Opinion

He is a lawyer, a former Police officer and former member of House of Representatives, yet the Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson is often in the news for condoning lawlessness and trampling on the rights of innocent citizens....

This year’s international anti-corruption day will count as the most memorable in recent years. Not because of any other thing than the comments credited to the Speaker of Nigerian Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. He...

It is not surprising that health professionals in the country are still howling over the 2009 appointment of Dr Paul Botwev Orhii as Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).  They have...

One of them said: ‘’why is the House of Representatives such a killjoy? Just when we were waiting in anticipation for the December 15 deadline, with virtually all of us rejoicing over the much-needed exposure the days following that...

Former President Obasanjo may not be the best hand to write a letter to President Jonathan on our State of Union judging from its antecedents, background and past records. He may not be the best hand to carry the...

One size does not fit all. Likewise we need an expanded basket of evidence-based interventions and approaches to meet the unique needs and contexts of different key affected populations to prevent HIV. Deliberations on the first day of the...

Obasanjo’s December 2, 2013 excoriating letter to President Jonathan has elicited diverse reactions from Nigerians. While some see the letter as appropriate, others have asked what “moral right” President Obasanjo has to write such a letter to President Jonathan. First...

Baba Obasanjo, sir, I read your love letter to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan with delight; at times with sobriety; and at other times with disgust. I am sure when you read to the end of my love letter to...

Reading culture is dying in Nigeria. A tiny number out of about 160 million people have healthy reading habits institutionalised. Majority just enlist into various schools. Many have graduated. They are all for the obtainment of certificates. This habit...

High Chief Michael Orobosa Ubogu, the Managing Director of Micura Services limited recently organized first Micura soccer championship at the Nigerian Navy Barracks field, Mobil Road Apapa in Lagos. It was a sports event that drew mighty sports lovers...