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Category: Opinions/Columnists
See Mambilla Plateau and die
By Olukorede Yishau Of recent, videos of Gembu and other settlements on the Mambilla Plateau have…
Has insecurity come to stay in Nigeria?
By Azuka Onwuka There is a dangerous feeling one gets about Nigeria. That feeling is an…
What shall we do with Rochas?
By Steve Osuji What shall Imo people do with Rochas? In fact, the question may well…
Abia, Ikpeazu and Smart Adeyemi’s ‘animal talk’
By Ikechukwu Amaechi It was the legendary Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who, in one of his…
Opinion: Do Igbo really want another war?
By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu My beloved mother, Lamek, always tells me something about war. She would…
Opinion: Preserving Igbo cultural heritage
By Uche Nworah No doubt several Igbo communities are going through ‘Things Fall Apart’…
Tinubu and the EFCC
By Richard Akinnola No man is above the law, including Tinubu. If there are reasons to…
Opinion: Food blockade not in Nigeria’s best interest
By Fredrick Nwabufo No region in Nigeria is a self-sufficient archipelago. None is more…
Opinion: A path to food sufficiency in Anambra
By James Eze Anambra State has advanced remarkably towards food sufficiency in the seven…
Ayade @53: Celebrating a Philosopher King
By Chidi Onyemaizu At 53, (Senator) Professor Ben Ayade aptly typifies Robert Goddard’s…
What does Adeboye think of Apostle Suleiman?
By Bamidele Johnson Over a decade ago, a reporter asked Pastor EA Adeboye, arguably the Most…
Chidoka to new EFCC boss: ”Sack those poised to undermine you from within”
By Saidu Idris The newly appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Our Sheikh Gumi Problem, by Gimba Kakanda
“He comes into this struggle for peace with a clear-eyed perspective and a very strong conviction,”…
Social Contract and Northern Governors discordant voices on insecurity
By Dakuku Peterside It is no longer news that Nigeria is currently facing acute security challenges.…
Banditry, sophistry and oratory
By Martins Oloja It is becoming ‘curiouser and curiouser’ that this industry called banditry being nurtured…
My 50 takeaways from Biodun Shobanjo’s biography, The Will To Win
By Azuh Arinze Wow! Wow! Wow! Those were the first words that escaped from my lips…
Opinion: It is false that power is not given
By Azuka Onwuka In the Nigerian political discourse, one saying that is thrown around regularly…
Tope Adeboboye, Robert Powell and Jesus Christ
By Olukorede Yishau When Jesus Christ lived as a man over 2021 years ago, the art…
The show of shame in Imo
By Emeka Alex Duru Imo has literally become a playhouse of absurdities in the last one…
Opinion – Uzodimma: The governor as a quisling
By Ikechukwu Amaechi The idea of democracy is straightforward. “Democracy is government of the…
Questions Gumi must answer, by Reno Omokri
Dear Sheikh Gumi, Why should we give bandits amnesty? Is it because they are Fulani or…
A letter to Smart, by Bekee Anyalewechi
Smart, Every Nigerian State Governor drinks something just as those of you in the National Assembly…
Viewpoint: Criminal Cartels on the loose in Nigeria
By Olusegun Adeniyi Following a tip-off in July 2016, the Office of the National Security Adviser…
One Region, 5 Eunuchs
Over the last 18 months, since the coming together of my secondary school classmates, via a…
The Imo Debacle and Obiano’s Power of Turning the other Cheek
By James Eze Although we may never admit it but the recent naked dance of power…
From Kankara to Kagara: The Deification of Banditry
By Dakuku Peterside. The recent abduction of 27 pupils and 15 workers of Government Science College,…
Kadaria, Kagara and abductors of our collective intelligence
By Festus Adedayo On sighting the headline of her piece entitled Nigerian Media: Let’s Stop Ethnic…
Handling criticisms and praise
By Pastor Josiah Kehinde “The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of…