Opinion

OPINION: JONATHAN, SOLUDO AND THE REAL IDI AMIN THAT RAN THE CBN

Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and former governorship aspirant in Anambra State, got the nation anxious again when he declared in a no-holds-barred manner that former President Goodluck Jonathan ran the Central Bank...

OPINION: LAMORDE: THE TASK BEFORE EFCC

The bilateral agreement recently signed between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is definitely beginning to yield results earlier than one would have expected. When President Muhammadu Buhari signed that deal, the expectation was that some more weeks...

OPINION: INSIDE DAMBAZAU’S SHOES

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“See what your friends are writing” “Who?” “Your fellow columnists. See how they are attacking the Minister of Interior, General Abdulrahman Dambazau, just because an orderly helped to shine his shoes in public.” “I really don’t see what the hoopla is all...

OPINION: UPHOLDING THE SANCTITY OF THE COURTS Vs THE IMPUDENCE OF TOMPOLO

“Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose; they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.”- Martin Luther King, jnr. The hallmark and purpose of the...

OPINION: OPEN LETTER TO OBY EZEKWISILI

Let me start by saying I am one of many Nigerians who cherish and admire everything you stand for; a mother, an exemplary public figure, an achiever, an activist and an icon. You are a good example for everyone...

OPINION: SHINE A LIGHT ON THE GAPS

This essay is part of a special edition being published in partnership with Foreign Affairs, titled “African Farmers in the Digital Age.” This anthology explores the future of African food systems and the role that digital solutions can play...

OPINION: JANUARY 15, 1966 AND AFTER: WE REMEMBER DIFFERENTLY

The Emir of Kano HRH Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II was recently quoted as warning that “Nigeria may experience a repeat of the January 15 1966 military coup if some parts of the country continue in violence and disunity.” The...

OPINION: ON METUH’S “SILVER” HANDCUFF

I have heard the condemnation trailing the handcuffing of Metuh and I won't say nothing else but well done to whoever thought it fit to handcuff him. Suspects are always handcuffed when being transported to Court. So what makes Metuh’s...

OPINION: PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S OFFICIAL VISIT TO UAE: THE MAJOR TAKEAWAYS

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari spent the first three days of this week visiting the United Arab Emirates, UAE, the first by a Nigerian leader since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states in the early 80s. The high-level visit...

OPINION: INSECURITY IN DELTA STATE AND THE NIGHTMARE OF A ROYAL KIDNAP

The news of the kidnap of His Royal Highness, Agbogidi Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, the monarch of Ubulu-Uku kingdom in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, wafted out of the forest like a bad...