By Gimba Kakanda With Nigeria’s scariest fault-line shaken by the brewing legal war over jurisdictional responsibility…
Category: Opinions/Columnists
Book Review: Obaze’s ‘Waning Strength of Government’ resonates
By Chiagozie Udeh Oseloka H. Obaze, diplomat, politician and writer, continues to expand his…
OPINION – #Pause: How well do you hold onto money when you get it?
By Strive Masiyiwa Don’t go broke trying to look rich… When I was at college I…
OPINION: Pantami’s fake professorship joins other intellectual frauds
By Farooq A. Kperogi It emerged late last week that Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Isa…
OPINION: Osinbajo’s reply to Atiku on restructuring
By Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a response to a piece in your…
OPINION – Peter Obi: The fine art of statesmanship
By Steve Osuji A STATESMAN IS SUPERIOR TO A PRESIDENT(Please let someone pass this message to…
OPINION: Until last month, I thought COVID-19 was no longer a serious threat
By Azuka Onwuka Last month, I lost some people close to me to COVID-19. They were…
OPINION: ‘Herdsmen and deaths as the roads to Government House’
By Ikem Okuhu It had always been my wish to serve my people; my State and…
OPINION – DCP Abba Kyari and FBI: A reform opportunity
By Osita Chidoka A few weeks ago, the news media was awash with stories about the…
OPINION: Plateau of crises and death
By Dakuku Peterside Plateau State is named Plateau for a reason. It is approximately the Centre…
OPINION: What next after these shutdowns?
By Gimba Kakanda The directive to have telecoms services suspended for two weeks in Zamfara…
My battles with domestic violence, parenting a violent autistic son – Kemi Olunloye
Social Media is the right place to tell the world your mind. If I did…
Adanma Okpara and leadership failure in the East
By Emeka Alex Duru Let us commence with a prayer for the soul of the…
OPINION: Presidency: Who picks up the gauntlet?
By Abu Shekara Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) enjoined that we…
How Buhari broke the jinx at NNPC, by Femi Adesina
The news came like a thundering typhoon last week. For the first time in its…
OPINION: Between Gov. Ortom and President Buhari
By Ikechukwu Amaechi In the last couple of weeks, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and President…
Why ZLP will take us to Anambra Government House
By Obiora Okonkwo Today marks the beginning of a historic journey which we had committed into…
OPINION: Brain drain and the chaos within
By Sylvester Asoya Last week, frantic medical doctors in Abuja drew our attention once again, to…
OPINION : Igbo traditional burial practice of ‘Igbukpo Ozu Ife’
By Uche Nworah, Ph.D The dead have a special place in Igbo cosmology. When Ndigbo pray,…
My opinion on IPOB’s sit at home Monday – Bianca Ojukwu
It was Calvin Coolidge who once said: ‘A nation that forgets it’s own defenders will…
OPINION: When will Buhari release Nnamdi Kanu?
By Azuka Onwuka When Buhari arrested Kanu in 2015, his plan was to keep him away…
OPINION: Striking the Soul of the Nation
By Dakuku Peterside Omoni Oboli’s “Wives on Strike” is a blockbuster Nollywood movie where four…
OPINION: Commodore Olawunmi and the maladies this time
By Festus Adedayo An early morning inferno broke out in Circus Maximus, Rome on June 19,…
OPINION: NDA attack and Yusuf Buhari’s lavish wedding
By Farooq A. Kperogi The attack on and abduction of military officers at the Nigerian Defense…
OPINION: Why private doctors honoured Kayode Ojo, Rabiu, others
By Dr. Lawson Itua The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has…
OPINION: Buhari’s legacy as a failure already sealed
By Ikechukwu Amaechi President Muhammadu Buhari never ceases to confound. Even his most strident supporters, who…
A distressing call for self-defence
By Sylvester Asoya Finally, those in elective and appointive positions in Nigeria are now at…
The law school dinner
By Valentine Obienyem Permit me to start with the story of Lucius Laus Licinius Luincus, Lucullus,…
OPINION: As Sokoto bonds for security
By Abu Shekara There was this movie about two warring communities who were ‘bitterest’ enemies for…