Opinion

“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We grab a dog with the hands and it escapes; thereafter we beckon it with two fingers. (If both hands cannot detain...

On Thursday, December 31, 2015, the Court of Appeal, sitting in Owerri, nullified the election of Okezie Ikpeazu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Abia State and declared Alex Otti of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the...

Since the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah released the bombshell on the Muslim leadership of Northern Nigeria, Muslims have, as usual, been weird in their reactions. Several Muslim writers, critics and organizations have picked holes in Kukah’s...

The last time we witnessed the kind of hypocrisy that is going on in the polity in the guise of anti-corruption war was between December 31, 1983 and August 27, 1985 when General Muhammadu Buhari was Head of State....

The gallant Iraqi army and special forces backed by the awesome Western air power, delivered a beautiful New Year gift with the recapture of Ramadi last week. It was a significant victory that some 400 Islamic State of Iraq...

Every year is heralded by a theme for the Nigerian Christian, especially the Pentecostal community which I proudly identify with. You will find these themes inscribed on Car stickers, lapel pins and various merchandizes to remind the faithfuls of...

Our sister died. And we are all devastated. We called her Sista Bisi, Mama Kiitan, Olori, Chief (Mrs). To some other people, she was lawyer Bisi, or simply Bisi; at a time she was Bisi Cole, and later Mrs...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s explanations of why he is holding Messrs. Kanu and Dasuki despite court rulings exposes PMB for who he is as opposed to who he wants the world to believe. It brought out the forgotten fact that...

I am delighted that it happened at all. Press conferences are the way leaders answer to the people. The fourth estate is the voice of the people and by sitting down and taking questions from the people PMB demonstrates...

2015 has become history but not without the lingering issue of Biafran secession that resonated this year by those who felt marginalized and alienated in this present government, made headline news across the globe. Headed by Nnamdi Kanu, the...