Opinion

OPINION: OVERCOMING THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PSYCHOSOCIAL BARRIER

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s and Palestinian Authority President Abbas’ presumed public commitment to a two-state solution means little unless they begin to undertake confidence-building measures to demonstrate their real intentions. In fact, even if they really believe in what they...

OPINION: ABUJA LEGISLATORS: PROFITEERS OF MISERIES OF POOR NIGERIANS…

Leaving Victims On The Shelves   Nigerians, rather than ask the usual question about which political system is better, allow me to ask which political system do we practice: Representative Democracy or Dumbocracy? It's been said that Democracy basically consists of two...

OPINION: DAKUKU MUST HIDE HIS FACE IN SHAME

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That desperation could drive defeated Rivers State APC Governorship Candidate, Mr Dakuku Peterside to engage in treasonable felony capable of inciting violence in the state speaks volumes as to why the people resoundingly rejected him on April 11, 2015. It...

OPINION: COMPELLING REASONS WHY NNAMDI KANU’S BIAFRA PROJECT MUST BE STOPPED NOW

Ever since former President Jonathan lost the presidential elections on March 28 2015 which some of us knew he will never win based on the facts that we all know and the statistics available, majority of Igbo have been...

OPINION: UNCLE SAM AND HIS PUTRID TALES OF HATE, MALICE & SOUR GRAPES

The article, No longer a pariah by Mr. Sam Omatseye, which appeared at the back page of the July 13 edition of The Nation newspaper, was in very bad taste. And the fact that the writer claims to be...

OPINION: NIGERIAN POLITICS: SOUTH WEST AT THE MERCY OF THE NORTH

Political landscape in Nigeria since the coming to power of General Muhammadu Buhari has been cloudy and hazy. The Nigerian people have been expectant of his government hitting the ground running since he has been contesting presidential election since...

OPINION: BEFORE BUHARI APPOINTS HIS ADVISERS

It is a standard universal norm that no leader leads without advisers, and time has ascertained that a leader who acts solely on his own judgment is sure to fail. Consultations and taking of advice are therefore composite foundational...

OPINION: OF RADIO BIAFRA AND THE URGENCY OF NOW

It is no more a hidden secret that since the last election that brought in President Muhammadu Buhari to power, discordant tunes have become even louder in some parts of the country. It appears that for every national election...

OPINION: REAPING THE FRUITS OF A PREPARED LEADER

While many states are wallowing in regrets and numerous inexplicable excuses by their governors,  Rivers State is basking in the euphoria of electing a well groomed and prepared governor.  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,  just like his promoters pledged, has started...

OPINION: THE AGONY OF BULLION VANS ON OUR ROADS

Gone are the days when financial instititions transfer hard currencies from one institution to another almost unnoticed, the seemingly inexorable rise in crime over the years and the fear of the uncertainty has made financial institutions to adopt stringent...