Tag: p.m.news opinions
My Apology To TB Joshua
By Bamidele Johnson Shame on me and every other person that branded Prophet TB Joshua a fake prophet in the…
PDP Must Tell Nigerians All It Knows About Boko Haram
By Peter Claver Oparah In a country where the citizenry do not ask hard questions, a person can commit blue…
Fayose: The Bad News From Ekiti State
By Joe Igbokwe Before June 21 Governorship elections in Ekiti State Professor Jide Osuntokun spoke from Mount Everest, the highest mountain in…
Still Unhappy Citizenry After 54 Years Of Nationhood
By Odunayo Joseph On the 1st October of every year, it has become a norm for our country to celebrate…
J.F.A. Ajayi: The Herotodus Of Africa Goes Home
By Kola Johnson I remember my first attempt at the West African School Certificate exam in the 70s. The horrible…
Absurdity Of Media Clampdown In Enugu
By Nwobodo Chidiebere On May 29, 1999, Nigerians heaved a great sigh of relief when we joyously welcomed back democracy…
Lagos And The Great Climate Change
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In recent time, climate change has become an unusual challenge posing as a major threat to the…
Army Leadership And Its Convicted Warriors
By Adewale Stephen While the entire country was anticipating the breaking of any cheery news on the missing war jet,…
MASSOB At 15
By Daniel Onyechukwugoziri Ozalla Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, on 13 September, 2014 clocked 15 years.…
Dr. Olu Onagoruwa’s Belated Admission To Inner Bar
By Femi Falana Dr. Olu Onagoruwa studied law at the University of London where he obtained his LL.B; LL.M and…
Soldiers And Elections: Which Way Forward?
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede The Osun State governorship election has come and gone and to a large extent, it was adjudged…
Whither Abia State Truce-Minded Elders?
By Leonard Nzenwa Since the publication of Unyielding Grip of a Despotic Inspired trinity in Abia, a piece that examined…
Who Is A Man Of God?
By Elizabeth Offiong A man of God is not God, he is a man: Unfortunately, we treat our men of…
2015: Between Buhari And Fashola
By Charles Ola Oni As the race for the next presidential election is drawing very near, the hawks in the…
Matters Arising From “Open Letter To Catholic Archbishop Of Lagos”
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi In this piece, I want to briefly address the issues raised by Catholics who read my…
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak In Nigeria: The Issues At Stake
By Jaye Gaskia My worry is that we might end up with a situation where only a few highbrow public…
Perspectives On Benjamin Adekunle’s Heroism
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema The death of Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle, the GOC of the Third Marine Commando division during Nigeria’s…
Change Versus Status Quo: The Mistakes Of The Jonathan Presidency
By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu No Nigerian president has enjoyed the initial support and benefit of doubt that accompanied the Jonathan…
On Lagos Debt Profile
By Tayo Ogunbiyi A recent information from the Debt Management Office, DMO, reveals that Lagos State’s external debt profile stands…
Boosting Literacy Development In Nigeria
By Tayo Ogunbiyi September 8 is globally celebrated as International Literacy Day. It is a day set aside to draw…
From #BringBackOurGirls To #BringBackJonathan
By Peter Claver Opara And so, the famous #BringBackOurGirls has transmuted to #BringBackJonathan? Quite ingenious; of the type that has…
The Infantryman And The War Against Terrorism
By Akido Agenro The situation in the north eastern part of Nigeria is steadily deteriorating into a major internal conflict…
Nigeria’s Economy Needs Professional Entrepreneurs
By Nduka Uzuakpundu Some measured optimism is being expressed concerning the emergence and ranking of the Nigerian economy as a…
NFF Crisis Not Over Yet
It is often said that he who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. But, by their conduct,…
Much Ado About Okada ‘Ban’ In Lagos
By Tayo Ogunbiyi One never really anticipates that the issue of the ‘ban’ of commercial motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ in…
Dora Akunyili: Pathos For A Fallen Legend
By Kola Johnson I remember sometime in 2005. I was caught in an intense pro-Akunyili frenzy. Akunyili-mania you may call…
And You Call President Jonathan “Weak”?
By John Dania In 2005, Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was impeached on corruption charges and Goodluck Jonathan became the governor of…
Dr. Tola Kasali: A Democrat Par Excellence
By Fatai Balogun It was Professor Claude Ake who reasoned that the kind of democracy Nigeria requires is a social…
Our Adversaries, Our Girls And Our Soldiers
By Tayo Ogunbiyi These, without a doubt, are strange times for fatherland, Nigeria. To say that insecurity in the country…
The Nigeria Branding Project
By Fidelis Ekwunife Anosike In the recent past, Nigeria has made a few attempts at nation branding, albeit with not…