Opinion

OPINION: OPPOSITION WITHIN APC: WHAT BUHARI SHOULD DO

One of the biggest political challenges that President Muhammadu Buhari is facing is the opposition within his party- the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially at the National Assembly. How Buhari tackles the ‘rebellion’ will determine how smooth he will run...

OPINION: OKOWA: A LIBERAL TEAM PLAYER

It is no longer news that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State was recently out of the state and country for about two weeks. He brought back news of delivery of his first grand child among many engagements. Okowa’s absence...

OPINION: NIGERIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITHIN THE GRASP OF TERROR 

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Long before the emergence of Boko Haram, the Nigerian Muslim population, especially those in the northern part have always craved for a unifying leader. A leader that would lead base on the Sharia system. The almagamation of the southern...

OPINION: ON THE ABA MILITARY/POLICE MASSACRE OF JULY 2015

For two weeks in early to mid July 2015 Yours faithfully paid a visit to Great Britain and spent quality periods in distant settlements far removed from the boisterous city of London. This was for just a reason: to see...

OPINION: NIGERIAN YOUTHS: EVERYWHERE BUT NOWHERE

Any nation that don't give it's young population the necessary support and an enabling environment to contribute their quota in this digital era may continue to have it's youths dominate every where but no where.   Outside the shores of Nigeria,...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S UNDER THE MANGO TREE GENERALS

Underneath the Mango Tree Me honey and me can watch for the moon Underneath the Mango Tree Me honey and me make boolooloop soon   Underneath the moonlit sky Me honey and I can sit hand in hand Underneath the moonlit sky Me honey and I can...

OPINION: ZERO TOLERANCE FOR TORTURE MUST BE LAUNCHED BY MR. PRESIDENT

When in December 2013, my comrade friend and sister, Josephine Okei-Odumakin, called me up on phone to meet her with few others to watch a documentary, discuss it and take a decision. First, I became worried and began to...

OPINION: EL-RUFAI OUGHT TO KNOW THAT RIVERS STATE HAS A POLITICAL COMMANDER

In a democracy,  nobody can stop politicians from indulging in self praise. On Sunday,  the APC engaged in self praise with focus on the caged politician from Ubima in Rivers State,  who is presently recuperating from severe political injuries sustained...

OPINION: FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY ERADICATION IN AFRICA: INTERPLAY

A hungry nation is an angry nation; the issue of food security has been a major challenge in Africa; a policy brief by Jason Bremner reveals that “nearly 240 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, or one person in every...

OPINION: BALANCING GEOPOLITICAL APPOINTMENTS ACROSS NIGERIA

“Our government will reinvigorate the civil service and critically review appointments, postings, placements, secondments and other related political appointments and rationalization of allocations and re-allocations of government buildings and infrastructure. This will ensure they confirm to best procedural practices,...