Opinion

OPINION: THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION, NIGERIA AND OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP

INTRODUCTION Nigeria has been faced with the challenge of effectively utilising its resources to support equitable economic growth, effective service delivery and social cohesion. One of the major driving forces for the development blockade is lack of openness, transparency and...

OPINION: NIGERIA NOW LOOKS LIKE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A HOSPITAL

OPINION: NIGERIA NOW LOOKS LIKE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A HOSPITAL Some of us are familiar with intensive care units, lCUs of hospitals where cries of pain from people in anguish rend the air. That's where people involved in road accidents,...

OPINION: SENTIMENT TOWARDS THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY REMAINS BEARISH, ALTHOUGH OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADERS REMAIN

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Depressed oil prices have punished the largest economy in Africa with ongoing concerns over a slowdown in domestic economic momentum weighing heavily on investor sentiment. Unemployment in 2016 has skyrocketed to shocking levels while rising inflationary pressures continue to...

OPINION: NIGER DELTA IS NOT IN SYRIA OR IRAQ

Niger Delta Avengers are bombing their own lives and that of next generations out of existence. If it was a foreign power, oil companies or Nigerian Army that is destroying this environment, we would be labeling the mute response...

OPINION: NIGER DELTA ON ALERT

“Flood is said to occur when a body of water moves over and above an area of land which is not normally submerged. It could also be seen as the inundation of an area not normally covered with water,...

OPINION: THE APC AND RESTRUCTURING: WITHER CHIEF OYEGUN?

Many Nigerians, concerned about the slow progress of the nation since independence in 1960, and desirous of giving the country a new lease of life via restructuring the federation by devolving more powers and responsibilities to the constituent parts...

OPINION: GREAT NIGERIA, GREATEST MOHAMMED ALI

If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali—the three-time heavyweight-boxing champion, the incredible humanitarian, the inspiration for the activism of athletes all over the nation—passed away on Friday, June 3, and...

OPINION: NIGERIA’s SEASON OF ANOMIE; A SUNSET AT DAWN?

Every Nigerian is mandated to respect religious views of others regardless of orientation and mode of worship. Where the rights of one person stops, the other begins. While it is not acceptable to reduce any religious orientation via use...

OPINION: NIGER DELTA AVENGERS: AVENGE ME NOT!

Wanton destruction of lives and properties is now a viable venture in Nigeria. Not only is it viable, it is now a prerequisite to national attention and fame. Never in the history of Nigeria had we poured so much blood...

OPINION: MUHAMMAD ALI, THE GREATEST (1942-2016)

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...