Opinion

This piece, "PDP Victim Of Own Impunity", was first published November last year and the need to re-publish it became necessary following the defeat of the ruling party, People's Democratic Party (PDP) by the main opposition party, All Progressive...

In all the discourse and campaigning of the past few months, a very important development appears to have been ignored. For the very first time, possibly in history, a United States (“U.S.”) government has willfully contravened its settled convention...

Nigeria, we hail thee, Our own dear native land, Though tribe and tongue may differ, In brotherhood we stand, Nigerians all are proud to serve Our sovereign Motherland.   Our flag shall be a symbol That truth and justice reign, In peace or battle honored, And this we count...

Antagonists of the innovative method of curbing electoral corruption and rigging in Nigeria in the form of INEC Card readers cannot be working for Jesus Christ even if some of them bear Christian names and even preach in their...

In 2008, I was working as an associate in a consultancy firm in Porthatcourt. A friendly consultancy firm got a contract which they were willing to let us have, since they couldn't handle it. The job was to carry out...

“How many African-Americans do you know actually consider Africa as a vacation spot? Not one... Even just for knowledge, just to know where they came from, just to get an idea of what that is; there is so much...

I would start this essay by borrowing copiously from a friend I simply would refer to as 'AN', he captures the mood nationally with the introduction below, and all I would do is insert the Plateau nexus. Former world heavyweight...

For the most part of the state’s life, the PDP has been on the driver’s seat. It’s a party with national appeal and the President has in more than one way taught Nigeria that humility is a virtue and...

My friend used to tell me about a guy who went on to become a Governor of one of the South West states in the 1999 election. Before he got the Alliance for Democracy (AD) ticket to run as...

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...