Opinion

OPINION: THE “ATIKULATE” ACROBAT STEPS OUT AGAIN

Resplendent in colourful sportswear, which was reminiscent of an equally splendidly attired President Olusegun Obasanjo when the latter took the first kick at a football event during his second coming as Nigeria’s leader, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar posted...

OPINION: KALU NOT LOOKING FOR POPULARITY

The politics in Abia State is taking different dimensions by the day. Political demagogues and those in the corridors of power are doing everything, not only to criticize dissenters, but, also, to pummel their reputations. One man that these gangsters...

OPINION: “MR. PRESIDENT SHOULD PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND PROTECT THE JUDICIARY”

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The current security situation in Ekiti State today is a big threat to our nascent democracy, political stability and judicial independence. Above all, it is an afront to our peaceful co-existence in our immediate environment and to our nation...

OPINION: THE ENDORSEMENT OF “CLUELESS” JONATHAN

Just how clueless can President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan be if he has outwitted every other potential aspirant in the presidential candidacy politics of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)? Or, how inexperienced, as claimed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,...

OPINION: A NEW VISION FOR RIVERS STATE

Nigerians from all walks of life are conversant with the rather deadly strategies adopted by the outgoing governor of Rivers State to kill the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State on account of his personally induced conflict with...

OPINION: FAYOSE: THE BAD NEWS FROM EKITI STATE

Before June 21 Governorship elections in Ekiti State Professor Jide Osuntokun spoke from Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world that Ayo Fayose may be bad news for Ekiti State, Yoruba Nation and Nigeria,If he is forced on...

OPINION: BETWEEN FREE PRESS AND ROGUE JOURNALISM IN NIGERIA

Nigeria has one of the freest press in the world. The democratization of the press in Nigeria is however caught up in the dragnet of impunity by individuals avariciously out to make money by blackmailing politicians and heads of...

OPINION: BEHIND THE ‘INVISIBLE HAND’: WHY ECONOMIC IDEAS STILL MATTER (2)

From the first edition, we saw the development of the ‘invisible hand’ theory by Adam Smith during the 18th century. The theory of ‘Invisible Hand’ states that if each consumer is allowed to choose freely what to buy and each...

OPINION: CAMEROON: NIGERIA’S LYING NEIGHBOR

There is a long history of French betrayal, including in the Nazi wars. And these were not only of foreigners but also of friends and family. I am definitely not going to stereotype a people or nation based on...

OPINION: OGUN 2015: THE PEOPLE, POLITICS AND POWER

Before now, I have always asked if Ogun State APC will be mature enough to manage its success, recent happenings are increasingly pointing to the fact that APC may not be mature enough to manage its success in the...