Opinion

My visit in October to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, was primarily to see first-hand the impact of terrorist attacks on schools. It was also to meet with officials of the State Universal Basic Education Board...

Enough is enough. Another ‘We are the World for Africa’ or ‘Live Aid’ jamboree courtesy of the singer turned humanitarian activist, Bob Geldof to commemorate thirty years of Ethiopian famine. Thirty years ago, before Nelson Mandela became the...

Americans have a warning for those who love to eat sausage: don’t watch how it is made. It is ugly. Those of us One Nigerianists who love Nigeria should harken to that wise advice. Watching democracy being made, Nigeria...

I know countless people from Akwa Ibom State that will never vote for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in 2015. Most of them cannot declare their stance publicly for fear of being haunted, maligned and insulted by the ever abusive pro-Jonathan...

Mr Speaker, right now, and as a matter of urgency head into the lower chamber of the National Assembly, and become an All-Nighter until the morning of December 3rd, 2014. Yes, it is okay to do this, as it...

It was a few years ago when a national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told a few of his confidants that the United States government could not deny knowledge of what was going on in the north-eastern...

The story of David and Goliath remains a popular and fascinating tale. A young shepherd slays a seasoned and —by some accounts— gigantic soldier. This story plays into the narrative of the underdog emerging triumphant despite overwhelming odds. And...

My weeklong visit to Nigeria last week was enlightening. Here’s one of the clearest things I discovered: that most enlightened Nigerians are deeply dissatisfied, indeed troubled, by the state of affairs in their country. Those I talked to included...

I have observed that since President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan made his declaration for a second term in office, there has been no critical analysis of what he reeled out as his achievements. As one commentator on Facebook, Tunji Olawuni,...

As it happened, Ali Khamenei, Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan were all walking in one of the UN's corridors. To show that he is just an ordinary human being and a humble man, Khamenei shouted, 'hey Vladimir,...