Opinion

OPINION: THE POLITICS OF BUKOLA SARAKI’S CODE OF CONDUCT TRIAL

Let me state something upfront. The law is (and should be) no respecter of persons. Anyone who is found guilty of an offense or breach by a court of competent jurisdiction should be punished accordingly. Anyone who is accused...

OPINION: TREACHERY AND BETRAYAL: EL-RUFAI’S COMPANIONS

I will continue to write my expose until someone capable takes heed and takes steps to save our nation from another Macbeth in pious clothing.   When it comes to the game of power and treachery, Governor El-Rufai towers above his...

OPINION: OUR POLITICIANS AND SARAKIS HAVE FINISHED ‘WITCH-HUNTING’ US

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Throughout last week, we were treated to the “telemundo” featuring the dramatis personae of a certain Mr. Saraki, President of the Nigeria’s "hallowed" chamber; ‘frontline’ politician, and two time former governor, and scion of the Saraki ‘politidom’.  Medical doctor by...

OPINION: BAYELSA: DICKSON’S DREAM AND THE JOURNEY SO FAR

With the governorship election in Nigeria's oil rich state of Bayelsa just around the corner, it is the opinion of people in the state that incumbent governor, Seriake Dickson has performed creditably well, with the state having prospered under...

OPINION: IS PMB A WITCH

For you to make a turbine you have to specifically order for it to be fabricated for you and that could take a couple of years. Then you have to factor in the amount of time the turbines will...

OPINION: PARTY COMMUNICATIONS: MY CONCERNS ON OYEGUN’S DIRECTIVES

On the 25th September, 2015, the All Progressives Congress (APC) released a stern warning to all its members, particularly National Executive members and State Publicity Secretaries against the indecorous meddlesomeness of unauthorised individuals on issues beyond their beats and...

OPINION: A DEATH WISH FOR PDP

The emergence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in our political landscape created a lot of hope. The party presented itself as a vessel for the nation’s dreams, a hope for a country ready to believe again in its...

OPINION: ANOTHER LOOK AT PRESIDENT BUHARI’S WISH LIST TO THE WEST 

There is no gainsaying the point that General Muhammadu Buhari’s ascension to the presidency on May 29 this year brought some delight and dignity to the perception of Nigeria in the international community. I have said this much previously in this...

OPINION: A NEW FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA

It is time to call and put pressure on the National Assembly to reconstitute, widen and empower the Federal Ministry of Justice as we move beyond the widely described “anything goes” government which ended in May of this year. In...

OPINION: BEFORE AND BEYOND THE SYRIAN CALAMITY

What started as a civil war in Syria nearly five years ago has now evolved into an international crisis unmatched by any other since World War II. The global community now has a solemn obligation to end this humanitarian...