Opinion

Prof Attahiru Jega, as far as I am concerned, is the hero of Nigeria's democratic transition and the international community seems to share the same views. I wrote a piece published on march 12th, 16 days to the elections titled, “Prof...

Muhammadu Buhari’s triumph over Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28, 2015 presidential election has unleashed a fever of hope in Nigeria. Everywhere I turn, I encounter among Nigerians the sense that our country is on the cusp of redemption,...

Borno state carved out of the North Eastern state in 1976 is one place that means different things to different people. For some, it is one of the farthest points in the north east famous for its harsh weather....

Congratulations to Dr. Kolawole Kayode for one of the most brilliant and well-written articles in recent memory. The piece, titled “BOLA TINUBU IS GENERAL BUHARI’S JAMES IBORI” very aptly reflects the prevailing concern of many Nigerians that their hard-won,...

Should we blame Kings, Oba, Emir or Obi diversionary scapegoating as members of oppressors’ class? The poor abscond desperately across 7 seas and 7 deserts for greener pasture as looters squander our seed money to better other communities in...

Epilogue So many reasons and rationalisations have been adduced for the epochal failure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to re-enact its winning streak in the nation’s presidential and other elections held in the...

A few weeks ago, precisely on Wednesday 1st April 2015, Nigeria’s intelligence and security firmament was shaken to its foundation with the announcment of the death of former Inspector General of Police (IGP), the late Mallam Muhammadu Dikko (M....

In this battle of the Past versus the Future, what type of new leader does Abia need? Another politician or a first-rate technocrat who manages financial balance sheets and what I call definable outcomes?   It is in that context that...

I have followed with nausea, the ongoing spat between Okoi Obono Obla and one of Governor Liyel Imoke’s aide, Mr. Christian Ita, bothering on petition written by Obla to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.   First and foremost, I...

Hardly will anyone argue the fact that in our contemporary Nigeria, the public institutions and their occupiers are riddled with greed and corruption. For far too long, especially under the Jonathan government, the general perception nationally and internationally is...