Opinion

OPINION: BUKOLA SARAKI, SMWLAGOS AND THE REST OF US

Permit me to borrow one of the sentences used by Senator Bukola Saraki to buttress his point further during his interactive session at the just concluded Social Media Week Lagos2016 where he referenced the evolving nature of the social...

OPINION: REV. KING, THE LAW AND KING’S SUPPORTERS

In the case of the State and Rev. Chukwuemeka Kingsley Ezeugo, the Supreme Court a few days ago, upheld the rulings of the lower courts and ruled that the bearded, self-styled “little god”, “Jesus Christ of our time”, and...

OPINION: WHY MUST OKONJO-IWEALA BE THE SCAPE GOAT?

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“The immediate past Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, illegally approved the transfer of at least N61.4 billion ($300 million and £5.5 million) from funds recovered from late dictator, Sani Abacha, to the Office of the National Security Adviser, Sambo...

OPINION: MUHAMMADU BUHARI : A GOOD PRESIDENT OF NOT?

Incumbent President Buhari has barely been in office a year and already the hawks have got their knives out for him. He can’t govern the country. He’s always flying abroad on state visits. The price of oil has plummeted, the...

OPINION: NAIRA DEPRECIATION: BLAME GOVERNORS’ FORUM

The naira has been on a steady decline for the past few months. The disparity between rates at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and that of the parallel market is as clear as the difference between day and...

OPINION: DONALD TRUMP NOT SLAVE TO IDEOLOGY… PRAGMATIC AND CONFIDENCE

This is probably the first time in American history that a front runner for presidency in a major political party is not subscribing to core tents of his party. For where many and others have failed, Donald Trump a...

OPINION: IS NIGERIA JUDICIARY UNDER ATTACK?

Since the advent of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal administration there has been lingering controversy on how the principle of separation of power is practiced. The executive arm of government headed by president Buhari has come under increasing focus for...

OPINION: BUHARI AND THE SAFETY OF IDPS

As the Federal Government struggles to remove the remnants of the terrorist Boko Haram insurgents from the North eastern part of the country, the safety of the over two million displaced persons remains uppermost in the minds of all...

OPINION: DEVALUATION: NAIRA IS ONLY AS STRONG AS DEMAND FOR NIGERIAN MADE PRODUCTS

With the integration of international credit card services like MasterCard, Visa card, American Express card etc into Nigerian financial/banking system a few years ago, Nigerian consumers became a major part of the burgeoning army of consumers of goods and...

OPINION: NIGERIA: A GOVERNMENT IN DENIAL

My daughter’s nanny, Mama Ike, came to work recently with a mischievous smirk on her face. I couldn’t figure out what the matter was but it was apparent she was excited about something. Then, she blurted out. “Oga,” she quipped,...