Opinion

OPINION: WHY JIBRIN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR REPS SPEAKERSHIP POSITION

As the race for who becomes the speaker of the federal house of representatives gathers momentum, there is a great need for the 360...

OPINION: WHY PRESIDENT-ELECT BUHARI MUST CUT NIGERIA’S EXCESSIVE FOREIGN EDUCATION SPENDING

Obviously, the current state of the education in Nigeria is not enviable. It's low in quality and standard, limited in its reach and disturbing...

OPINION: IS AFRICA FATED TO BE A METAPHOR OF DISASTER?

In May 2000, the British Broadcasting Corporation asked me to contribute an online opinion piece that would x-ray the prospects for socio-economic progress on...

OPINION: TOWARD A NEW NIGERIA (3) : BUHARI SHOULD TRIM GOVERNMENT FATS TO BARE BONES

Nigeria is near bankruptcy. The outgoing government of President Goodluck Jonathan acts in a fashion that would drive any private enterprise into bankruptcy. While the...

OPINION: AWAITING TAMBUWAL’S DATE WITH HISTORY

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is an ebullient young and upwardly mobile Attorney- at -law who rose by dint of hard work, resilience and a certain...

OPINION: BUHARI’S BAN ON AIT: A DRACONIAN ACTION?

The media has come under scrutiny once more. The most recent is the recent “ban” on the African Independent Television (AIT) a private television...

OPINION: WHO REALLY BETRAYED THE NIGER DELTA CAUSE?

Since the results of the Presidential election were announced with the emergence of the General Muhammadu Buhari, many people have voiced one form of...

OPINION: ANOTHER APPROACH TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN ATTACKS

The destructive attacks in South Africa on Nigerians and other sub-Saharan Africans are tragic and mindlessly wrong. The assaults sorely bruise the objective of...

OPINION: OPEN LETTER TO APC

From the innermost chambers of my heart I want to celebrate all the leaders of APC, from the commonest members to the President-Elect, General...

OPINION: INTEGRATION IS THE OPEN SECRET TO DERADICALIZATION

One of the most troubling developments resulting from the escalation of violent extremism in the Middle East is the rise in the number of...