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Category: Opinions/Columnists
OPINION: Nigeria, a beggar’s colony?
The state of the country is pathetic. We have almost reached the bottom of the pit,…
OPINION – As the Federal Government prepares to proscribe ASUU
By Achike Chude And so we are told that the federal government of Muhammadu Buhari, having…
OPINION – Understanding the OBIdients
Those of us in the larger political parties like the ruling APC and the opposition PDP,…
OPINION – Cruelty to students, poor info management, and partisanship hurting ASUU
Why would ASUU propose to punish innocent, powerless, and defenseless students because of the actions of…
OPINION – Nigeria ain’t just Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo
How do people, including those with tertiary education like this particular friend, think Northerner and Hausa-Fulani…
OPINION: Why we may elect the wrong leaders in 2023
By Dakuku Peterside When the electorate of Nigeria democratically elect leaders like any other country, we…
OPINION – My worry on the ongoing ASUU strike
If we have a problem that persists for that long, why does the government fail to…
OPINION: Caring for our Border Communities
Regardless of their location, remoteness and apparant inaccesibility, funding and other challenges, the BCDA is reaching…
OPINION – Not all friends are friends
By Azuka Onwuka What type of friends do you have? Do you have friends who add…
OPINION – Peter Obi as object of APC attacks
But the more critical point at this moment, is the challenge by Obi on his colleagues…
OPINION – Kenya Presidential elections: Urgent lessons for INEC
To improve transparency, the BVAS backend should automatically collate the Polling Unit results for the ward…
OPINION – From Nairobi to Nigeria: Kenyan election as a mirror election
Nigeria must show leadership and use the 2023 election to highlight democratic resilience and deep-rooted…
OPINION – Kizz Daniel, stars’ buga and the curse of stardom
Stardom as a feature of popular culture has been explored severally by scholars. One of the…
OPINION – Dan Ulasi’s crusade against the will of God
More important is the fact that it is not morally right or politically equitable for a…
OPINION – The fuel subsidy and political debate
Textbook economics tells us that an economy that is spending a whopping N4.1 trillion to finance…
Alleged Anambra ‘wife killer’, Mbazulike, speaks about the unfortunate death
At this time of grief; my only appeal to the public is to respect our privacy…
OPINION – Buhari’s patriotic sentiments and failure of action
This generation of Nigerians and indeed future generations have no other country than Nigeria. We shall…
OPINION – And the East roars back
The surge in the recently-concluded PVC registrations across the South-East was not a mistake. The…
OPINION -2023: It’s not about Peter Obi
These are clearly not the issues. They are distractions from the task ahead. Obi understands these…
OPINION – For Inibehe Effiong
One thing is assured: Inibehe Effiong is a courageous, vigorous and brilliant advocate who is destined…
Abba Kyrari: Why terrorism, banditry are on the rise
Yet the existing administrators cannot view the immediate records of DCP Abba Kyari in line with…
Why Nigerian Medical Doctors are the Best
Maybe this is self-selection bias, but there’s no Nigerian medical doctor I know who isn’t superlatively…
#Buhari’s Nigeria: Media managers also cry
Common sense will immediately tell us that the Big Tech companies of today could not have…
OPINION – Tobi Amusan, Ozuah and history behind the N1.14b vehicles for Niger
we found out that as irresponsibly profligate as the Buhari government’s vehicle purchase is at this…
Dark clouds over the economy
Ordinary Nigerians are losing confidence in the ability of the managers of our economy to arrest…
Lai, Kadaria invoke ignorance to penalize factual journalism
Is the information of such overriding importance that it can help people avoid harm?” The answer…
OPINION – Buyer, beware. But media should help
We need a competitive politics for the 2023 elections. A competitive political market requires information symmetry.…
OPINION: Why Buhari is more loyal to Niger Republic than Nigeria
Buhari has shown time and again that he has more emotional investment in Niger Republic (because…