Opinion

OPINION: NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA IS NIGERIA’S PROBLEM

In my view Ngozie Okonjo-Iweala is the problem. She is the architect of this policy. She serves the interests of the IMF and the World Bank more than she does the interests of the Nigerian people. That has always...

OPINION: SECOND NIGER BRIDGE IN STORMING WATERS

"When the first bridge was built, it was during the presidency of Nnamdi Azikiwe; the second Niger bridge will be built under the presidency of Azikiwe Jonathan." "I will go on exile on the completion of my term in...

OPINION: DELTA NORTH SENATORIAL ELECTION: VICTOR OCHEI’S DATE WITH HISTORY?

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As the forthcoming February 14, 2015 Presidential and National Assembly Elections continue to gather steam, there are strong indications that the oil rich Delta state will be one of the states to watch in the unfolding contests. Apart from being...

OPINION: THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT THE IGBO

Permit me to make my second and final contribution to the raging debate about Lagos, who owns it and the seemingly endless tensions that exist between the Igbo and the Yoruba. It is amazing how one or two of...

OPINION: COME LET US ADDRESS THE DRUG MATTER

Few days back as the story broke out from Asia that two unfortunate Nigerians were about to be tied to the stakes and killed following their reported convictions for drugs related crimes, something inside of me reminded me of...

OPINION: POLICY STABILITY: THE OVER RIDING INGREDIENT FOR VISIBLE DEVELOPMENT

A study of all countries that moved from third world to first world shows they all had one thing in common . They maintained the same economic policy for a period of about 20 to 30 years. If Jonathan completes...

OPINION: PRESIDENCY: WILL THE IJAW EVER SUPPORT NDIGBO?

In a famous article deservedly syndicated in the Nigerian newspapers as well as social media entitled "Ndigbo and support for Jonathan", C. Don Adinuba, a respected public affairs and communication consultant, wondered why Governor Serieka Dickson of Bayelsa State...

OPINION: APC AND ITS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

1. Since the Slogan of APC is ‘Change’, the questions most Nigerians who are not emotionally attached to APC may ask could be ‘change from what to what and who are the people that will bring about the change?...

OPINION: NETANYAHU’S POLICIES ARE FUELING ANTI-SEMITISM

I am no longer surprised by what Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu says or does. No leader with any pride and sensitivity would have tried to exploit for political gain the tragic deaths of four French Jews who were assassinated...

OPINION: AGENDA FOR PEACE WITH M.R.RIGHTS: WHY INSECURITY CANNOT BE TAMED

There is need to review the current mode of policing and security in Nigeria and other African nations. It is very crucial at this point because insecurity is everywhere and there seems to be no way out. Police and...