Opinion

There is no doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari –led administration is desirous of generating employment for the teeming unemployed youths in Nigeria through agriculture. Two months after the appointment of ministers, it appears the minister is still fine-tuning strategy...

“ With great power comes great responsibility”, goes the common saying. Some people are very fortunate to be endowed with great spiritual powers; they’re able to see the future, heal and, through prayer and meditation, avert disasters amongst other things. On...

In the words of David Hume, corruption of the best things gives birth to the worst things. Nigeria as a country started well, with available human and natural resources. Its potentials, its seemingly predictable greatness on the African continent plummet...

“In conclusion, I find no merit in the appeal which is accordingly dismissed.” - Justice Walter Onnoghen of the Supreme Court. “He expresses disappointment over the judgement of the apex court in the country on the six grounds of appeal.”...

Attahiru Jega, a professor of political science and immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is a very lucky Nigerian. He is one of those fluky human beings the Scripture tells us are blessed because their sins...

Beko Ransome-Kuti was the unarmed general of the people who led them in countless campaigns against the perpetuation of military rule and for the enthronement of democracy. In the course of those struggles, he was dragged from his office or...

“Why?” demanded my argumentative friend, “ is it always you people? “ Why do you make so much trouble? Always Ogun, Ogun, Ogun! – are you the only state in the nation?” And he proceeded to reel off a...

Without prejudice to the commitment and efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari and many patriotic Nigerians to stamping out corruption from the country, we will one day discover to our greatest dismay that there is another potent problem whose danger...

“IF YOU STEAL, DO NOT STEAL TOO MUCH AT A TIME: YOU MAY BE ARRESTED. STEAL LITTLE BY LITTLE.” – Mobutu Sese Seko to Ministers/party Delegates, 1971. I begin this piece with a question: Is every chief a thief? I...

The African Union (AU)   26th Session which closed  in Addis Ababa on January 31, held a lot of promise for a continent brought to its knees by insecurity and violence; some  of it self-inflicted.  The expectations were high and the organisation’s leaders were on...