Opinion

OPINION: X-RAYING  THE CONTENDERS FOR THE 8TH SENATE PRESIDENCY

Arguably going by what happened in the Hallow chamber of the Senate few days ago, precisely a week ago during plenary session, contention for  the position of Senate Presidency of the coming 8th Senate among interested contenders, is no...

OPINION: CORRUPTION, THE FIGHT NO BE TODAY

When one is done discussing a matter one laughs, when one is satiated sleep claims one (When a matter has been taken care of, one turns one's attention in the appropriate direction) Let me start this essay from a very...

OPINION: OPEN LETTER TO MALLAM SHEKAU: PLEASE GIVE BUHARI A CHANCE

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Dear Malam Abubakar Shekau alias alias Darul Akeem wa Zamunda Tawhee I chose to address this letter to you in English because of my poor knowledge of that your lingua franca, that means ‘ba Hausa’. I know you may feel...

OPINION: SARATU UMAR: BEFORE WE HEAR ANOTHER STORY

How are the mighty fallen. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mrs. Saratu Altine Umar finally got the boot. Umar’s sack has joined the notable response of President Goodluck Jonathan to popular demand even...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE PROBLEMS WITH NNPC

The release of the PWC Forensic Report into NNPC has raised serious questions even while it gave some serious answers. We now know that the $20 Billion is not actually missing. More than anything, the PWC report shows that...

OPINION: SANUSI AND MISSING $20B

Perhaps no issue has been more discussed, investigated and analysed than the one about the $20 billion ‎oil revenue that was allegedly not remitted to the federation account. It is important to note that the matter was first raised...

OPINION: THE BURDEN OF JUSTICE IN NIGERIA’S GOVERNANCE

“I have known you to be a man of justice and I ask you to please continue. Do not change or compromise justice for anything. We know what we have gone through, I will ask you not to discriminate...

OPINION: HOW WILL HISTORY REMEMBER OKONJO-IWEALA?

History, they say, is subjective. It takes on the life of whoever is writing it. But there are some events that will always be viewed from the standpoint of objectivity, no matter the attempt at changing it. As President Goodluck...

OPINION: NSITF AS A GLOBAL INSTITUTION; THE ROLE OF DR. OLEJEME

I will be basing this epistle on the turn around of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) on two key quotes of our great yesterday men. "To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart".-E. Roosevelt "The mediocre...

OPINION: AS PRESIDENT JONATHAN HEADS FOR OTUOKE, HE LEAVES A LEGACY OF CORRUPTION, LIES, AND WASTE

Looking back through our history, Nigeria has been led by a series of Heads of State and Presidents. Some like Murtala Muhammed, Muhammadu Buhari the President-elect, and Yakubu Gowon left a legacy of service and wisdom. Others of course, like...