Opinion

In the interest of sustaining our democracy, it is important that institutions in Nigeria and the Nigerian people as a whole begin to see the laws that are meant to guide us as roadmaps that will help in establishing...

Since President Muhammadu Buhari took over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria, I have watched him and his style of administration with admiration, enthusiasm and altruistic chauvinism. I am optimistic and convinced that Nigeria is going to be turned...

Ralph Miliband a key twentieth century political thinker once said that the hottest place in hell will be reserved for those who sit on the fence in the face of great moral crisis. No one will want to go...

One of the burdens of being a longtime commentator on issues Nigerian is that people frequently search me out, via email, text messages, and phone calls to ask questions about Nigeria. These questions come from Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike....

“If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves” - Thomas Edison When I ran for Senate five years ago, we were sneered at by the political establishment of the central senatorial constituency of our great...

A certain poet once said that if you were alive and young during the French Revolution of 1789, the feeling you got was a feeling akin to having gone straight to heaven without the trouble of having to die...

In an amazing display of bravery, an unnamed Tunisian street hawker set himself ablaze (some say it was out of frustration) in a sunny afternoon in 2011. This singular heroic act was soon led to series of riots which...

The Nigerian tax system has faced several challenges in recent times. Under current Nigerian law, taxation is enforced by the 3 tiers of government, i.e. federal, state, and local governments, with each having its sphere clearly spelt out in...

Last week, the power sector experienced the end of the contentious practice of bulk billing, due to the 8th Senate’s intervention in the affair. The practice of bulk billing, which is a status quo that has been maintained for...

I am totally at rage with African leaders in general. I am equally at rage with the Nigerian Government and its leaders. Nigeria has been labeled as African Giant for over 40 years. She is so rich as Africa is a...