Tag: opinion
Jonah Jang And The Phantom ‘Chair’
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Events in the last few days in the political firmament of Nigeria clearly show that our so-called…
Securing A Better Future For The Nigerian Child
By Bilkis Bakare It has now become an aberration in Nigeria to refer to the younger generation as the future…
Governor Amosun on my mind
By Bayo Onanuga Many of the 36 state Governors in Nigeria will mark their mid term on 29 May. Some…
Jonathan’s Cross
By Ben Nanaghan Zimbabwe’s Solomon Madzore must be cooling off in a Zimbabwean detention camp right now. His crime: he…
Foreigners And Arms Smuggling
By John Tosin Ajiboye The rate at which foreigners are smuggling arms into the country is alarming and it calls…
Solving Nigeria’s Common Problems With Space Technology
By Olawale Salau Since Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation returned to civilian rule in 1999, Nigerians are desperate for a…
Still On The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Last year, when the Federal Government terminated the concessionary agreement it entered with Bi-Courtney Limited (the Concessionaire)…
Chinua Achebe (Ugonabo Ogidi ) Goes Home
By Joe Igbokwe All roads lead to Ogidi in Anambra State , Nigeria the home town of the late (Ugonabo)…
Fashioning A Workable & Realistic Constitution For Nigeria
By Ambassador Adegboyega Ariyo Commendable efforts have been made to restore the country to the path of sustainable development, where unity…
A Governor With A Global Perspective
By Dimeji Daniels “Longevity is a public health achievement, not a social or economic liability. On this International Day of…
Nigeria In Crises
By Felix Femi Ajakaye On Sunday, 12 May, 2013, the Catholic Church celebrated the 47th World Communications Day, with the…
Gamaliel Onosode: To Wear Honour Like A Garment
By Femi Osofisan The house is like any other along the street, without any special adornment. We are in the…
Mentoring The Youths For National Development
By Bilikis Bakare The quest for economic prosperity and improved standard of living has led to myriads of domestic…
Ahiara Diocese: Time For Truce
By Peter Claver Oparah When he entered the conclave, in the wake of the historical resignation of Pope Emeritus, Benedict…
Aregbesola’s Osun: Assured, Steady Steps Towards Meeting MDGs’ Targets In 1000 Days
By Abdullah Adeyanju Binuyo 1,000 days to go! That is all the time that we have left to meet the…
Nigeria: Just Before The Armageddon
By Emmanuel Arodovwe The scriptures describe the Armageddon as the site of a battle during the end times. It is…
Celebrating Adetokunbo Sofoluwe 1950-2012
By Funmilayo Sofoluwe My first encounter with Adetokunbo was in the 1960s through my older brother when they both attended…
News Analysis: The entire country needs a state of emergency
By Bayo Onanuga President Goodluck Jonathan, ignoring a last minute dissuasion by Nigerian Governors Forum, has slammed a state of…
Politicians And Their Obsession For Pettiness
By Comrade Akido Agenro Nigerian political class’ penchant for actions that heat up the political system is unbecoming of statesmen.…
Sowore Vs Doyin Okupe On Al Jazeera TV
By Joe Igbokwe The other day I watched Al Jazeera Television where Omoyele Sowore, of Sahara Reporters, our own Professor…
Granting Amnesty To Kidnappers
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Nigeria is a blessed nation. Its people are unbelievable. Its leaders are ingenious. Quite very ingenious leaders! …
A Battle Chibuike Amaechi Must Fight
By Peter Claver Oparah To start with, I am no fan of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State.…
Olaitan Oyerinde: A Memorial, A Tribute To An Ideologue
By Olumuyiwa Jimoh This time last year, I had the greatest shock of my life – the assassination of my…
Tackling Corruption In The Judiciary
By Akunna Ejim That corruption is one of the banes of Nigeria is no news to anyone with even the…
President Jonathan As “Big Brother”
By Chido Onumah Typical of the Jonathan regime, it took the effort of investigative journalists – this time, the reporters…
The Challenges Of Governance And Dev In Lagos (2)
By Babatunde Fashola Lagos, of course, has chosen a different path. It lives largely on the revenue it raises by…
How Independent Are State Independent Electoral Commissions?
By Odunayo Joseph Going by the newspaper reports on the local council election held in Kogi State on Saturday, 4…
APC: Change Is Coming
By Joe Igbokwe All over the world the only thing that is permanent is change. You buy a motorcycle or…
Liberating And Co-ordinating Diversity
By Babatunde Fashola I have to say it is a real pleasure to be invited to speak at such an…
What Happened To Yearly NYSC Presidential Merit Awards?
By Tosin Adu Few years after the 1973 inauguration of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, as one of the…