Opinion

OPINION: NIGERIAN PARLIAMENT AND THE IMPERATIVE OF ETHICAL INTROSPECTION

Many people are worried that the endless negative news from and about our parliament could submerge her potential contributions in democracy in Nigeria. For such an institution that is so critical to our democratic survival that ought not to...

OPINION: DEMYSTIFYING JUDAS: A HARD LOOK AT JONATHAN, AMAECHI AND WIKE 

The term Judas can be found in many languages as a synonym for betrayer, and Judas has become the classic exemplar of the back-stabber, in art and literature. The character 'Judas' plays a critical role in virtually every work...

OPINION: FASHOLA: ORO AGBA TOLD YOU SO

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Oro Agba never fails, if it did not happen in the morning, it will be vindicated at night. Politicians forget while in power that their tenure, fame or durability is transient. No honor between pen and armed robbers. Sharing...

OPINION: THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN YOUTH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Corruption is a crime. The two factors that significantly discourage a crime are the certainty of being caught and the stiff penalty attached to the crime. One of the things that is fuelling corruption is that many people are...

OPINION: BISHOP KUKAH AND JONATHANIANS’ LOGIC

It appears to me that a set of Nigerians are yet to get used to the fact that Goodluck Jonathan is no longer Nigerian president. We recall before the March 28 election, in their bid to show him their...

OPINION: DELTA STATE: THERE IS HOPE FOR CHANGE

I am aware that I ought to give readers a glimpse into what makes up the societal fabric of Delta State; our people and our beautiful cultures, but this will not be a merry article speaking of all that...

OPINION: THE TRUE BUSINESS OF GOVERNANCE

Of all the humbling moments I have had in life, the most outstanding one was earlier this year upon being re-elected Governor by the good people of Oyo state. It was all the validation I needed, as the people of...

OPINION: WAITING ON BUHARI

Everything in and about Nigeria is in a waiting pattern. Everybody, Nigerians and foreigners alike, are waiting on President Muhammadu Buhari. This pattern is a profoundly sobering lesson. It is also both a risk and an opportunity.   I had an...

OPINION: THE FALL OF NIGERIAN JOURNALISM

Back in the mid-2000s, I remember taking a class on journalism that introduced me to a few of the immutable tenets of the profession. I remember that with every piece that myself and my other classmates submitted, our professor...

OPINION: BUHARI: THE RETURN OF BABA DISCIPLINE

Our national power generation is said to have peaked at 4, 600, an impressive threshold not ever attained before now....Observe the feverish battle to sustain the value of the Naira, plus the gladdening news of accretion to the foreign...