Opinion

The Niger Delta region occupies a central position in the political economy of Nigeria. The oil and gas sector in Nigeria has assumed an increasing significance since the late 1950s when oil was discovered in the Niger Delta. The...

Seventeen years ago, it was a huge relief to Nigerians when the man died. Sanni Abacha Nigeria's de facto President  from 1993-1998 was forcibly ejected by death from the presidency. Whether you were alive then or not, the images of...

To the utmost surprise of doom-watchers around the globe, Nigeria is going through historic moments of national renewal and democratic consolidation. Thankfully, the peaceful outcome of the 2015 Presidential and parliamentary elections does not synchronise with the catastrophic scenarios...

The person with the crossbow thinks that the monkey is not clever; the monkey is clever, but it is following its own strategy. (It matters nothing if one is derided, as long as one knows what one is doing...

The certificate issue almost led to a constitutional crisis on the eve of the Presidential Election. General Mummadu Buhari has consistently maintained that his High School certificate was in the custody of the military. He was scorned and vilified...

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails and where society becomes an organized conspiracy to oppress, neither persons nor property will be safe” Patrick Douglas (1886).   What is the problem with Nigeria’s democratic rule that worries...

Folks, let us make no mistake about this, there MUST be continuity in Lagos State. And here are my reasons for saying so. The state has witnessed tremendous growth in many areas in the last sixteen years, people who LIVE...

Mr. President elect, I most heartily congratulate you on your well deserved victory at the polls in this time of our political evolution. As one who has prayed for you and worked in my little way, for  you to...

His Excellency, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has no doubt lost the clout and crowd he used to control at least within the first two and half years of his assuming office as the chief executive of the...

The multi-billion naira gifts that the ruling party shared to all manners of groups to purchase endorsement for the incumbent Nigeria’s leader Goodluck Jonathan should be returned, if the thieves who collected the money have any conscience at all....