Opinion

OPINION: IGBO YOUNG GENIUSES – EKEH AND NNA – TRIUMPH IN NEW YORK

If I can make it there I'll make it anywhere It's up to you New York, New York - Frank Sinatra Igbo Nigerian-Americans have finally arrived and now they are making it in New York. They are living the American dream in the...

OPINION: KIGALI SPARKLES ON THE HILLS

Rwandan government implements an ambitious development master plan Wanda’s moniker, “land of a thousand hills,” not only attests to the country’s unique geography but also suggests the trajectory of Kigali through its many crises to become a model sustainable city. Kigali...

OPINION: REVISITING THE THREE-YEAR VALIDITY OF JAMB RESULTS

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Of course, in what was clearly a case of stampede by the Upper chamber of the National Assembly, a resolution compelled the Governing Board of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) to approve a three-year validity life-span for the...

OPINION: WHY TOO MANY BASTARDS?

Family is traditionally composed of a man and woman who have sexual rights over one another and where in procreation is enhanced. This is to say that a family will consist of a man, his wife and their children. As...

OPINION: SUSTAINABLE CHANGE THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

We’re in the season of change. For the first time in Nigeria’s history, the voice of the people resonated loudly at the polls when the then opposition party APC was voted into power. It was a defining moment for...

OPINION: THE ZUMA IN ANC

The move by the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) to impeach South African President Jacob Zuma for corruption, was bound to end in failure. This is because the ruling African National Congress (ANC) had ahead of the April 5, 2016...

OPINION: HOW SARAKI MADE BILLIONS BEFORE JOINING POLITICS

Born into the family of late billionaire business mogul and Senate Leader of the Second Republic, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki and Barrister Morenike Saraki, the incumbent Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, can be said to have come to...

OPINION: LEAVE MATTER FOR MATTHIAS

“I saw something yesterday. I thought it was a joke.” “What happened?” “Nigerians and their sense of humour; we always manage to squeeze laughter out of every situation, no matter how sad.” “I don’t like the suspense. What is it?” “I attended a...

OPINION: SHIITE NARRATIVE: BRIMAH’S HALF TRUTHS, LIES AND SHEER RABIDITY

Fanatics and extremists in Nigeria have a new poster boy to manage their propaganda. He is the coordinator of the Every Nigerian Do Something project, Dr. Peregrino Brimah, who brands himself a political observer. No one should envy him...

OPINION: AFRICA’S CITIES OF THE FUTURE

Proper planning key to sustainable cities With an annual economic growth rate of about 5% over the last decade, driven mainly by the commodities boom, African cities have seen skyrocketing population growth, forcing governments to face a host of development...