Opinion

Few years ago, a popular Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart once boastfully claimed that the party was going to rule for 60 years. At the time, it seemed for many as a very genuine and plausible statement, given the...

Most people look forward to vacations as a way to rejuvenate before heading back to work. For me, summer vacation is an opportunity to spread my wings and refill my creative well. As August creeps up on me, I...

Folktales are without doubt some of Nigeria’s richest cultural exports, up there with the likes of Germany’s Hansel and Gretel and France’s Beauty and the Beast. Perhaps you remember hearing folktales from your grandparents or maybe you want to...

It is not news that one of the few well deserved appointments by the previous government is that of the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control ( NAFDAC ), Dr. Paul Bortwev Orhii....

The alleged asset declaration by President Mohammadu Buhari and his Vice Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as presented by his media aide is apparently fraudulent not only to hoodwink Nigerians but to further use same to cover serial violations of their...

There is no shortcut to economic redemption for a nation caught up in a downturn already foretold. Certainly, there is no cut-and-paste approach to economic recovery and good governance; there cannot be quick fixes without well thought-out plans.  For decades,...

Saturday, September 5, 2015, marked 100 days of Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa in office as Executive Governor of Delta State. From all indications, Okowa hit the ground running. And this is hardly surprising. Okowa came into office with...

I am disturbed by current happenings in Nigeria. President Buhari's conduct in office so far is worrisome. The morning they say shows the day and in 100 days in office I am not comfortable with his achievements. If we...

The terminology “manufacturing babies” or “baby factory” is a very strange one in the contemporary world, and in Nigeria until the last two daceds. I have not heard any stranger word in modern days. How can this kind of...

When I saw the headline in a national newspaper last weekend indicating that the federal government had “abolished the office of First Lady,” I hastened to read the report thinking that President Muhammadu Buhari has finally gratified the wishes...