Opinion

OPINION: NIGER DELTA AVENGERS ON A CONCRETE JUNGLE MISSION

No sun will shine in my day today. The high yellow moon won't come out to play. I said darkness has come and covered my light, and has changed my day into night. Where is the love to be...

OPINION: THE HYPOCRISY OF APC AND THE REALITY OF FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL

Reactions have as usual trailed the total removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as fuel. A litre now liberally sells at 145 naira. This was coming from a government which though in opposition in 2012 demonised...

OPINION: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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  I get confused these days reading many of the posts on social media, and text messages sent through cell phones, because of the kind of new English that young people now write. The English language is without doubt quite...

OPINION: THERE WAS A LABOUR MOVEMENT

Labour finally marshalled the courage to stand against the people. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Unions Congress (TUC) are calling for strikes and widespread protests against the deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum sector as...

OPINION: DYING  FOR  THE  COW  TO  LIVE

If you find southern Nigerians shaking their heads and breaking out a sad dirge, know that once again, Fulani herdsmen have shown up in a community, leaving in their  wake the  usual signature tune of sorrow, death and destruction. To...

OPINION: CROOKS, TORTURERS AND GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

The terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 (9/11)  in which nearly 3,000 people were killed, was a nightmare for humanity. But while people mourned across the globe, some schemed to make fortunes out of it...

OPINION: BORROWING TO FINANCE 2016 NIGERIA’S BUDGET DEFICIT

The violent movements in the chaotic oil markets have severely punished the largest economy in Africa which remains undeniably dependent on crude oil exports for a noticeable portion of its government’s revenues. While government expenditure in Nigeria continues to...

OPINION: SENATOR IKE EKWEREMADU, THE HIGHEST RANKING PDP MAN AND HIS FUTURE

Senator Ike Ekweremadu is the last PDP member standing or rather the highest PDP elected member who has a place in the federal government. He is thus in control of PDP. Usually in nations that operate with two strong...

OPINION: INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES: IS NIGERIA FANTASTICALLY FOOLISH?

The announcement by the Federal Government of Nigeria deregulating, liberalizing or removing subsidy payments from petrol and kerosene or by whatever nomenclature they put their decision for withdrawing government total involvement in the marketing of these very essential products...

OPINION: IS PRINT MEDIA DEAD?

Yet again, another casualty has been recorded on the global media scene. The Independent Newspapers in the United Kingdom is about going all digital, thereby burying its print edition forever. At its peak, The Independent was churning out half...