  for  three days last week  claimed over  seven hundred lives. The extent of this tragedy, was enough for the United Nations to call an emergency Security Council meeting. But no serious reaction came from those who...

It is almost a trite now to talk about how those managing governments at all level are in a nightmarish situation owing to slim resources and dwindling revenue. The Nigerian economy has gotten the bite of the resource curse...

I must confess I am not one of those who were excited by the call for restructuring the Nigerian federal system by former vice president, Atiku Abubakar. Anyone who knows the former vice president too well will understand that...

ALL MANNER OF LONG-WINDED PHRASES ARE DAILY ADDED TO OUR POLITICAL LEXICON, NO THANKS TO OUR POLITICIANS. DAILY, THEY ASSAIL ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR QUEST TO HAVE THE LARGER CHUNK OF ANY SLICE OF THE NATIONAL CAKE WITHIN THEIR...

A new agenda of democratic and economic changes “Burkina is proud,” declare the billboards along the capital Ouagadougou’s major thoroughfares. When they were first put up in December 2015 to mark the election of a new government, many citizens were...