Opinion

Within the past week, we read in the papers that the self appointed and self styled Northern Elders Forum (NEF) met with their other arm, Jamatul Nasir Islam (JNI) in Kaduna. As is always expected after their meetings, they...

According to Wikipedia, nepotism is the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. This practice has become too rampart in the country that every zone has name for it,...

“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”― Elie Wiesel Beyrer C et al; “The increase in global HIV epidemics in MSM,” November 13th 2013 published in the AIDS journal, explains that HIV can be transmitted through large...

When foremost Ijaw National leader, Chief Edwin Clark called for the sack of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, not many Nigerians understood what the issues were. Clark had called for Lamorde’s sack...

Barely a year before the 2015 general elections, some politicians are adopting laughable political antics just to attract media attention and better their chances of retaining a semblance of relevance in the run-up to the elections.  Pranks of this...

Martin Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader, is reported to have said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”  The truth in this quote cannot be overemphasised.  As such, I am moved to show solidarity with...

I must commend President Goodluck Jonathan for removing Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as National Chairman of the PDP and finally dumping him. It really is good riddance to bad rubbish because that man was a disaster to his party. PDP...

Dame Patience Faka Jonathan, Nigeria’s First Lady, is by far Nigeria’s most visible and influential First Lady, with news of her inspiring activities spanning local and international climes. She had learnt the ropes as chief hostess of the nation...

When I learnt of what they resolved from their one day Youth Round Table Dialogue that had the theme: “Our Stake, Our Representation and the National Conference,” I hurriedly checked to know if the percentage of the population of...

African Independent Television, AIT, emerged as Nigeria’s first private television station, with all Nigerians rejoicing that the station would provide the alternative voice. Of course, the station in the early days of its operation lived up to this expectation....