Opinion

OPINION: THAT YOU MAY NOT BE THE LAST PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

An open letter to the president of the federal republic of nigeria. Introduction: Permit me to share this heartfelt letter via this medium and for general public consumption. The challenge of giving & confirming the certainty of you receiving it via...

OPINION: FAYEMI AT FIFTY

Dr. John Kayode Fayemi turns 50 on Monday, February 9, 2015. One of his close aides Akin Rotimi writes about his boss, the former Governor of Ekiti State. On our shores, politicians have earned a not entirely undeserved reputation for knavery,...

OPINION: UGWUANYI, BEWARE!

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The orchestrated support for Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the PDP gubernatorial candidate for Enugu state, is unprecedented. It is truly an experience to behold. I had to go out at night last December to take it all in, taking pictures of...

OPINION: PARTICIPATORY STIMULUS

The election results in Greece have again elevated the debate across Europe between proponents of austerity and stimulus. Which approach – either constricting public spending, including projects that promote sustainable growth, or increasing this funding, even through borrowing –...

OPINION: EBOLA THREATENS ECONOMIC GAINS IN AFFECTED COUNTRIES

Foreign workers return home, citing contagion fears The economic impact of the Ebola virus outbreak in the most affected countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — is still unravelling. Figures are being collected and it is still unclear when...

OPINION: WHO SAYS UNCLE JONAH ISN’T WORKING?

Amidst a time such as this, it is increasingly becoming a Herculean task to sieve the truths from falsehoods. Propaganda and outright lies now fill our airwaves. Politicians and their sympathizers have perfected the act of throwing dirt to...

OPINION: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE MANAGEMENT OF NIGERIA’S NATURAL RESOURCES POST 2015 ELECTION

Public Administration is very important for any country because it is the machinery that provides service to citizens and the public. But all over the world, there are challenges of public Administration requiring the need for constant reform and...

RE: SOLUDO AND OKONJO-IWEALA: 30 TRILLION MISMANAGEMENT CLAIM

I am really saddened and deeply troubled by the turn of events over the last few days by the tone of the debate on the economy and the personalities involved. The two principal actors are people who are not...

OPINION: JONATHAN: A NORTHERNER IN ACTIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS!

Since the President came on board, the opposition party has done so much to taint and paint the present administration negatively as if it has not done anything with regard to the North, but this piece is intended to...

OPINION: THE FORMATION OF BIAFRA SHADOW GOVERNMENT

In October 2014 a meeting of Biafra freedom movement activists was called by Festus Afamefule in Barcelona, Spain. The venue of the meeting was in the hall which was made available to the Biafrans by the Catalonians with whom...