Tag: opinion
Fashola: When the Truth Becomes Scarce
By Philip Agbese It takes a courageous man to admit the failings of his generation. It takes even greater courage…
I Am Embarrassed To Have Jonathan As My President
by Gbenga Olorunpomi For weeks, I had resisted the urge to write. So many landmark events have transpired in the…
Let’s Ignore Okupe, let’s discuss a new Nigeria
By Joe Femi-Dagunro/Lagos With the recent outburst of Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former medical doctor turned political jobber, that has…
Glorious Last Born At 70
By Sulaiman Osho Providence has a way of fulfilling itself on every individual. Destiny has a way of manifesting on…
Jonathan writes Washington Post on Chibok schoolgirls
‘Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls’ BY GOODLUCK JONATHAN I have had to remain quiet about…
All eyes on Ekiti, says Tinubu
By Bola Ahmed Tinubu With today’s election, Ekiti State has become the epicentre of Nigeria’s electoral politics. Here, the major…
How Christians Try To Bully God
BAMIDELE JOHNSON Can God be bullied? The question should be marked “pointless.”. If (as believers in Him claim) God is…
Nigeria needs Community- Based Police
By Nwike (S) Ojukwu The National Conference Committee on Devolution of Power rejected the establishment of state police and ipso…
Who cares if Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy?
By Bayo Onanuga Nigeria will any moment from now announce itself on the world stage as Africa’s biggest economy, eclipsing…
Nigeria We Failed Thee, Our Own Dear Native Land…
Nwike Ojukwu The few honest White historians as well as the locals have documented copiously, and it has been ingrained…
Arise, O Cowards, Nigeria’s Call Obey
By Nwike Ojukwu Majority of Nigerians are strident in their demand for the removal of Minister Abba Moro and others…
‘Motherfuckers’ in government in Nigeria
Olufolaji Fadeyibi I know I am going to receive a lot of advice on how I am too old to…
Someone failed to include me on list of delegates
Nwike Ojukwu As the 492 delegates to the National Conference get down to work, it is pertinent to revisit the…
Boko Haram: The denial, lamentations, empty vituperations
By Bamidele Aturu The horrendous massacre of children by Boko Haram insurgents and the cluelessness of the security agencies are…
National Conference: Time To Forge Ahead
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje Since the announcement of the proposed convocation of a national conference by President Jonathan Goodluck there…