Opinion

Few months ago, myself and numerous other writers who were not privileged to grace the sacred meeting where the ‘suspension’ of the then Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam (as at then was) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was...

When Nigeria's leading airline, Arik Air commenced operations on October 30, 2006, citizens, likewise foreigners heaved a sigh of relief. It was the final arrival of the long-awaited large bird-like machines; fresh wine in a new glass though on...

Nigeria has a highly complex and colorful social mosaic. The cultural diversity and heterogeneity makes this mosaic chaotic. The diverse culture and custom of Nigeria cannot be compared with the melting pot of the American society or with the...

Some commentators have said it times without count that the All Progressives Congress (APC), the only party of progressives, is another side of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coin, but I have often disagreed without going public with these...

Last week, this column ran a piece on a petition the non-governmental body that I coordinate received from some concerned Nigerians with knowledge about the workings of the National Youth Service Corps as insiders which primarily centered on...

No matter the amount of destructive criticisms of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan the opposition party, the good intentions of the administration is beginning to manifest in all the spheres of the country's economy as well as the...

A million times, people have failed to realise their potentials, and that is not because they lack the capability, but because of fear of uncertainty. Just as H. P. Lovecraft puts it, “the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind...

It beats the imagination when US policies flip-flop dangerously and towards global dangerosity. The US is clearly soft on ISIS. Obama only reluctantly initiated "limited strikes" on ISIS with few jets sent to "halt the advance" of the terrorists,...

The world today is a theater of crisis and a cocktail of confusion. Humanity is ravaged on one hand by the blight of terrorism and sundry armed conflicts and on the other hand contending with the onslaught of grinding...

After Governor Rauf Aregbesola was declared winner of the August 9 Governorship election in Osun State, I have been expecting the spokesman of the APC or some its foot soldiers to come up in their usual manner to raise...