Opinion

A famous quotation by a political philosopher states that “Statesmen think of good governance and well being of the society, but politicians think of the next election.” To a significant extent, most politicians in Nigeria fits the above description by...

It is not often that I am left speechless and at a loss for words. Yet this is how I felt yesterday as my friend and brother Governor Segun Mimiko of Ondo state took me on a 5 hour...

“In sooth, I know not why I am so sad,” Antonio wonders at the outset of The Merchant of Venice. The scourge of corruption that is ravaging Nigeria makes good people like Sonala Olumhense so sad. He is not...

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ASO ROCK, ABUJA. YOUR EXCELLENCY, UGBORODO CRISIS: THE UNTOLD STORY. It has become absolutely imperative to bring to your attention the nefarious activities of some persons in the oil-rich Ugborodo community since the issue of the siting of the...

Have you run across this recipe for Tribes facing the dissolution of the treaty that binds them together? Here it is: Pass a referendum bill…referendum campaigns conducted in a constructive manner…the need for a robust yet respectful debate…arguments “passionate”...

Eagles do not hide when they see a storm gathering, lions do not retreat when the enemy threatens and kings do not run when they hear the sound of battle. Rather the eagle flies boldly into the eye of...

On the 24th of May 2013, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) conducted an election and the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi defeated his opponent, Mr. Jonah Jang of Plateau State. Instead of recognizing the winner of...

Anyone who has visited our country in the past weeks, who has been reading newspapers, visiting internet news sites and blogs, would naturally come to the conclusion that Stella Oduah, the aviation minister, is perhaps the greatest villain who...

Although the age long aphorism: "better late than never" is generally accepted, there are instances where it mustn't apply. One of such is in emergencies where if you knew you'd arrive late, so late as to allow the worst...

In my previous didactic, tart, and dispassionate polemic entitled “The Igbo False Dimension: The Igbo I Hate” I adumbrated, exposited and espoused the tendentious logic of vehement and sustained rise in Igbo criminality in Nigeria. The piece extracted venoms...