Opinion

A look at the socio-political and economic environment in Imo State today reveals a horrifying picture. There is massive corruption, staggering poverty, unemployment, poor state of education due to lack of funds for schools, deteriorating infrastructures and general degree...

A few years ago the Roman Catholic Church Cardinals left agonistic Europe and went to South America to mint a new pope. Some argued then that he was still European because his parents had migrated from Italy and that...

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan President, Commander-in-Chief The Villa Abuja And General Mohammed Buhari APC Party Headquarters Abuja December 16, 2014 Your Excellencies, Shortly after his appointment as National Security Adviser, General Patrick Aziza, at his own request, met with me in my office in Lagos to discuss the State...

Nigerians apparently are the source of their massive problems, as a result of what could be called Nigeriantitis or Nigeriantiatis, a deep-seated societal syndrome. Nigeriantitis is viewed as a characteristic combination of a variety of familial, geographical, cultural, religious,...

I do not make great claims about myself. I am not the most holy or righteous of all men. And I know if I make claim of being guided by my conscience here, not few people will not be...

In the wee hours of the night on January 4th, 1984, heavily armed men of the special ops department of the Nigerian Army known as strike force stormed the residence of Chief Olu Awotesu in Lagos to effect an...

Nigeria is indeed an exciting country to live in particularly because of the diverse shades of characters that populates the top echelon of governments not just in the current dispensation but even in almost all previous administrations. Ordinarily, Nigeria...

The Almighty God will give us the best He will give us what we deserve If GEJ wins hurray but if he looses God has been very kind to him Awolowo died without being president for one day, or hour that he...

I am glad that the APC eventually took my advice and saw the wisdom in not fielding a muslim/muslim ticket for the 2015 Presidential election even though I hear that, right up till the last minute, they almost did. I...

The reign of King Mohammed VI of Morocco is in the process of being framed by a number of progressive and productive pillars. Among these is one stand-out initiative focusing on building South-South cooperation between Morocco and its neighbors...