Opinion

The term Lent comes from the old English word “lencten”, meaning “spring.” It started in the fourth century, after the Council of Nicaea, as a forty-day period during which candidates were instructed in preparation for baptism at Easter. In...

In Nigeria’s present situation of increasing road risks and dangers, the statistics on road fatalities and injuries are scary. Going by the World Health Organisation (WHO) records on global Road Traffic Injuries (RTIs), Nigeria is rated second on the...

The 2016 US presidential campaign is turning out to be dramatic. Many analysts have predicted a something close to an easy victory for Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton to have an easy ride in the primaries. I also recall severally...

The 8th Senate under the leadership of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, stands on the precipice of attaining positive legislative change. As the whole country aligns itself with the agenda party at the center, the All Progressives...

The demagoguery of Prime Minster Netanyahu seems to have no limit—demagoguery in a sense that he says and acts on anything to buttress Israel’s hold on the West Bank in the name of national security. This time around, Netanyahu...

Nigeria a multi-ethnic state remains an abode for several traditional and cultural practices mostly occultic in nature and sometimes culturally inclined from across the Niger to the west hinterlands. Several communities still upholds these traditions, customs and the rites...

“There is no immunity for impunity as far as electoral malfeasance is concerned. In the cases of Obi v Mbakwe, Alliance for Democracy v Ayo Fayose and Amaechi v INEC it has been established that governors cannot hide under...

Far from being alarmed at the threat that the global economic situation poses to the Nigerian economy, some group of unpatriotic are impatiently waiting in the wing to cash in on the nation’s economic challenges. These are vultures that...

Corruption stories have been the dominant theme of governance since the Buhari government came into being more than eight months ago. In many ways this is not surprising. His candidacy was marketed on his well-known integrity and apparent incorruptibility....

This week, I would be dwelling on the topic of corruption in Nigeria in my treaty. Very quickly let me state that I am one of those that believe that the problem in Nigeria is not necessarily corruption. I...