Opinion

Two recent conversations reminded me of the extent to which the lives of “ordinary” Nigerians—that is to say, most Nigerians—have been gravely debased. Let’s start with the more recent. Last Saturday, I made a routine phone call to a relative...

To expect The Nation Newspapers owned by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to be objective in matters concerning Rivers State, is tantamount to expecting a cockroach to get justice in a court presided over by...

The 18th Inspector General of Police, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, the number one cop in Africa and chief law enforcer of Nigeria, needs no introduction; a man who on ascending the mantle of leadership in the Police Force, has become...

At an oil and gas reforms workshop which took place in Abuja in August 2015, I had the privilege of listening to as many scholars and stakeholders in the industry as possible. Everyone had something useful to say, against...

The 2016 budget of Ondo State which is the seventh in the series of the state’s Budget of a ‘Caring Heart’ under the leadership of Governor Olusegun Mimiko, has, as usual, attracted comments and analysis by experts and political...

Nigeria Should Resist Borrowing From IMF or World Bank and Other Financial Institutions. President Muhammadu Buhari is roaming the world capitals cap-in-hand begging for loans to help fight Boko Haram and to fight corruption. And every once in a while...

There are two forms of extremism that pose the greatest existential threat to Nigeria today. There is the religious extremism of Boko Haram which has ravaged the North East of the country, and continues to spread fear and terror across...

This January was filled with activities and reminiscence of what officially was said to be the fiftieth commemoration of the first coup in the country; the five Majors coup of January 15, 1966. There were speeches and the newspapers...

“Moribund society creates its own morbid gravediggers. Revolt against injustice is not honorable but it is imperative.” - Karl Max The indictment letter written to the National Assembly by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo triggers a fresh riot of words...

International treaties will continue to be mere documents in countries who are signatories to them if their significance is not felt by the people in those countries. It is not enough for a sovereign state to ratify a treaty...