Opinion

The universal symbol of justice is the statue of a very beautiful but blindfolded beauty queen wielding a sharp sword with which justice is dispensed to all irrespective of class, status or race. There is also a universal unanimity that...

In the labour front something called jobs cut is fetching primacy. It is becoming a phenomenon across the world – from America to Africa and from the United Kingdom to United Arab Emirate – the story is the same.  It is hitting...

This close relative of ours made a passionate plea sometime ago that it is better for each ethnic group to go its own way than to stay together by tulasi killing one another. It’s like a wife pleading to...

There is a Nigerian saying that the only thing that unites us is football. Well, on the positive side football does. But whenever you have any cause to examine the goings and comings in our fatherland today, you would...

Captain Sagir Koli is a Nigerian hero. For Captain Sagir Koli the battlefield may be the crucible to survive. He must be agile, decisive, quick thinking, and above all courageous. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines courage as “mental or moral strength to...

Since 1914 (when the Northern and Southern Protectorate) were fused-together to form a country (from many nations and races), and it was named by Lord Lugard’s girlfriend (they were not formally married then) Flora, as Nigeria (from Niger River...

The new measures to ensure transparency in Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) took a new turn last week as the Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) ordered officers of the agency to declare their assets. This drive toward effective public...

Apart from institutional leakages where deliberate non-implementation of policies has continued to lead to porosity of public funds; braze greed of unpatriotic public servants and sheer lust to climb the ladder of societal superiority are elements that have continued to rekindle the flames of corruption in Africa. Beyond...

A presidential candidate that loses global respect even before he assumes office, due to the vitriolic expletives that he has hauled at women, religions, cultures, nations and race in the cause of running for office, risks becoming a liability...

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” Psalms 23:5 For the acting Managing Director and Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs...