Opinion

OPINION: GENDER AGENDA FOR THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION

INTRODUCTION It has been established that the development of any country requires the participation of both men and women. However, gender relations have made it difficult for one half of the population (women) to make significant contribution to development hence...

OPINION: BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT AND AJAOKUTA STEEL

With what a completed Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCO) holds for the growth of Nigeria’s economy, it is sad and disheartening to see that successive governments in the country have absolutely failed to do the needful to ensure the steel...

OPINION: UNFUELED, LIGHTLESS AT TIME OF TRANSITION

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I don’t know what’s going through President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s mind at the moment, but his job—daunting to begin with—just got tougher. Nigeria is beset by one of the worst fuel shortages in its history. And in a country where...

OPINION: AS UGWUANYI MOVES TO LION BUILDING

On May 29, history would be made in the Coal City State as the Governor-Elect; Honorable Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu) would be taking over the mantle of leadership as the fourth Executive Governor of Enugu State. Since the state was created...

OPINION: BEFORE GOVERNOR-ELECT DAVE UMAHI IS SWORN IN

While we rejoice with Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state for his election victory and successful takeover of power on 29th May, 2015, it is pertinent to bring to his notice some things that nearly caused disaffection within certain percentage...

OPINION: MY FEARS FOR FEMI ADESHINA

In as much as I admire the person of Mr. Femi Adeshina, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, The Sun newspapers, for his resourcefulness, professionalism and humility, I am not sure as to whether to congratulate or sympathise with him on his...

OPINION: AS PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN RETURNS TO THE HIGHEST ORDER IN NIGERIA HE SHOULD HOLD HIS HEAD HIGH

Dear Mr. President, The highest order in Nigeria is the “citizen.” It is the citizens united that appoint and elect persons to all the high and low offices in the country. It is also the citizens that remove, and retire...

OPINION: BUHARI-THE TIME TO UNBURDEN OUR BURDENS IS ALMOST HERE

One thing is certain, there will be a new government in Nigeria come May 29th, 2015. It is an inevitable and well deserved change. Everyone is already going Havard and Cambridge on the kind of magic GMB would perfom...

OPINION: ASK GOOGLE WHEN NIGERIANS WILL GET CONSTANT ENERGY

"Obasanjo came, he saw, he spent, he was conquered, Yar'Adua was not allowed by fate...Jonathan came, he simply continued...he was equally conquered, will Buhari make a marked significant improvement...we will find out in few years." Onyedikachi Ndidi     One of the...

OPINION: IS NIGERIA POLICE FORCE BEYOND REDEMPTION?

In what may signal an appreciable state of trust in the capacity of Mr. Solomon Arase to steer the decadent and near-moribund Nigeria Police Force out of dysfuntionality and operational paralysis, the Nigerian Head of State and Government made...