Opinion

"A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way" – John C. Maxwell. Until the All Progressives Congress picked Warisenibo Dakuku Adulphus Peterside as its governorship candidate in Rivers State, there was confusion and...

How can we forget how millions of jobless Nigerians were lured with promises of jobs with the immigration authorities in Nigeria? How stadia across the nation were used as death traps for some unsuspecting young job seekers who had paid...

For weeks, I had resisted the urge to write. So many landmark events have transpired in the last few weeks and despite the persistent prompting by two editors to put my opinion into words, I chose not to. I just...

It has been alleged that the 2015 expenditures for the 2015 Nigerian elections would be about N20 billion. This is a significant amount however one looks at it. But are all parts of the country getting the benefits of...

Food prices skyrocket as farmers abandon farms As Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone battle the deadly Ebola virus outbreak and the world mobilizes to contain it, high food prices have been reported as farmers abandon their fields in the affected countries. The...

WHAT IS CHANGE? “Change is the only constant in life” HERACLITUS, Greek Philosopher (540BC – 480BC). The idea of change brings to mind two notions that on the surface seem contradictory – inconsistency and constancy. In the case of the earlier, it...

Thirty years ago, he faced the cruel and ignominious fate of being tied to the stake and a hail of bullets from marksmen ended his precious life. That person was Bartholomew Owoh (26) who alongside others, Bernard Ogedengbe (29)...

My fellow Nigerians, 2015 is not only ringing a bell in the nation’s polity because of the general elections associated with it, but would present a golden opportunity to redefine and reshape the destiny of this great nation of...

The Peoples Democratic Party’s campaign at Enugu last Friday no doubt has been adjudged the grand rally of the party’s campaign so far. This followed the tumultuous PDP faithful that trooped out en masse to welcome the presidential standard-bearer...

In recent conversations on the unfortunate fate that has of late befallen the sovereign entity known as Nigeria, My friend and I lamented the poor respect and regard that the constituted authority in Nigeria gives to the sanctity of...