Opinion

OPINION: 2015: THE MARKET IS OVER IN NIGERIA

Who will tell President Jonathan and the PDP that the market is over in Nigeria? Who will tell the man and his party that there is no road again to where they are going? Who will whisper to them...

OPINION: BOKO HARAM: NEITHER BUHARI NOR NIGERIA’S “FRIENDS” ARE THE ANSWERS

It was former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, who could not hide his disgust and pointedly told the world that the United States of America was not Nigeria's friend in the battle against Boko Haram. Others after him,...

OPINION: BUHARI NOT A FANATIC

Ask ZiVA 728x90 Ads
As the Jonathan regime and PDP frantically work to parry questions from its conduct in power for the past six years, especially as it involves the monumental elevation of corruption and graft to driving shafts of statecraft and how...

OPINION: PIECE OF PEACE: AGAINST PROVOCATIVE CAMPAIGNS, THREATS AND VIOLENCE (2)

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” ― Jimi Hendrix Few days after my widely circulated article titled "Nigeria 2015 Elections: Piece of Peace", was published in the Will on 30/12/2014, I...

OPINION: NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA AND THE MISSING TRILLIONS (1)

I read some of the responses to my article, “Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election”, and I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. I am glad that the debate has finally taken off. I have...

OPINION: THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT EBELE JONATHAN

Sooner or later, the children of Niger Delta in general and those of Ijaw in particular are going to ask for the legacy of Ijaw President that most Nigerians clamored for as reflected in 2011 votes North and South...

OPINION: BEYOND BELIEF: SOLUDO’S SELF-SERVING ARTICLE ON ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT IS DEFICIT IN FACTS, LOGIC AND HONOUR

(Response to “Buhari Vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election, by Charles Soludo”) 1. For anyone who has not read Professor Charles Soludo’s article in the Vanguard (online version) on January 25 2015, I would encourage them to do so. It is...

OPINION: NETANYAHU BETRAYS WHAT’S BEST FOR ISRAEL

Prime Minister Netanyahu has been more vocal than any of his predecessors about the ‘looming Iranian danger,’ insisting that any agreement to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons will amount to nothing more than a technical pause. He has...

OPINION: SITUATING SOLUDO’S SALVOS

Ahead of the February 14, 2015 Presidential Election, a former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, recently fired several salvos at the ideas of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is led by President Goodluck Jonathan, and...

OPINION: BUHARI: AN ANSWER TO A PRAYER

The government of Goodluck Jonathan is the most vivid example we have of the virus of lost standard. Under his watch, the country has gone to the dogs. Government officials are massively squandering our patrimony and looting the treasury...