Opinion

OPINION: 2015: THE OPPOSITION AND THE PLANNED ABORTION OF OUR DEMOCRACY

“And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.”― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings When loosely applied, the quote taken from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is apt in the Nigerian situation we have apparently...

OPINION: ALCHEMY OF NAIRA’S DEVALUATION AND HIGHER INTEREST RATE AS OIL PRICE PLUMMETS

As crude oil price continues to nosedive and with limited war chest to shield naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially devalued naira by 8 percent and raised interest rates by 100 basis points. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN...

OPINION: GOVERNOR T. A ORJI: VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE?

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A victim of circumstance is a person whom something bad happens to because of factors outside his control. Am not from Abia state neither am I a fan of Abia state governor or a supporter of People's Democratic Party (PDP),...

OPINION: NIGERIA: OUR OIL MONEY, DOLLAR, NAIRA, AND FOLLIES OF THE HEART

The owner of the body does not say that he is in no pain, while we insist on commiserating with him for his sleeplessness and his restlessness. (One does not commiserate with a person who does not admit his/her...

OPINION: OF CLONERS, FORGERS AND THE APC

Recently, the media was awash with stories of how the Department of State Security (DSS) has been able to crack a syndicate of Permanent Voter Cards cloners operating from a location, which the All Progressives Congress (APC) now claims...

OPINION: OBJ, HYPOCRISY IS THY NAME!

In the traditional clime we find ourselves, there are two categories of persons you do not rail at, no matter how justified you may be. You do not insult an elder, and you do not pour invectives on a...

OPINION: OKEY NDIBE FUMBLES AGAIN

Time has come for anybody who wishes Nigeria well to take a stand or that person holds his peace and be silent forever. Time has come for courageous and educated men and women in this country to take sides...

OPINION: APC AND THE PVC CLONING SAGA

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has put its propaganda machinery into overdrive. The Party is facing public relations disaster that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will certainly not allow Nigerians to forget. In fairness to the PDP, it...

OPINION: RICH HARVESTS FROM NIGERIA’S HUNTING EXPEDITIONS

Hunting expeditions are going on in Nigeria. They started from Mr. Obasanjo’s regime, who either neglected them or condoned them. They were called Jos Riots but the expeditions quickly spread to other cities in North Central Zone. Some of...

OPINION: JONATHAN, UNEASY CONSCIENCE AND VIRTUAL DICTATORS

I am in love with President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for his tyrannical streak. He does it so perfectly, so cleanly, so evasively and remained absolutely detach from it. Except for the discerning minds who might trace the pinpricks or...