Opinion

OPINION: HIER STEHE ICH. HOW ABOUT YOU?

At the Diet of Worms (The Church Convention) in 1521 friar Martin Luther was ordered to appear before the princes of the Holy Roman Empire (Princes Temporal and Princes Spiritual). The Church was threatening and demanding that he recant...

OPINION: CHANGE AS AN IDEOLOGICAL PARAPOISM OR AS AN AMALA COINAGE

"On that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family. We were also united in our resolve, to protect our nation...”...

OPINION: OKOWA’S DEPUTY, OTUARO, HAS ENVIABLE BACKGROUND

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In his write-up titled “Okowa’s Deputy, Otuaro is a Niger Delta Militant”, published in TheNews magazine edition of 27 April, 2015, Selekere Timipre hoped that he rubbished the towering image of Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party...

OPINION: CAN JONATHAN SIGN OFF AS A HERO?

Social media is indeed intriguing in many ways and at the same token very exciting.   The Social media is like an open school whereby the good, the bad and the ugly hibernate and cohabit with each competing school of thought...

OPINION: WORLD BANK $500 MILLION FACILITY AND IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IN NIGERIA

Pull quote: Appointment of a competent Nigerian with experience in result-based budgeting as Minister of Health will boost the chances of success in the implementation of health policies and foster judicious use of available resources.   The Board of Executive Directors of...

OPINION: IN CELEBRATION OF JONATHAN’S EXIT (2)

"By Monday next week - to be precise - the son of canoe-carver-born former university teacher would have bitten the dust. Results of the presidential election would have humbled him. It would be the heaviest political fall from grace to grass...

OPINION: NIGERIA RELIES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY TO BOOST ELECTRICITY GRID AND ECONOMY

Renewable energy is taking domination in Nigeria with the country targeting to accomplish 7 percent renewable energy use by 2025. With the aid of solar energy, the country is working to provide power security to about 160 million of...

OPINION: DE-CORRUPTION AND A CASE FOR CORRUPTION AMNESTY

Corruption has become an integral part of our national experience, from the primary school student to the working adult, from public institutions to the private sector, reaching as far as the NGOs and charities. Even our religious institutions, the...

OPINION: MAY DAY:  BEYOND THE RITE OF EULOGY

As existential ordeals keep challenging the optimism of Nigerian workers, we may likely be the last group of people to agree with Charles Dickens’ rosy view of the world: “Time is rolling for an end, and the world is,...

OPINION: HILLARY CLINTON: THE MISUSE OF PROPAGANDA

Before we proceed, let us make some clarifications. This writer is a Nigerian and knows very little about United States’ politics on first hand basis. Like most of our people who take keen interests in the US elections we...